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JAINA Convention 2007 Program Introduction...
Jai Jinendra friends,
How do you make an event that has been re-occurring every two years more interesting and appealing? Perhaps by reinventing it. The programming team has worked hard with a single motto: We value your time and want to make it worthwhile for you to be at the 2007 convention. By raising the bar for ourselves and giving you the best we can:
With a global and interfaith theme on peace called the "Peace Through Dialogue"
With a list of some 100 world-class scholars and some 200 spiritual talk sessions by speakers ranging from Sri Sri Ravishanker to Swami Ramdevji to Pujya Shri Rakeshbhai Jhaveri to youth speaker Nipun Mehta.
With interesting and thought provoking panel discussions on "Communicating Jainism", "Artistic Expressions", Women and Religion", Jain Foods, Future Vision 20/20, and so on.
With collaborative symposium like the one on "The Literature of Spirituality and Devotion" jointly presented at the JAINA convention by the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, India and Gujarati Literary Academy, NA.
With "enlightened" entertainment programs that are professional in quality and industrial strength ventures like "Apura Avasar" by Ideas Unlimited, "Samosaran" by Veerayatan, "Aham Na Odkar" by Chandrakant Shah, "Bhagwan Rishabhdev" by the Jain Center of Boston, "Asta Pratiharya" by Jain Center of America and the grand finale handicapped children's program from New Delhi by Ability Unlimited.
With a "gem of an exhibition from India" called the "Three Chovisi and Ratna Mandir "exhibition from India which was recently witnessed by some 500,000 people in Mumbai.
With an enchanting Raas Leela program and lovely musical programs- "Morning Melodies" bhakti sangeet program by Kumar Chaterjee, "Sanjeevani: The Revival!" oldies goldies musical concert by celebrity singers Sanjeevani and Shivprasad from India and a special feature program on devotion composed solely for JAINA called "Meeral The Musical".
With youth programs designed for the youth and by the youth including a parallel custom program for mature youth called the JNF. Also a young children's activity program for ages 5 to 12 yrs.
With a Ranakpur temple like interior décor and ambiance of a professional design by Architect Alvin Holmes based on the book by well-known photographer Thomas Dix.
With excellent Art exhibits by well known professional artists
With a variety of exhilarating mind-body-soul programs available every morning including one by our guest Krishnaji of the Art of Living
The campus like facility structure adds a new dimension to the challenges we faced this time. But that did not prevent us from leaving no stone unturned to make your stay comfortable and enjoyable at the 2007 JAINA convention. Whether we succeeded or not in this endeavor, you will have to tell us after the convention.
On behalf of the JAINA Convention 2007 Convention Board and all the hard working teams that have spent countless hours to make this convention happen, I thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you
We cannot thank enough all the volunteers and helpers who have made this convention possible through their self-less service.
Nitin Talsania
Programming Committee
Jain Education International
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