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A two-day national seminar on 'Jainism in Retrospect', organised by Sree Atma Vallabh Jain Museum and Sree Shankeshwar Parshwanath Giriraj Trust, would be conducted at the Jain Museum in Acharya Nagarjuna University campus from July 19. About fifty eminent scholars from various universities across the country would address the seminar and present papers on different themes of Jainism. LD Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad, Director Jitendra Bisha would deliver the keynote address. The objective of the seminar is to highlight the rich research potential in Jainism at a time when scholars were focusing on Buddhism, while not paying much attention to research in Jainism.
JAINISM NEEDS MORE INTENSIVE RESEARCH, SAYS VEERAPPA MOILY - The Chairman of the Second National Administrative Reforms Commissioner, M. Veerappa Moily, paid tribute to Jainism at a national seminar on Jainism in South India', held recently in Moodbidri. The spread of Jainsim in South India should be extensively researched, said experts participating in this first national seminar on Jainism in South India". The seminar was organised by Kannada University, Hampi, the Abheraj Baldota Jain Samskriti Adhyayana Peetha and the Dravida Samskriti Adyayana Peetha in association with Alva's Education Foundation and Dhavala College of Moodbidri.
Mr. M. Veerappa Moily, in his inaugural speech said Jainism was one of the oldest religions of the world and was relevant in modern times. It was rational, logical and highly philosophical and had elements of patriotism in its teachings. These qualities of Jainism should be studied and researched. Mr. Moily appreciated the idea of giving Jainism an academic platform, which was a good beginning for research. He called upon universities to enthuse researchers in the subject. Writer Hampa Nagarajaiah, in his keynote address, said South India was a strong base for Jainism, and only when such national-level events were held would the academic value of religions come to the fore. Kannada University Vice-Chancellor B.A. Vivek Rai observed that documentation of such academic exercises would help scholars. About 100 senior scholars, teachers and researchers are taking part in the seminar.
ANCIENT JAIN ART EXHIBITION TO BE HELD IN USA September 2 through 30, 2008. Venue: James A. Rhodes State Office Tower Art Gallery, 30 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, USA. The Jain art work and its iconography will be on display in original from the centuries old famous Jain temples of Ajanta, Ellora, Ranakpur, and the artistic monuments of Mt. Abu, Palitana and Sravana Belgola and its exquisite pieces of Jaina sculpture, paintings and temples. The exhibition will have about 200 Jain art pictures large and small dating back to 200 BC to modern time. The exhibition will provide a once in a life time opportunity to the general public of Central
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Ohio to enjoy and appreciate the artistic and architectural creation of the ancient Jain art of India. The exhibition is sponsored by: Mahavir Vision, Inc., Brähmi Jain Society and Interfaith Association of Central Ohio. For further information, contact Project Coordinator: Dr. T. J. Salgia at 740-965-2627 or E-Mail: jainunity@yahoo.com
INVITATION FROM SHRI NAREN BHIKU RAM JAIN
Director, ART MALL, Gen. Secy, Bhiku Ram Jain Foundation, 5 Najafgarh Rd, Shivaji Marg, Moti Nagar, New Delhi 15, E-Mail: naren@artmall.in
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