Jain Digest 2002 12 Vol 21 No 4

________________ IN DIGEST A publication of the FEDERATION OF JAIN ASSOCIATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA (JAINA) EDITOR IN CHIEF Lata Champsee 21 Swiftdale Place Don Mills, ONT, Canada M3B 1M3 Phone: 416/441-2200 fax: 416/ 441-2211 email: latachampsee@usa.net COVER DESIGN Drumail Purohit email: dhrumilpurohit@mail.com REGIONAL EDITORS Canada Dr. Mahendra Mehta email: mhmehta@sympatico.ca Phone/Fax 416/241-2044 Midwest, US Manubhai Doshi email: Manudoshi@aol.com Phone: 847/735-0120 Northeast, US Dineshbhai Chheda email: dchheda@pica.army.mil Phone: 973/394-1701 Southeast, US Surendra Shah Phone: 770/422-1483 srshah@bellsouth.net Southwest, US Jadavji Kenia email: jkenia@msn.com Phone: 972/690-3593 West, US Chandrakant Parekh email: chandra.j.parckh@aero.org Phone: 562/865-1679, Fax: (562) 865-0851 engsys@aol.com ASSOCIATE EDITORS Young Minds Arpan R. Shah 646-339-7020, arpant.shah@yja.org Chirag K. Shah 262-880-6918, chirag shah@yja.org Matrimonials Hasmukh Shah 304 Tall Oak Trail Tarpon Springs, FL 34688-7711 Phone: 727-934-6141/3255 hasmukh33@yahoo.com MANAGING BOARD Lata Champsee, Chair Dilip V Shah, Marketing Director Keerti Shah, Circulation Director The Managing Editorial Board will endeavor to publish all material submitted but reserves the right to edit and/or reformat for clarity and space restrictions. The views expressed in the articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Managing Editorial Board of JAIN DIGEST. PUBLICATION DATES AND DEADLINES Spring (February) January 30th. April 30 Summer (May) July 30 October 30 Fall (August) Winter (November) 2/JAIN DIGEST WINTER 2002 Jain Education International Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA) JAINA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President Bipin D. Parikh Phone: 847/699-1294, Fax: 312/726-4274 First Vice President Anop R. Vora Phone: 716/473-9290, Fax: 716/473-9450 Regional Vice Presidents Lata Champsee, Canada Phone: 416/441-2200, Fax: 416/441-2211 Ila G. Mehta, Midwest US Phone: 419/865-2727, Fax: 419/868-7476 Sushil Jain, Northeast US Phone/ 301/670-0519 Fax:301/670-3937 Mahendra Mehta, Southeast US Phone: 941/561-273, Fax: 941-275-4432 Hasendra Shah, West US Phone: 562/404-2851. Fax: 562/597-0648 Udai Jain, Southwest US Phone: 281-980-0741, Fax: 281/980-2924 Secretary Kirit C. Daftary Phone: 254/776-4209, Fax: 254/753-1411 Treasurer Girish P. Shah Phone: 408/378-8765, Fax: 650/694-6961 Immediate Past President Mahendra K. Pandya Phone: 718/816-0083, Fax: 212/319-6781 SPECIAL OFFICE BEARER Executive Director of JAINA Kamalesh Amin Phone/Fax: 716/636-5342 jainahq @jaina.org BOARD OF DIRECTORS All Board of Directors names were printed in the Summer 2000 issue. JAINA CHARITABLE TRUST Executive Council Chairmen - Mahendra Pandya, New York, NY Dhiraj Shah. Buffalo, NY Comptroller Jagat Jain, Buffalo, NY Secretary General - Kirit Kapadia, New York, NY Members-at-Large Rajen Jaswa, Saratoga, CA Bipin Parikh, Chicago, IL Bhupendra Tolia, Norwood, NJ Trustees All Trustees names and photos were printed in the Fall 2000 issue. JAINA ON THE INTERNET JAINA Jain BBS http://www.jaina.org/ http://www.jainism.org/ Young Jains of America http://www.yja.org/ JAINA COMMITTEES Ahimsa Day Celebration Surendra Singhvi 937/885-7414 Calendar Committee Rajeev Pandya 212/319-8291 Community Leadership Council Ramesh Shah 440/442-4596 Environment and Ecology Nancy Jain 416/447-1650 Essay Competition Chhaya Kapadia 516/829-3316 JAINA Book Store Rohit H. Doshi 6077 754 6010 JAINA Convention Board Bipin Parkih 847/669-1294 Govt. & International Organizations Relations Dhiraj H. Shah 716/773-1314 Interfaith