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SECRETARY
A SHORT HISTORY OF
FEDERATION OF JAIN ASSOCIATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA
Quincy, IL 62301; Mr. Ramesh Kothari (Expired 1990); Mr. Laxmichand Gogri, 22 Lynch Hill Road, Oakdale, CT 06370; Mr. Arvind Vora, 22 Cedar Place, Kings Park, NY 11754; Mr. Krishna Gosavi, Bombay, India. JAINA - A UNIQUE ORGANIZATION
Girish Shah (81-83), Arvind Vora (8385), Sulekh Jain (85-89), Satish Nayak (89-93).
TREASURER
ESTABLISHED: MAY 1981 IN LOS ANGELES, CA
Girish Shah (81-83), Krishna Gosavi (83-85), Bhupendra Shah (85-87), Surendra Singhvi (87-89), Mehendra Dosi (89-91), Vinod Doshi (91-93).
EDITOR, JAIN DIGEST
An association of associations and not of individuals. Spread over two countries: USA and Canada Represents all Jains without bias or classifications of language, sect, region, place or origin, professions or business. Represents all member organization in furtherance of Jainism and undertakes activities that wider national or international in scope. All member organizations have equal representation.
S.A.B. Kumar (85-89), Surender Jain (89-93).
JAINA CONVENTIONS (Biennial)
EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES - 1981 - 1993
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
Los Angeles, CA.May 1981 New York, NY, May 1983 Detroit, MI, May 1985 Chicago, IL, May 1987 Toronto, Canada, July 1989 San Francisco, CA,July 1991 Pittsburgh, PA, July 1993
PRESIDENT
Lalit Shah (81-83), Manoj Dharamsi (83-85), Tansukh Salgia (85-89), Sulekh Jain (89-93).
The Federation is the product of a dream and vision of a few concerned and farsighted individuals from Cleveland, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., who, on an informal basis during November-December 1979, started discussing the possibility of creating an umbrella organization which would provide leadership to Jain centers, help create more Jain organizations and promote Jainism in North America.
Towards the end of 1980, the Jain Center of Southern California made a motion that they would like to host a Jain conference of all Jain organizations in Los Angeles during Memorial Day Weekend in May of 1981. Members from Cleveland, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. gathered for the three-day conference and discussed the various aspects of the need of such an organization and its aims and objectives. Finally a draft constitution was agreed upon and an ad hoc committee was appointed under the leadership of Lalit Shah of Los Angeles as its first president. Mr. Shah of San Francisco was appointed secretary-treasurer, and Manoj Dharamsi of Washington, D.C. and Tansukh Salgia of Cleveland were vice presidents, and thus JAINA was born. FOUNDERS OF JAINA
JAINA was founded in 1981 by the following: Dr. Manoj T. Dharamsi, 11820 Triple Crown Road, Reston, VA 22091; Mr. Lali Shah, 21 Saumya Appts. Ahmedabad, India 380014; Dr. Tansukh Salgia, 2829 Cabot Road,
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
HURTING
Laxmi Gogri (85-87), Manibhai Mehta (87-89), Niranjan Shah (89-91). Jagal Jain (91-93).
When people say the things they say,
Is it just to be so mean? Don't they know their hurting them
selves,
VICE PRESIDENTS
Manoj Dharamsi (81-83), Ramnik Kothari (Toronto, 83-85), Pravin Shah (Toronto, 85-87), Manganlal Shah (Toronto (87-88) Manhar Sheth (Toronto, 89-91), Tansukh Salgia (81-85). Vasant Gandhi (85-87), Dinesh Cheda, (87-89), Prem Jain (89-91), Laxmi Gogri (8385), Himat DDagli (85-87). Naresh Shah (87-91), Manibhai Mehta (91-93), Lasconi Nagda (91-93), Prabodh Vaidya (91-93).
In a way that can't be seen.
When people get hurt, They shatter inside like an exploding
piece of glass, They try to deny and try to forget, But the memories just coming back.
Is this real, Or won't they heal, From this hurting incident?
"Hindu culture is a part of Indian culture. Jain and Buddhist cultures are also Indian.
They are not (parts of) Hindu culture."
- Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru -7TH BIENNIAL JAINA CONVENTION - JULY 1993
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