Mahavir Janma Kalyanak

Mahavir Janma Kalyanak, also known as Mahavir Jayanti, is the auspicious celebration of the day when Trishla Mata gave birth to Lord Mahavir, over 2600 years ago.We celebrate it on the thirteenth day of the bright half of the Indian month Chaitra. It’s rather like Christmas for Jains in that both Mahavir Jayanti and Christmas celebrate the birth of people…

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Committee 2015 – 2016

Executive Committee President – Bijal Shah Vice President – Hinal Shah Secretary – Mihir Shah Treasurer – Mohit Shah Committee Members: Dev Priya Singhvi Freya Shah Manjri Shah Monal Shah Non-Executive Committee Ashik Shah Chandan Shah Kewal Shah Mukul Shah Prakash Gudka

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Committee 2013 – 2014

Executive Committee President – Bhavik Shah Vice President – Bijal Shah Secretary – Malini Shah Treasurer – Mohit Shah Marketing Officer – Hinal Shah Membership Officer – Kavi Shah Events Officer – Vishal Shah   Non-Executive Committee Ashik Shah Kewal Shah Nishal Shah Nishma Shah Varsha Gudka

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Committee 2014 – 2015

Executive Committee President – Bijal Shah Vice President – Malini Shah Secretary – Manjri Shah Treasurer – Mohit Shah Marketing Officer – Hinal Shah Membership Officer – Niksha Shah Events Officer – Anuja Shah IT Officer – Amit Kothari Co-opt Members – Suraj Shah, Paras Shah Non-Executive Committee Ashik Shah…

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Medical Science and Ethics

Welcome! Jai Jinendra! I am pleased to announce that the new Young Jains Magazine has now been printed and is being distributed to all YJ member households. In this edition, we explore the theme of medical science and ethics. One perspective can be that medical science and related quantum research…

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Magazine

About Young Jains Magazine YJ Magazine is a quarterly theme-based hard-copy magazine, in English, printed and published in the UK for Young Jains members, solely dedicated to Jainism. Our Vision YJ Magazine Team’s vision is to inform and engage Jain followers and non-followers through the YJ Magazine about Jainism in…

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Living with Jain Values

A new stream, Living with Jain Values was set up in 2016. The first event, Medical research without animals, was held on Sunday 18th September 2016, The use of animals in medical research causes an ethical dilemma for many Jains – especially those working as professionals in the healthcare sector.…

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Equanimity (Madhyastha)

Equanimity can be described in many ways. We discussed the different types of equanimity that one could exhibit and classified them into a few groups. At the top of this scale there is equanimity in everything, that is absolutely everything both from a worldly and spiritual point of view. Equanimity…

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