Activities/World Council of Jains Manoj Dharamsi 703/620-9837 Rashmi Gardi 847/428-4298 Jain Poojas Naresh Shah 516/741-9269 Arhant Jain 905/827-7494 JAIN DIGEST Membership Keerti Shah 630/837-8716 JAINA Education Committee Pravin K. Shah 919/859-4994 JAINA Temple Guidelines Jagat Jain 716/688-0104 Jiv Daya Ratibhai Shah 817/430-8081 JAINA Library Committee Virendra Shah 310/326-5685 JAINA Publication Committee Prem Gada 806/794-4777 bi plani CANADA Regular Toronto Associate Edmonton Montreal Ottawa Vancouver MIDWEST Regular Chicago Cinncinati/Dayton Cleveland Columbus Detroit Lansing St. Louis Associate Kansas City Minneapolis Milwaukee Toledo NORTHEAST Regular Boston Buffalo Cherry Hill Essex Fells Hudson Valley New York Ocen Orange Philadelphia Pittsburgh Rochester Washington, DC Associate Albany Allentown Elmira Harrisburgh Hartford Syracuse For Private & Personal Use Only AFFILIATES Brahmi Jain Society, US and Canada 1. A. A. of Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya, Rochester, NY International Mahavir Jain Mission, US and Canada Jain Adhytmic Academy of N. America, Plano, TX Jain Meditation International Center, US & Canada HEADQUARTERS PO Box 700, Getzville, NY 14068-0700 Phone/Fax: 716/636-5342 Office Hours: 2 pm - 5 pm Mon - Friday. jainahq @jaina.org JAINA Website Committee Girish P. Shah 408/378-8765 Long Term Planning Prabodh Vaidya 630/985-9144 Mahavir Memorial Dr. Manoj Dharamsi 703/620-9837 Marriage Information Service Hasmukh Shah 727/934-6141/3255 Media Watch/Public Relations Sushil Jain 301/670-0519 Membership Kamlesh Shah 301/838-9778 N. American Jain Families Assitance Program Ila Mehta 419/865-2727 Pilgrimage Dilip V. Shah 215/561-0581 Senior Citizens Kantilal Shah 949/831-8687 Scholar Visitation Nirmal Dosi 732/390-0296 Tirthodhdhar Kirit Daftary 254/776-4209 V. R. Gandhi Scholarship Fund Pravin C. Shah 516/248-8265 World Community Service Bachubhai Ajmera 301/924-8070 Bhadresh Dhila 301/589-4610 Prakash Mehta 703/318-8252 Young Jains of America (YJA) Ronak Shah 918-269-7665 Chintan Shah 608-217-4807 Young Jain Professional (YJP) Manav Jain 818/360-4178 SOUTHEAST Regular Atlanta Miami Associate Augusta Charlotte Ft. Meyers Jacksonville Memphis Middle Tennessee Morgantown New Orleans Orlando Panama City Beach Palm Beach Raleigh Tampa SOUTHWEST Regular Dallas Houston Phoenix Associate Tulsa Lubbock Colorado WEST Regular Los Angles San Francisco Associate Portland Sacramento San Diego MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS Regular: Two directors on JAINA's Board (over 50 families). Associate: One director on JAINA'S Board (up to 50 families). Jain Social Group. LA and Toronto Kutchhi Gurjar Jain Society, Grand Island, NY Kutchhi Oswal Jain Association of North America(KOJAIN) Shri Mahavir Jain Foundation, Santa Ana, CA Jain Academic Foundation of N. America, Lubbock, TX LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OF JAIN DIGEST We encourage our readers to send their questions, comments or views on current issues or concerns facing the Jain community of North America to the Editor in Chief, Lata Champsee. We endeavor to publish all letters, space permitting. The JAIN DIGEST reserves the right to edit all material for clarity and/or space. All letters must include the sender's name, address and phone number to be considered for publication. www.jainelibrary.org

SR No.	527086
Book Title	Jain Digest 2002 12 Vol 21 No 4
Original Sutra Author	N/A
Author	Federation of JAINA
Publisher	USA Federation of JAINA
Publication Year	2002
Total Pages	56
Language	English
Classification	Magazine, USA_Jain Digest, & USA
File Size	11 MB

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