Jain Journal 2002 01

SR No.: 520145
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publication Year: 2002
Total Pages: 84
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, India_Jain Journal, & India
File Size: 5 MB

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REPORT ON THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON LORD MAHAVIRA AND THE 21ST CENTURY IN KOLKATA
The Bhagawan Mahāvira 2600th Birth Anniversary Celebration Committee of Calcutta celebrated the 2600th Birth Anniversary of Lord Mahāvīra in the first week of April 2001. The committee had three activities organised at three different times and places. The art exhibition on Lord Mahāvīra was exhibited in the Academy of Fine Arts for a week beginning from 26th February 2001. The exhibition was attended by many people and art critics, and was appreciated by the rank and file of the city. The committee had also organised an International Seminar on Lord Mahāvīra and the 21st Century, and the committee empowered Professor Satya Ranjan Banerjee and Smt. Lata Bothra as Convener and as Co-convener respectively to organise the Seminar. The final or concluding function was held on the 6th of April 2001 in the Netaji Indoor Stadium of Calcutta with pomp and glory. Nearly 5000 people attended the concluding function.
The main activity of the committee, other than the two mentioned above, was the International Seminar on Lord Mahāvīra and the 21st Century. It was sometime in the month of December, probably on the 25th or 26th, in 1999 a meeting was convened by a group of renowned Jain community with the initiative of Sri Dilip Singh Nahta, the pivot of the Jain Bhawan of Calcutta and Smt. Lata Bothra, the editor of Titthayara published by Jain Bhawan at Calcutta. In the meeting, it was decided that along with other activities the International Seminar on Lord Mahāvira and the 21st Century would be a must and Professor Dr. Satya Ranjan Banerjee could be approached to organise this International Seminar as Convener on behalf of the Mahāvīra Celebration Committee of Calcutta. It was also decided that Smt. Lata Bothra would also assist Professor Banerjee in the seminar and Sri Dilip Singh Nahta would be the chief patron to look after the successful completion of the seminar.
The initial work of the seminar started in Jaunary 2000. In the first instance, letters inviting scholars to read and participate in the seminar, were sent to the distinguised scholars of Jainism all over the world. The invitation was responded by a good number of scholars both Indian and foreign. The first letter was followed by three other letters indicating the time, date and location of the Seminar. In course of time, it was also decided that the Seminar will be held in