The daily BBC World Service programme called ‘The Strand’ on 22nd June features the exhibition of Jain artefacts at the V&A. The curator of the display, Nick Barnard, talks about the exhibits in chapter 3.
You can listen to Nick at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0084t6r
The exhibition opened last month in the Nehru Gallery and is the first in a series of exhibitions at museums and galleries round the country.
We are excited to announce that the first Jainpedia exhibition will open on Friday 14th May at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. (more…)
Hi, I’m Chetna Kapacee and I am the Outreach Consultant working on JAINpedia. Having been brought up as a Jain, I feel very honoured and privileged to be working on this project.
This is going to be one of the biggest Jain projects ever to happen in the UK and it follows on from the Jain Art from India – The Peaceful Liberators exhibition at the V&A in 1995, which many people in the Jain community still remember.
Alongside the development of the website, there is going to be a three-year programme of outreach work with the community. (more…)
I am delighted to be writing this blog as it is the culmination of 6 years of effort for the Institute of Jainology (IoJ) on the Jainpedia project. As a small charity with a handful of trustees, this project is one of herculean proportions. However, from its very early origins, it became clear how important it was for the Jain tradition, especially in the UK.
The IoJ spent some 12 years in cataloguing the collection of Jain manuscripts in the British Library – a testament to the dedication of the scholars who worked on this task. The collection has many beautifully illustrated folios on paper, cloth and palm leaf and covers a diverse range of subjects related to Jain beliefs, tradition and practices. This makes it not only of importance to the Jain community, but also because it is a part of Britain’s imperial history and a constituent of modern, multicultural Britishness.