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sessions on relevance of Gandhian wisdom to education, business, and sustainability; workshops and dialogues; concert of devotional songs (bhajans) from Gandhi's prayer meetings, and a book exhibition. For details, including speaker bios, conference schedule and registration options, please visit: www.csupomona.edu Daniel Price, Center Assistant, Ahimsa Center, Nonviolence in Thought and Action California State Polytechnic University, Pomona CA 91768. [Courtesy: Dr. Sulekh Jain]
FEBRUARY 2009 - SEMINAR ON JAIN WAY OF LIFE & RELEVANCE TODAY Two days All India Seminar on Jain way of life & its relevance today is being organized by Bhogilal Leherchand Institute of Indology, Delhi on Friday 6th & Saturday 7th February 2009 in India International Centre, New Delhi, Dr. J. B. Shah is the convener of this Seminar.
In a press release Dr. Balaji Ganorkar, Director of the Institute has expressed that the humanity today is getting the most serious threat from terrorism. Life for common man was never so difficult as to-day. World, because of the terrorism, has been in the grip of problems, which are not ending easily. With materialistic approach, religious and social liberalization is not doing well but causing harm to the humanity and society. To-day, our youth deprived of the knowledge of our culture, is adopting the life-style of western world which is creating a number of problems. To get rid of these problems, understanding and knowledge of the Jain way of life is very useful. In this scenario the Institute has organized this interesting Seminar. There would be serious deliberations here on the vivid aspects of life as depicted in Jain texts. The leading scholars like Dr. S. R. Banerjee (Kolkata), Dr. Sagarmal Jain (Shazapur), Dr. Dayanand Bhargava (Jaipur), Dr. Phool Chand Jain (Varanasi), Prof. Mukul Raj Mehta (Varanasi), Dr. Kokila Shah (Mumbai), Dr. Dharma Chand Jain (Jodhpur), Dr. Hama Nagarajaiha (Bangalore), Dr. S. P. Narang (Delhi), Dr. Shashiprabha Kumar (JNU), Dr. A. K. Singh (Delhi), Dr. Dinanath Sharma (Ahmedabad) etc will present their papers in seven academic sessions during two days. Contact for further information to Mr. Balaji Ganorkar, Director, B. L. Institute of Indology, 20th Kmts. G.T. K. Road, P.O. Alipur, Delhi 110036, Tele Fax : 91-11-27202065/27206630, E-Mail: balajiganorkar@yahoo.co.in
JITO TO OPEN GLOBAL JAIN BUSINESS CHAPTER IN DUBAI Dubai, Sep 26 In a bid to explore business opportunities in India and the United Arab Emirates, a global Jain business forum will open a new Dubai chapter this month. The Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO), comprising Jain businessmen, industrialists, knowledge workers and professionals from across the world, has announced that the new Dubai chapter will be opened in the course of a conference here on Sep 26-28. "This is where in the business opportunities in India and UAE will be explored and industry wise B2B group meetings and group visits to relevant locations, including sector wise meetings, shall be arranged with respective authorities for sectors like real estate, information technology, diamond, gems and jewellery, construction, gifts and novelties, finance and banking, automobiles, metals, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, textile and garments, electronics and home appliances," JITO said in a statement.
A HUNDRED TWENTIFIVE DAYS FASTING BY A 75 YEAR OLD JAIN LADY OF KENYA - How many days can you go without food? Well, before you answer that, ponder this: a 75-year old Kenyan lady living in Nairobi has entered the annals of world history for going for over 111 days without food by now, just taking water between sunrise and sunset, Shantaben Kapurchand Shah has thrown the Jain community in Kenya into a frenzy after becoming the first person to fast that long during the
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