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AHIMSA TIMES - DECEMBER 2007 ISSUE - www.jainsamaj.org
£10m of the £12m building costs.
The new admissions policy sets out how the school will allocate places when it is over subscribed. It gives priority to looked-after children from Hindu families and children with special educational needs, before next prioritising the children of "practising Hindu families".
Nitesh Gor, director of the I-Foundation, the Hindu charity which is backing the voluntary aided school, said: "In common with other faith schools - which may require letters from priests or proof of church or synagogue attendance - we want to give priority to those that are most active in their faith. The definition we have arrived at includes regular home and temple worship, as well as vegetarianism and avoiding alcohol." Ten places at the new school will be reserved exclusively for children of families at Bhaktivedanta Manor, the temple headquarters of Iskcon in Letchmore Heath, Hertfordshire. :
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"While HCUK has no problem with the I-Foundation reserving a stated 10 places out of 30 at the school for children of families at Bhaktivedanta Manor, we believe it is unfair to rule out other Hindus by imposing on them. the strict rules of one particular, minority Hindu group in order for their children to attend. "Because the KrishnaAvanti school was offered state funding and is being allowed to open as a 'Hindu' rather than an 'Iskcon' school, that is what it should be, a truly Hindu school that serves and reflects the wider Harrow Hindu community with its kaleidoscopic Hindu diversity."
Mr Gor defended the policy: "We recognise that some Hindus may eat meat in very specific prescribed circumstances and the criteria are not intended to exclude them. Broadly these criteria reflect practices which are common to all mainstream Hindu movements in the UK including the Swaminarayan temples, Iskcon and Jainism as well as all the other branches of Hinduism that have large congregations in Harrow."
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DELHI - 20TH ALL INDIA SUMMER SCHOOL ON PRAKRIT LANGUAGE Bhogilal Leherchand Institute of Indology, Delhi is organizing the 20th All India Summer School on Prakrit Language & Literature (Both Elementary and Advanced Courses) from Sunday, 11th May to Sunday, 1st June 2008. The minimum qualification for the entrance in Elementary Course is Post Graduate Degree in Prakrit/Sanskrit/Pali Language. Preference will be given to the scholars and teachers on the basis of Merit. The participants who have passed Elementary Course conducted by this Institute could be admitted in Advanced"
Course on the basis of their past performance. Interested participants may contact: Dr. Balaji Ganorkar, E-Mail : director@blinstitute.org, www.blinstitute.org
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FIFTH CONVOCATION OF JAIN VISHVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY Learning AWAKENS creativity: Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam - The fifth convocation of Jain Vishva Bharati University Ladnun, India was held in the benign presence of Acharya Mahaprajna (the constitutional head of the University) on Nov 4, 2007 at Udaipur. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Former President of India was Chief Guest and the convocation was presided over by the Chancellor, Sh. Lalchand Singhi. Shri Surender Choradia, President, Jain Vishva Bharati was guest of honour. H.E. Sh. B. L. Joshi, Governer of Uttarakhand and Meghalaya and Prof. Cromwell Crawford, Hawai University, received the Honoris Causa,
D. Litt. Dr Samani Mangal Prajna, Vice-Chancellor declared the Convocation open.
The function was started with National Anthem. Dr. Samani Mangal Prajna, Vice-Chancellor welcomed all the dignitaries and guests and presented a brief profile of JVBU. She congratulated the award recipients and pass-out students. H.H. Acharya Mahaprajna blessed the degree holders with Sikhapadam. Referring the prevalent educational scenario, he emphasized on the need of balanced education, which ensures three-dimensional development of an individual resulting in positive peace in society. In his convocation address, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
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