Ahimsa Times 2007 06 SrNo 84

SR No.: 523584
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ahimsa Times
Publisher: Ahimsa Times
Publication Year: 2007
Total Pages: 15
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, India_Ahimsa Times, & India
File Size: 331 KB

Page 8

AHIMSA TIMES - JUNE 2007 ISSUE - www.jainsamaj.org
the hostel will be given on merit-cum-need basis. The chief guest at the inauguration function was Shri Suresh Dada Jain, M.L.A. and former Minister in Maharashtra Government. Shri D.R. Mehta, former Chairman, SEBI and Shri Sardar Mal Ji Kankaria from Calcutta were were special guests.
Page 8 of 15
INDIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS OPPOSE AMERICAN PATENT AND COPY-RIGHT ON YOGA TO U.S. COMPANIES
A large number of members of Parliament met at New Delhi to discuss the issue of American patent being allowed on Yoga and sanctioning yoga-related copy-rights to American companies. American Patents and Trade Marks Office has so far sanctioned 150 yoga-related copy-rights and 134 patents on Yoga-related instruments and equipment. The M.P.'s considering Yoga as a part of Indian ethos and culture have seriously opposed this move by the U.S. Government department. They strongly expressed their views that Yoga was born in India more than 5000 years ago and ancient literature was available on this subject written by sages and saints and it was therefore not a part of modern science. It was totally wrong on the part of U.S. Government to sanction copy-rights and patents on Yoga to American companies. They also urged the Indian Government to take up the matter with U.S. Government.
BHAGWAN MAHAVEER VIKLANG SAHAYATA SAMITI'S 'JAIPUR FOOT' COMING UP NOW IN COLOMBIA - prosthesis that has helped thousands of disabled worldwide to walk again, is set to be launched from Colombia - its first centre on foreign soil. The Colombian government has sanctioned the Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti, producers of the artificial limb, to set up base in the South American country. The BMVSS has entered into a tie-up with a Colombia-based NGO. M.K. Mathur of BMVSS told IANS: 'The Jaipur Foot centre in Colombia is Islated to start in August.'
According to him, experts would go to Colombia with the required machinery. Initially three-fourths of the artificial foot would be made in Jaipur and the rest in Colombia. The entire production would shift to Colombia after a few months. It was Jaipur resident Ram Charan Sharma, who hails from a family of sculptors, who conceived Jaipur Foot in 1968. It was only after trials and with the assistance of eminent orthopaedic surgeon P. K. Sethi that the prosthetic limb was launched that year. The amazing lightness and mobility of the artificial limb, coupled with its low price, is the reason for its popularity. Those who wear it can run, climb trees, pedal bicycles and drive a car - all without the aid of a stick or any support. While a prosthetic limb can cost several thousand dollars in the US, the Jaipur Foot costs only $20-28 in India. Sublimely low-tech, it is made of rubber, wood and aluminium and can be assembled with local materials. Established in 1975, BMVSS provides the artificial limb free to millions of people who have lost their limbs in accidents or war. Its chief patron is D.R. Mehta, a former head of the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
It was only after the Afghan war in the late 1970s that the use of the limb spread outside India. Russian land mines in Afghanistan had then disabled thousands. The International Committee of the Red Cross found the Jaipur Foot to be the hardiest to tackle the tough, mountainous Afghan terrain. Since then, countless landmine victims in many countries have been fitted with the Jaipur Foot. The limb has also provided relief to 15,000 physically disabled people in foreign countries. The centre is also known as a 'mini India' with people flocking to it for relief from all over the country. 'We receive patients from Gujarat in the west to Assam in the east, and from Srinagar in the north to Kanyakumari in the south,' said a BMVSS official.
COUNCIL FOR A PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS INVITES YOUR VIEWS
We provide an introduction to the growing movement of diverse religious communities working together
in pursuit of positive ends. The report will also be an invaluable guide for those who would like to increase their participation in interreligious endeavors.
HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HELP: LET US KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO
Send us 500-1000 words describing how you and your religious community reach out to and work with other religious communities. Please be as specific as possible; your description should include these elements:
1. Describe the work you're doing (for example, hosting an interreligious dialogue event, joining other religious communities to advocate on behalf of social justice, working with other local religious communities in response to local concerns, etc.)
http://www.jainsamaj.org/magazines/june2007.htm
8/11/2009