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JAIN DIGEST
Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA)
A publication of the FEDERATION OF JAIN ASSOCIATIONS
IN NORTH AMERICA (JAINA)
HEADQUARTERS PO Box 700, Getzville, NY 14068-0700
Phone/Fax: 716/636-5342 Office Hours: 2 pm-5pm Mon-Friday,
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JAINA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
JAINA COMMITTEES
EDITOR IN CHIEF Lata Champsce 21 Swiftdale Place Don Mills, ONT, Canada M3B IM3 Phone: 416/441-2200 fax: 416/441-2211 email: latachampsee@usa.net
President Anop R. Vora Phone: 585/473-9290, Fax: 585/473-9450
Calendar Committee Rajeev Pandya 718-816-0083
Media and Public Relations Committee: Mr. Nitin Talasania
First Vice President Kirit C. Daftary Phone: 254/776-4209, Fax: 254/753-1411
Consticution Review Committee Manibhai Mehta 714-898-3156
Membership Kamlesh Shah 301-838-9778
COVER DESIGN Dhrumil Purohit email: dhrumil@dharmaboost.com
Govt.& Int'll Organizations Relations Dhiraj H. Shah 716-773-1314
Regional Vice Presidents Lata Champsee, Canada Phone: 416/441-2200, Fax: 416/441-2211
Marriage Information Service Hasmukh M. Shah 727-934-6141 N. American Jain Families Assist Program Ila G. Mchta 419-865-2727
Interfaith Activies/World Council of Jains Arvind Vora 631-269-1167
REGIONAL EDITORS
Keerti Shah, Midwest US Phone: 630/837-8716
Jain Digest Membership Keerti Shah 630-837-8716
North American Jains History Jasvant Mehta 780-435-9070
Canada Dr. Mahendra Mehta email: mhmehra@sympatico.ca Phone/Fax 416/241-2044
Dr. Sumati Shah. Northeast, US Phone: 516/625-8617
Patron Program Udai Jain 281-980-0741
Pravin K. shah, Southeast US Phone: 919/859-4994
Midwest, US Manubhai Doshi email: Manudoshi@aol.com Phone: 847/735-0120
Jain Network Forum (INF) Sunil Jain 630-705-1884 Jain Rituals Naresh Shah 516-741-9269
Pilgrimage Dilip V. Shah 215-561-0581
Rohak Vora, West US Phone: 858/676-1150
Jaina Book Stores Rohit H. Doshi 607-754-6010
Scholar Visitation Nirmal Dosi 732-390-0296
Northeast, US Dineshbhai Chheda email: dchheda@pica.army.mil Phone: 973/394-1701
Udai Jain, Southwest US Phone: 281-980-0741, Fax: 281/980-2924
Jaina Charitable Trust Mahendra K. Pandya 718-816-0083
Senior's Housing Bipin Parikh 847-699-1294
Secretary Sushil lain Phonel 301/670-0519 Fax:301/670-3937
Jaina Convention Board Kirit Daftary 254-776-4209
Southeast, US Surendra Shah Phone: 770/422-1483 srshah@bellsouth.net
Technology Committee Girish P. Shah 408-378-8765
Treasurer Jit Turakhia Phone: 315/622-3287, Fax: 315/622-1980
Jaina Education Pravin K. Shah 919-859-4994
Tirthodhdhar Kirit Daftary 254-776-4209
Southwest, US Jadavji Kenia email: jkenianetzero.com Phone: 972/690-3593
Jaina Library Ramesh Doshi 714-995-8914
V. R. Gandhi Scholarship Fund Pravin C. Shah 516-248-8265
Immediate Past President Bipin D. Parikh Phone: 847/699-1294, Fax: 312/726-4274
Jaina Public Affairs Committee Sushil Jain 301-670-0519
Wheel Of Hope Ramesh P. Shah 440-442-4596
West, US Chandrakant Parekh email:cparekh 1@yahoo.com Phone: 562-926-5663 Fax: 562-926-5664
World Community Service Bachubhai S. Ajmera 301-924-8070
ASSOCIATE EDITORS Young Minds Hanul Bhandari 210-842-4825. hamul.bhandart@yja.org
YJA and YJP Coordinator Girish P Shah 408-378-8765
Young Jains of America (YJA) Arpan P. Shah 281-980-6924
Young Jain Professionals (JP) Neha Jhaveri 303-683-1499
Chirag K. Shah 262-880-6918, chirag.shah@yja.org Matrimonial Hasmukh Shah 304 Tall Oak Trail Tarpon Springs, FL 34688-7711 Phone: 727-934-6141 / 3255 hasmukh33@yahoo.com
SPECIAL OFFICE BEARER
Jaina Publication Executive Director of JAINA
Prem Gada 806-794-4777 Kamalesh Amin
Jaina Temple Guidelines BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jagar Jain 716-688-0104 Names of all Board of Directors are listed on herp:// www.jaina.org
Jivdaya
Pramodaben Chitrabhanu 212-534-6090 JAINA CHARITABLE TRUST Names of all Trustees are listed on http://
Long Term Planning www.jaina.org
Yogendra Jain 781-856-0769 JAINA ON THE INTERNET JAINA
Jain BBS http://www.jaina.org/ http://www.jainism.org Young Jains of America
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Rochester
New Orleans Kutchhi Gurjar Jain Society, Grand Island, NY
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MANAGING BOARD Lata Champsee, Managing Director Dilip V Shah, Marketing Director Keerti Shah, Circulation Director
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