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many Indian Americans are working in campaigns. We used to get together in small groups after work to commiserate about being brown kids in politics. Now there are so many of us that we have to pull tables together in the Congressional cafeteria just to fit everyone who shows up."
Mehta, who was valedictorian of Temple High School, class of 1994. He received his bachelor in Liberal Arts Honors (Plan II) from the University of Texas at Austin and Master of Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. His father, Dr Vijay A Mehta, served Central Texas VA for 28 years, is a general surgeon who hails from Jamnagar in India and his mother, Dr Vinoo V Mehta, is a physician at Waco VA Hospital, was raised in Mumbai. Mehta has two siblings, an older sister, Ami Buddin, a nurse in Pensacola, Florida and a younger brother, Chirag Mehta, a student in Temple, Texas. Let us all wish him the best. Courtsey Dr.Sulekh Jain, Houston, Texas, USA, 281 494 7656,832 594 8005 (cell) E-Mail: scjain@earthlink.net
ACHARYA MAHAPRAGYA HONOURED WITH INTERNATIONAL AHIMSA AWARD According to Shri Mahendra Jain, spokesman of Swetambar Terapanth Mahasabha, Acharya Shri Mahapragya ji of Shwetambar Terapanth sect was honoured by the Institute of Jainology at London with International Ahimsa award in a function held in the House of Commons on the 19th October, 08. Lord Puttnam of Queenston and Chief of UNESCO in England was the chief guest at the award-giving ceremony. In the absence of Acharya Shree and on his behalf, the award was received by Samani Prasann Pragyaji. About two hundred guests were present on this occasion apart from the representatives of the Institute of Jainology.
BHAGWAN MAHAVEER AWARD PRESENTED TO SRI MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI
A Mahaveer award was presented to the revered Amma at a function held at London's Alexandra Palace on 26th October 2008. Tens of thousands of people have attended a three day event at the Palace. Amma has a huge following in European countries. The award was presented by, The Young Indian Vegetarians' society in recognition of Amma's vegetarian lifestyle and compassion towards all living beings. The event was attended by thousands of people from all walks of life. The award was given away by Ramesh Mehta a Kenyan businessman. Revered Amma said Lord Mahaveer was the supreme teacher as he preached compassion and non-violence. The followers of Lord Mahaveer are keeping the Guru- disciple tradition alive as they continue to practice his teachings of Ahimsa she said. After the award presentation Amma sang devotional Bhajans and the audience followed and there was no language barrier! Amongst those who have received this prestigious award are Swami Ramdev, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Dada Vaswani and Lord Swaraj Paul. Vegetarianism is growing very rapidly in European countries. From: Nitin Mehta E-Mail: animalahimsa@yahoo.co.uk
ABHISHEK MEHTA NEW ICON OF JAIN SAMAJ IN USA
Abhishek Mehta is Bank of America's Sr. Vice President & Strategic Advisor to the Center for Future Banking. In this position, Mehta is responsible for input on the Bank's overall strategy and direction for the Center, development of the collaboration with MIT's Sloan School of Management, and creation of frameworks for business, innovation, and investment strategies. Mehta is also an executive with Bank of America's Corporate Financial Analysis Team. This team is responsible for assessing the competitive position and performance of Bank of America's businesses, identifying strategic priorities for the corporation, and recommending strategic alternatives with a particular focus on cross-line-of-business issues.
He joined the bank in 2002 at the young age of 24 years as Vice President and attained the coveted position of Sr. Vice President at the age of 28. Prior to joining the Bank, he was responsible for developing and managing sales and execution strategies for Cognizant Technology Solutions, and was a tax, regulatory, and business strategy consultant with Arthur Andersen. He has lived and worked in Southeast Asia, Europe, and the United States. Mehta holds a bachelor's of commerce degree from the Sri Ram College of Commerce (University of Delhi, India), is a chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and is a graduate of the Consumer Bankers Associations' School of Retail Banking Management (United States). He is on the board of advisors for the Asian Leadership Network and a past board member of the Diversity Network, both at Bank of America; he is also on the board of a non-profit institution that helps provide education and vocational training to mentally challenged children in India. In India Abhishek Mehta belongs to Jodhpur. E-Mail :
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