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AHIMSA TIMES - FEBRUARY 2009 ISSUE - www.jainsamaj.org
marvelous book that discusses Mahavir's challenge to the caste system, his opposition to sexism, and his concern for nonhuman animals and the environment.
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JAIN MINORITY ISSUE
HARYANA GOVT. RECOMMENDS MINORITY STATUS FOR JAIN COMMUNITY
Chandigarh, Feb 15: The Haryana Government has recommended the Centre to accord minority status to Jain community in the state. In a letter to the Secretary, Union Ministry of Minority Affairs, the government informed the Centre that it had received a number of representations from the community in this regard. The representations held that on account of its numerical strength, the community is covered under the expression of 'minorities' under Article 29 and 30 of the Constitution, an official release said. As per the 2001 census, their population stands at 57,167, forming just 0.3 percent of the total population of 2,11,44,564 in the state.
NEW WEB SITE ON JAINISM
www.jainsadharmik.com
www.samastjain.com www.diabetesjain.com
www.jainlink.org
www.madhusmitaji.org
www.jainmandir.net
www.youngjains.co.in
www.vidyasagar.net
JAIN INFO SMS MOBILE SERVICE
Jain Info is a service established to provide information on all Jain happenings/events/news/info on mobile telephone. Jain Info has already created the network with the people throughout India. The main motto of the service group is to provide information on mobile, so that the communication can be increased within the community. Where most of the people seems to be busy in their personal life, they get the information effortlessly. Currently it has been planned to deliver information on: Jain Parva like Dashlakshan, Ashtanika, Solahkaran, Aashtami & Chaturdashi, Major Jain Events like Mastkabhishek & Panchkalyanak, Digamber Aacharya/Muni Sangh Updates, News of Jain Community, Chaturmas Info during Chaturmas, Grantha & Books info recently published. To be part of this sms service & to get info on your mobile, just Type on your mobile START JAIN_INFO PUNE and send to 9900145368 or 56070 or 575758. From: Apurva Jain, E-Mail : jaininfoteam@gmail.com M: 9960268525.
READER'S MAIL
Why we Jains are not giving enough importance to jain community projects, Jain websites, Jain schools, collage, hospitals etc. We have to bow down to Christians and other community for schools/collages/ hospital/marriage hall etc. While we spend on muni maharaj. temple,abhisheks in crores. There is no new hostel, sanatorium, facilities for patients in mumbai which has many millionaires Jains. No one seems to be bothered about community. Is anywhere in Jain principals it said that you will get Moksha if u build more temple or spend on sadhus?
No Dig. Jain magazines / newspaper/ temples/ organisation seem to be bothered to cover the free website (www.digambarjains.com) made for encouraging marriages with in Dig. jain community of Jains as otherwise many marriages are happening out of the community/ religion. Will the mix parents children do the same following of Dig.jain munis? Children going to missionaries? So what is important building more pro community projects or showmanship in the name of religion.Our Tirthankars gave up even clothes for mankind but we are spending on rituals instead of working for mankind,peace,humanity,aushdh daan, vidyadan,vegetarianism etc. Now a days Europeans are more working for vegetarianism but jains are turning non veg., non sattvik, and drinking alcohol. But Jain sadhus are interested in another yatra in their own name instead on reforms in community and world. Alok Tholiya (S.E.O.), E- Mail: tholiya@yahoo.com
JAIN MINORITY INSTITUTIONS - Dear Editor, Is it possible for you to provide various jain minority
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