ISJS INVITES ENTRIES FOR BHAGWAN KUNTHUNATH ISJS ANNUAL AWARDS 2024 AND 2025

ISJS encourages scholarship in academic studies of Jainism and associated scholarships of international standards. It proposes to institute two (02) annual awards for the best book & the best research paper/article published about Jain philosophy/culture/history/ethics and their applications in today’s world.

To provide greater access and popularise the program, The annual award program is now enlarged to include entries for 2023 and 2024 together.

ISJS now invites entries for the prestigious Bhagwan Kunthunath ISJS Annual Awards for the best book (authored and not edited entries) and research paper/article for two years., i.e. 2023 and 2024. Books and papers already submitted for 2023 will be considered in this program, so they need not be resubmitted.

Below are the specifics, rules, and selection criteria:

• The award will be given for the publication on Jain philosophy/culture/history/ethics and their applications in today’s world.
• The prize/award money is INR 1,00,000.00 (for the book) and INR 25,000.00 (for the research article/paper) or equivalent US$ for each year.
• Award will carry a citation. The award and awardees' names will be published widely.
• For awards in 2025, books (authors and not editorial) and papers published in 2023 and 2024 will be eligible for nomination; for awards in 2025, will be eligible for nomination.
• The last date for submission is August 31, 2025.

Click here for more details on the Book Award

Click here for more details on the Research Paper/Article Award

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