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AHIMSA TIMES - DECEMBER 2008 ISSUE - www.jainsamaj.org
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ALL-RELIGIONS MEET ORGANISED BY DIGAMBAR SECT AT BORIVALI
The devotees of the Jain Digambar sect had organised an All-religions Conference in Nandishwar Dweep at Borivali in Mumbai on the 9th November, 08. representatives of ajj jain sects, Hindu groups, Muslim, sikh and christian communities had actively participated in the deliberations of the conference. The meet was organised by the inspiration of Ganacharya Shri Virag Sagar Ji Maharaj, holding chaturmas at Borivali. During the conference deliberations, ten eminent persons belonging to Jain community, who had made an appreciable to contribution in the fields of education, trade and industry were honured. The eminent persons from different religions who attended the conference included Shri Ram Das ji Athwale, M.P., Shri Ram Naik, Past Central Minister of Petroleum, Shri P. U. Mehta, M.L.A., Shri Chandra kant Gosalia, Deputy leader of Shivsena, and Sri Manhar Cahuhan, Journalist.
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ZONAL JAIN CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT MYSORE - Bharatiya Jain Milan Zone-8 has organised its 14th Zonal conference at Sri Kshetra Kanakagiri in Chamarajanagar district on Dec. 20 and 21. About 1400 delegates are expected to participate. Swasthi Sri Bhuvanakeerthi Bhattaraka Swamiji of Sri Kshetra Kanakagiri will grace the occasion. The convention will be inaugurated by Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Rajarshi Dr. D. Veerendra
=> ಭಾರತೀಯ ಜೈನ್ ಮಿಲನ್ ವಲಯ-8
Heggade on Dec.20 On the occasion, Hemavathi Veerendra Heggade will present the Milana Shri award to Prof. N.Prabhakar in recognition of his service to Dharmasthala Education Institutions for the past 40 years. CM's Parliamentary Secretary S.A.Ramdas, MLA H.S. Mahadeva Prasad, Bharatiya Jain Milan National Working President D. Surendra Kumar, industrialist Anil Kumar Sethi will be the chief guests. Bharatiya Jain Milan Zonal President M.S. Mruthyunjaya will preside.
The meet will have two sessions with 2 subjects each. The subject for the first session scheduled is "Birth Centenary of Justice T.K. Thukol and his contribution to the society. The second lecture by Thalthaje Vasantha Kumar, HoD, Kannada Department, Mumbai University, will be on "First golden era of Kannada literature."The second lecture will be on "Jain Religious Newspapers" by Shravanabelagola Gommatavani editor S.N. Ashok Kumar. The valedictory function will be held at 2.30 pm in the presence of Sri Bhuvanakeerthi Bhattaraka Swamiji of Sri Kshethra Kanakagiri.
18th MARATHI JAIN SAHITYA SAMMELAN TO BE HELD AT AURANGABAD
Eighteenth All India Marathi Jain Sahitya Sammelan will be held at Aurangabad (Maharashtra) on 7th and 8th February 2009. There will be various seminars on Marathi literature by Jains and Jain literature in Marathi. Selected writers and scholars will be awarded for their works. There will be a Kavi Sammelan also. Many Marathi books will be published on the occasion. This is first time that Marathi Jain Sahitya Sammelan is being held in Marathwada region of Maharashtra.
Justice Bhalchandra Vagyani is elected as President of this sammelan, while Mr. Rajendra Darda (MLA), the editor of Marathi daily Lokmat is the host. The venue is Hirachand Kasliwal Gandharv Vidyalay Parisar at Shahaganj, Aurangabad. This was announced by Dr. Ravsaheb Patil, Secretary of Maharashtra Jain Sahitya Parishad, Kolhapur in a Press conference at Solapur. For further details, please call Dr. Ravsaheb Patil on O 9822978747. Courtesy: -Mahavir Sanglikar: 9096082940
NATIONAL SEMINAR ON PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE AND CULTURE
Jain Vishva Bharti University organised a national seminar on Philosophy, Science and Culture on the December 20-21, 2008. The seminar was sponsored by The Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi and was organized by The Department Of Jainology and Comparative Philosophy.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
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