Articles about Jainism

22 Jun 2021
IndiaWhile for many, age is a reminder to take things slow, for 67-year-old Usha Lodaya, it pushed her to pursue her teenage dream of becoming a doctor.

06 Mar 2019
IndiaIn a bizarre news, the Jain community in India has distributed sops to young couples asking them to give birth to more than two children.

09 Jan 2019
IndiaThe Lok Sabha on Tuesday had passed, amid protests by the Opposition, the Citizen (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955.

18 Dec 2018
EntertainmentKangana Ranaut's Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi trailer was unveiled today and she has roared like a real warrior queen.

01 Sep 2018
IndiaBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed his profound grief on the death of Jain monk Tarun Maharaj in Delhi on Saturday.

01 Sep 2018
IndiaJain monk Tarun Sagar passed away on Saturday at Radhapuri Jain temple, Krishna Nagar, Delhi at about 3 AM. He was 51.

20 Jul 2018
IndiaA topper throughout school life, a gold-medalist medical science student and a practising doctor for three years belonging to a millionaire family: everything was set for this 28-year-old till Wednesday.

25 Apr 2018
IndiaIn the recent past, we have heard of unlikely stories of Jains taking diksha- young professionals in high-paying careers, students who topped board exams, and sometimes even 12-year-olds.

21 Apr 2018
MumbaiProlific career, impressive educational background, family business having turnover of Rs. 100cr: this is enough to entice any 24-year-old, but not this Mumbai native, who renounced every temptation to become a Jain monk.

20 Apr 2018
IndiaA 12-year-old boy in Surat, the son of a diamond merchant, gave up all material comforts and worldly happiness on Thursday to become a Jain monk.

16 Jan 2018
IndiaLast September, a Jain couple from Madhya Pradesh made headlines after announcing their decision to leave behind their property and three-year-old daughter to become monks.

13 Jan 2018
IndiaJains are the wealthiest religious community in India. Delhi and Punjab are the richest states. Bihar is the poorest.

16 Sep 2017
IndiaA billionaire Jain couple from MP's Neemuch has made headlines after announcing their decision to leave behind their property and three-year-old daughter to become monks.