On Sunday, 28th June 2015, the IOJ Education Team drove to Leicester at the invitation of Shri Smrutiben Shah, Religious Portfolio Holder, OAUK Leicester Branch. A two hour inter-active session on Jiva and Ajiva had been arranged at the Coleman Neighbourhood Centre. The session was attended by 40 people who, after initial hesitation, participated well[…]
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THE OBJECTIVE: Most of the Faith Organisations s in the UK and Europe are airing programs through various TV channels either owned by them or chartered. Currently there are no Jain faith programs being aired in the UK or Europe except one or two from India targeted mainly to Jains communities in India. At the[…]
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II announced the award to Navjivan Vadil Kendra for Voluntary Services in her Coronation Anniversary announcements on 2nd June 2015. Navjivan Vadil Kendra is one of 187 charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups to receive the prestigious award this year. Mr Baburai Shah, President and Mr Jayant Doshi Secretary attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace[…]
Members of the IoJ Education Team represented ONE JAIN at the 30th Anniversary celebration of the Battersea Park Peace Pagoda and inter-faith prayers for peace on Sunday 13th June 2015. The celebration was organised by Nipponzan Miyohoji, the Japanese Buddhist order, which built the Pagoda in 1985. Jainism has been represented at the peace prayers for[…]
Shrimati Kusumben was born to Maniben and Tejpar Vaghji Gudka in Kitui, Kenya where she spent her early childhood. In the absence of secondary education in Kitui, she moved to Mombasa and joined the Coast Girls’ School where she developed special interest in photography and was the official school photographer. In 1965 Kusumben was[…]
22nd January 2015 All photos from the event can be seen and ordered from here: http://www.oshwal.tv/hrhvisit/ Marking the Institute of Jainology’s 25 years, a special Ahimsa Anniversary Award was presented to The Prince of Wales during his first-ever visit to the UK’s largest Jain Temple in Potters Bar. Chairman of the Institute of Jainology, Nemu Chandaria[…]
28th October, 2014 This is a quick update on the status of One JAIN meeting after exactly one month. As was agreed at this meeting, Institute is in the process of developing strategy for the next steps and expects to circulate this before the end of 2014. A follow-on meeting will be called soon[…]
Diwali Message from Prime Minister-David Cameron: As the world celebrates the festival of lights let us all embrace the true spirit of Diwali: the victory of light over darkness, and hope over despair. When we hear so much about tragedy and misery in our world it is at times like Diwali that we can reflect[…]
Jain Samaj Manchester celebrated one of the holiest festivals of Jainism – Paryushan Maha Parva from 22nd August to 29th of August 2014 The eight days long festival, popularly known, as “Paryushan Maha Parva” is a festival of Dharma Aradhana. During these eight days Jains follow total non-violence, love, and compassion through fasting. The[…]
Our earlier report (12th August) had mentioned the proposed visit by education team to Northampton and Leicester, we now have the following comments from OAUK’s Northampton Centre. Message from Ms Fulvanti Shah, organiser for the Northampton Centre: “Dear Prakashbhai What can I say, we are so wonderful !!! not. It was a pleasure and[…]