Jain Spirit 2004 06 No 19

Author(s): Jain Spirit UK
Publisher: UK Young Jains

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JAINA Donates Ambulance and Bus to Victims of
Gujarat Earthquake
World Community Service of JAINA, based in Buffalo, New York donated an Ambulance and a bus to the residents of Vardhmannagar, Gujarat on the 3rd February 2004. Vardhmannagar was one of the areas struck by the devastating earthquake which hit in January 2001. JAINA has extended their support by building a school, medical centre and community hall to rehabilate the town. Anop Vora, president of Jains Associations in North America, and project Chairman, Dr. Dhiraj Shah handed over the Ambulance and bus to the trustees of Vardhmannagar at a ceremony attended by over a thousand people.
London on Saturday 24th April 2004. The Deputy High
Commissioner lauded the strong ethical basis of Jainism and how important it is for the problems of the modern world. The Institute of Jainology coordinated the event, and music and chanting from the Chandana Vidya Peeth school in
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Mahavir Jyanti at Indian High Commission, London.
Music, prayers, speeches and song greeted Jains from the UK at the beautiful Indian High Commission in
Audience at the Mahavir Jyanti
Building Bridges: Joint venture established by the Oshwal Educational Trust, India with the University of Birmingham UK
south London demonstrated that young people brought up far away from India still have a love and respect for their heritage.
Birmingham teachers meet their new students.
Eight teachers from a school in Birmingham have been attending and teaching classes at Shri L.G. Haria School in Jamnagar, India. This inspiring relationship is a result of association of The Oshwal Educational Trust with the University of Birmingham. The University sent along four teachers and four student teachers to observe the study methods of the primary school and then began a two week plan of lessons, adding in a taste of the British school day. The visitors were also given a chance to soak up the Indian way of life with trips to the Dwarkadhish temple and the Anadabava Ashram Medical Centre. In turn students of the M.B.A College, run by the O. E. Trust, will be deputed to a partner school in Birmingham to carry on this irreplaceable sharing of knowledge and culture.
A young flautist
Nitu Shah singing