YJ International Newsletter 2004 Vol 18 No 02

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

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YOUNG JAINS STUDENTS
of
Compiled By Priya Kothari (YJS Cambridge) marketing Jainism, aided by a pre-recorded Dinner at Café Zouk gave speech by Alan Bookbinder (Head of people a chance to mingle. The evening Religion and Ethics at the BBC), in which he was a great success with over 20 people discussed his view of Jainism and the central attending, all of whom were really positive tenets to its philosophy. Hemant, a member about the society and upcoming events. of YJS Manchester sang a song following this that was a perfect connection between the We also have a new website final speech and a session on meditation www.jainsoxford.org.uk where you can find facilitated by the Samanijis. The event updates on upcoming events. culminated in the launch of the website and was followed by an Aarti and Mangal Divo. YJS Warwick
Paras Shah The event was a great success because of su529@sunion.warwick.ac.uk the fantastic co-operative effort between www.sunion.warwick.ac.uk/jain YJS, the BBC, Jain Samaj Manchester and Jain Spirit.
One World developed
Week, the new skills such
biggest as proactive
student-led communicati
celebration on and true time
international management
culture of its and a belief
kind, kicked that great
off with a things can
bang on 14th happen with
January as Young Jains
the One and Young
World Forum Jains Students
talks started. in association
Asia Day with many
was our different Jain
chance to and non-Jain
spread the organisations.
word about
Jainism. We made tika marks on the The website can be viewed at foreheads of visitors, handed out short infowww.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/jainism/
bulletins on Jainism, and wrote people's
names in Sanskrit. YJS Oxford Palvi Shah
At the One World Party, we teamed up with shahpalvi@hotmail.com
the Hindu and Sikh societies to perform a www.jainsoxford.org.uk
compilation of traditional dances from each
of our cultures: Bharat natyam; bhangra; YJS Oxford is alive and well, with an
and dandia. The hours we spent practising enthusiastic committee that is looking
paid off as we were greeting by deafening forward to bringing events to students in cheers as we came on stage on the final Oxford. We recently held our first event, a
night, cheers which doubled in volume as social evening, where the committee gave
our last-minute dhol player surprised the an introductory talk on Jainism, Young Jains,
audience. It was an amazing night to end a Young Jains Students, YJS Oxford and what
jam-packed week, but one which YJS was we have planned for the near future.
proud to be a part of. Anisha Shah, Treasurer, YJS Warwick -
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