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ARVIND & JAYA SHAH
Arvind (Arvin) Vasanji Shah was born on March 15, 1944 in Bombay, India. His wife, Jayshree Shah is also a native of Bombay, India. She immigrated to the United States with her husband Arvin in 1973. Mrs. Shah holds a Bachelor of Arts degree. Arvindbhai completed his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering in 1971. From there, he earned a Masters Degree in Computer Science at Wayne State University.
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After earning his Masters Degree in 1974, Arvindbhai and Jayaben started a small travel agency out of their home in Windsor, Canada. Today that small office has grown into Sky Bird Travel & Tours Inc., a travel agency network with offices in Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Houston, San Francisco and Washington DC. It also has sister offices in India, Jaya Travel & Tours in Mumbai and Chennai.
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Arvinbhai has also started a new software technology company named JR Technologies. This company is involved in creating software and networking solutions for the travel industry.
Arvindbhai and Jayaben are lifetime members for JAINA, Jain Society of Detroit, and Gujurati Samaj of Detroit. Arvindbhai has been the fundraising chairman for Jain Society of Detroit. He has overseen the collection of millions of dollars in charitable contributions for Jain Society of Detroit.
The inaugural Katha for the Gujurati Samaj of Detroit was performed by Rameshbhai Oza in 1997 and sponsored by Arvinbhai and Jayaben. Under the guidance of Acharya Sushil Kumar Marahaj, Arvinbhai was instrumental in including Jainism into the Encyclopedia of Hinduism.
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Arvinbhai and Jayaben have given their support to the various local Indian communities supporting education, medicine, arts, and scholarships. They have started the Jaya Foundation to help with the needy in the community.
In the year 2005, the Jaya Rehabilitation Center was opened in Bidada of Kutch, Gujurat. The Jaya Rehabilitation Center is part of Bidada Sarvoday Hospital, which sponsors free medical camps in Bidada for the past 30 years. They are also greatly involved in all the upcoming projects of Virayatan with Acharya Shri Chanandaji in India.
Arvinbhai and Jayaben have two children Akshay and Priya and three grandchildren Aanya, Chaiya, and Devan. The Shahs resides in Orchard Lake, Michigan.
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