Banaras Hindu University (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh)
Bhagavan Shreyansnath Jain Study Program: The Jain Education Institutes Support (JEIS) joined hands with the BHU to sign a memorandum that aims to promote and support academic studies on Jainism. The JEIS was led by Dr. Jasvant Modi, along with other office bearers and members like Harshad Shah, Dr. Sulekh Jain, Dr. Shugan C. Jain, Sharmil Jain Oswal and Bimal Prasad Jain. This program aims to foster and facilitate study and research in the realm of Jainism. This initiative will empower scholars of Jain philosophy at the Department of Philosophy and Religion, BHU, including both faculty members and PhD students, to effectively engage with a broader international audience. The academic endeavors within this initiative are intended to prioritize English as the medium of communication, ensuring accessibility for an international audience.
The department organized a three-day international conference at the end of 2023 to discuss language, truth and reality from the perspectives of analytics and Jain philosophy, especially in light of the current times.