Patent prosecution for US and PCT (International); Freedom to Operate Analysis; Clearance Opinion; Patent Portfolio Management; etc.

Engineering consulting based on extensive global applied R&D experience pertaining to product conceptualization, analysis, development, and enhancement.

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Link: http://www.jainalliance.co.uk/

Editor’s note: A “portal” for Jainism from the UK.

FROM THE WEBSITE: The Ultimate Resource for Jains. Information on Jainism,Places of Worship, Associations, Education, Events and more….
Share your views through “FORUMS”
Seek new friends
Network with other Jain members through “MESSAGING”
Build long term relations – Be it for hobbies,business or Seeking a Soul mate.
Inviting Jains to become members . Membership is free!

Link: North America Jain Directory Home

The Jain Center of Greater Boston (JCGB) is in the process of preparing a new directory of Jains living in the USA. If you have not heard from the JCGB and would like to include information about your family in the directory, then please visit the following site before May 31, 2005:

Link: http://www.123greetings.com/events/mahavir_jayanti/

Mahavira Jayanti is the main Jain festival of the year. Celebrate the birth anniversary of Mahavira by sending inspirational messages to your friends and dear ones. Our e-cards are just apt for this occasion!

You can access Halari Visa Oshwal Community of Nairobi web site at the following address: http://www.oshwalnairobi.org

Here’s some news from our Oshwal Elderly Welfare Association of England. As a charity they are the first organization in London to start a Cancer Support Group for Gujarati speaking communities. See the link for details.

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Link: http://www.avileax.com

We provide state of the art web solutions including corporate
websites, requirement specific web-based applications, e-commerce stores and flash based web-solutions, in a timely manner and at very competitive prices. We integrate the most efficient technology components to make your website paramount in its class. Our unique QuicCo method gives you quick output without compromising on quality. Read the rest of this entry »

Link: http://www.oewa.org.uk

We are a registered charity working with and for the elderly in UK.
Oshwal Elderly Welfare Association
35 Upton Road
Thornton Heath
Surrey CR7 8PR
Tel: 020 8653 5974
Fax: 020 8653 1312
Mobile: 07900 911 047

“People will not judge us by the creed we profess or slogan we shout, but our work, sacrifice, honesty, and purity of character” – Mahatma Gandhi

Prof. Paul Dundas in his book �The Jains� writes that Jainism, India�s and possibly the world�s oldest Religion is least known and least understood outside India. Jains through the ages have made great contributions to the culture, literature, art, architecture, education, welfare and betterment of the India Society. Read the rest of this entry »

If you would like to publish news or articles in Oshwal publications in India, Kenya and United Kingdom or subscribe to them, please contact the following people:

Oshwal Samachar published in Mumbai, India, and
Oshwal Sandesh published in Mombasa, Kenya:
Chandulal Popatlal Shah, Irving, Texas
Telephone: 972 402 8186.

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Link: www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/jainism

BBC Religion and Ethics launched the Jainism website on 7th December 2003 which communicates the philosophy and culture of Jain Religion. The launch of the BBCI Jainism website is a pioneering development in communicating the essence of Jain culture. The newly launched website will allow people worldwide to appreciate and understand the Jain values of ahimsa, aparigraha and annekant as a highly relevant and essential part of modern living. Read the rest of this entry »

Link: http://www.oshwal-academy.com

Oshwal Academy was founded in 1968 as Oshwal Secondary School. The Academy is owned and managed by Oshwal Education and Relief Board.

Link: Download Gujarati-English Learner’s dictionary (PDF)

by Babu Suthar of the South Asia Regional Studies department at the University of Pennsylvania.

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From: “Colgate-Palmolive Consumer Affairs”

Dear Ms Shah

Thank you for contacting us with your question. We appreciate the opportunity to provide information regarding animal fats used in Colgate-Palmolive products sold in the United States.

All of Colgate-Palmolive Company’s soaps contain tallow. The tallowates used in these soaps are obtained only from beef tallow. In addition, the glycerin in these soaps is certified as pork free. The following soaps contain no pork or lard and, therefore, are pork-free: Read the rest of this entry »

Link: http://www.movinghere.org.uk/stories/story88/story88.htm

This story is a translation from a Gujarati article “My Mother” by Sumati Shah and it has a lot of depth and very moving information that we all can relate to. The translation was done by Bhadra Patel.

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