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AHIMSA TIMES - APRIL 2009 ISSUE - www.jainsamaj.org
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people attended the celebrations of the birth of Lord Mahaveer. In his talk Nitin urged Jains to revive the message of Ahimsa as preached by Lord Mahaveer. We have inherited a priceless culture, we must protect it and nurture it well. The president of Manchester Jain Samaj Piyush Mehta, on behalf of the Jain community presented Nitin with a memento for his tireless efforts in promoting vegetarianism. The Vegetarian Society of UK has it headquarters in Manchester and there were thousands of vegetarians in Manchester area as far back as the 1870's. Courtesy: Nitin Mehta, E-Mail : animalahimsa@yahoo.co.uk
APOWA CELEBRATES MAHAVEER JAYANTI 2009 - APOWA (Action for Protection of Wild Animals) conducted the MAHAVEER JAYANTI programme in a grand manner on 7th April 2009 at USAK High school, Arua Kadaliban. Mr. Ashok Bal, Head master, USAK high school presided over the function. Mr. Manoj Ku Satapathy, teacher in charge, Karuna Club, USAK delivered the welcome address and introduction of the programme. The programme was started with the school prayer and karuna prayer. Mr. Bijaya Ku Kabi, Director, APOWA and Honorary Animal welfare officer, Animal Welfare Board of India delivered an inspiring speech on "Ahimsa through Non-violence". He explained the various activities of APOWA and karuna clubs. He explained the five freedoms of animal welfare. He suggested the teachers to adopt compassion, love and sympathy towards the students while teaching. He also insisted to show kindness towards all living creatures. He also explained the nutritional values of vegetarianism. His speech was followed by Mr. Somanath Mohapatra, teacher, USAK. He insisted the students to be compassionate towards animals and nature. Among others Mr. Amulya Ku Pardia, teacher USAK spoke about animal welfare. His talk was interesting and interactive. Among others, Mr. Manamohan Kundu, coordinator, APOWA, Mr. Prasna Ku Mohanty, teacher, Mr. Rabinarayan Nanda, teacher, Miss Satyabhama Das, teacher were attend as the resource persons. APOWA , At-Hatapatana, Po-Kadaliban, DistKendrapara, Orissa Pin-754222, India, E-Mail : mail@apowa.org. Courtsey: Dr. Sulekh Jain, E-mail: scjain@earthlink.ne, Houston, Texas, USA.
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JAIN CANDIDATES FOR THE LOKSABHA ELECTIONS 2009 - Here is the list, which gives names of the candidates, Loksabha constituency and the political party to which they belong. If you know other Jain candidates who are not listed here, please inform at ahimsa@jainsamaj.org Smt. Urmila Jain - Jhalawar (Rajsthan) - Congress Satyapal Jain - Chandigarh (UT) - BJP Pradeep Jain Aditya - Jhansi (UP) - Congress Naresh Pugalia - Chandrapur (MH) - Congress Raju Shetty - Hatkanangale (MH) - Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana
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