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Contents
August 2016
OUTTA
UNIT
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Editor's Note ... .........
.............. 5 JAIN Digest Chairman's message
.................5 President's message .....
.................6 Learning about Jainism
By Chintav Shah, Sohail Daulat, Sonia Ghelani, Rishi Zaveri, and Diana Weisz.... Growing Up as a Jain in North America
By Urmi Mota, Satej Shah, Parthvi Harde, Uttami Godha, and Zeel Kothari......... Practicing Jain Principles By Prakhar Bhandari, Vritika Patni, Vritika Parikh, and Dhara Shah..
Young Jains of America
By Sunny Dharod.. 30.
YJA Convention 2016
By Milan Jain and Satej Shah
By Manan Jobalia and Simmi Nandu.... Young Jains Embracing the Path of Renunciation
By Paritosh Shah, Parasdham, Mumbai............ JAINA Committee Spotlight:
JAINA Upliftment Program........32 Active Teenagers of JOY................34 Padmashri Dr Kumarpal Desai
Awarded Ahimsa Ratna Award.....35 Finding my way to Jainism By Allison Bergson....
..........................36 Tying The Knot.............
..........................40 Being an Agent of Change
By Sunny Jain...
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Tying Knot
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