Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, June 28, marked a centesimal start anniversary of Jain religious chief Acharya Vidyanand Maharaj. On the auspicious event, he launched commemorative postage stamps and cash.
Throughout his centenary celebrations, PM Modi addressed the general public and stated, “I am at an occasion of Jains, amid believers of non-violence. I’ve completed solely half my sentence however you accomplished it.”
The ceremony is going down in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, the place a quantity a notable figures are current, together with Union Minister of Tradition and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Rashtrasant Paramparacharya Shri 108 Pragyasagar Ji Muniraj. The grand occasion was organised by the Union Tradition Ministry and the Bhagwan Mahaveer Ahimsa Bharti Belief, Delhi.
These celebrations will mark the formal graduation of a year-long nationwide tribute, which is able to culminate on April 22, 2026. To honour the revered Jain religious chief and social reformer, various cultural, literary, instructional and religious occasions might be organised throughout the nation.
PIB press releases dated June 27 states, “Acharya Vidyanand Ji Maharaj authored greater than 50 works on Jain philosophy and ethics. He performed an instrumental position within the restoration and revival of historic Jain temples throughout India and labored for training, particularly in Prakrit, Jain philosophy, and classical languages.”
