JAINA Convention 2007 07 NJ Edison Program Guide

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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CHANDRAKANT MEHTA
Chandrakant Mehta has been giving discourses on Jainism for the past seventeen years. He is a well-respected Jain scholar who has provided a remarkable contribution by giving lectures, Swadhyaya, Aradhana, Samayik, and Shibirs in many Jain centers of USA. He has delivered inspiring lectures during the eight-day Paryushana Parv celebration at the Jain Center of Cincinnati (Ohio), Jain Center of Greater St. Louis (MO), Jain Samaj of America (New York City), Jain Society of Houston (Texas), Jain Society of metropolitan Washington and Jain Center of New Jersey. He holds a Masters degree in Physics from India and a Masters degree in Nuclear engineering. He retired in 2005 to devote more time for religious activities.
DEVENDRABHAI SHAH
Devendrabhai Shah is retired CPA (accountant) by profession, who spent significant part of his life in Mumbai, India. Currently, he resides with his family in the US. He has studied in detail various aspects of Jainism. He frequently conducts Sthanakwasi Pratikaman, with full translation and meaning, He also conducts swadhyay sessions on Jainism topics
DHIRUBHAI MEHTA
Panditji, at the age of 13, in 1948, joined Shri Yashovijayjä Jain Sanskrit Pathshala' at Mehsana, North Gujarat, after completing Primary school education. He stayed there for eight years during which he studied a variety of Jain religious subjects and several original scriptures such as Panch Pratikeamana, Nava Senarana, Jiva Vichar, Nava Tattvas, Jambu Dvip, Trana Bhasya, Six Karma Granthas, Visheshavashyak Bhashya, Tattvartha Sutra, Kammapachadi, Tark Sangraha, Siddhahem Vyakaran. After completing his study at Mahesana, he accepted the activity of teaching Jain Monks, Nuns, Shravakas and Shravikas at 'Shri Hemchandra-Acharya Jain Sanskrit Pathshala and other places, in Ahmedabad. His students have prepared audio cassettes of his lectures. These cassettes have generated a great deal of interest among people desirous of studying the Jain religion, both in India and abroad.
DINESHBHAI MODY
Shri Dineshbhai Mody is based in Mumbai, India. He holds degree of M.A. in economics from University of Mumbai. He has been a senior attorney for supreme court of India and been practicing in Mumbai High Court and Supreme Court for past 40 years. He is also associated with K.C. Law College, University of Mumbai and several other colleges. Shri Mody has published several books on law, finance, capital market numismatics, labor and industrial relations philosophy. He has also published 13 books on Jain philosophy. To honor him, Mumbai University has named after him the Institute of Management Studies and a Business School. Also, Mumbai Municipal Corporation has named after him a street in the business district of the city.
DR. BRUCE COSTAIN (BALABHADRA)
Dr. Bruce Costain, (Balbhadraji) is the first Jain Chaplain in North America. He is a Canadian Citizen now lives in US practicing and propagating Jain philosophy for over twenty years. He has visited almost all Jain center in North America and provided discourses on Jain philosophy to people of all ages and also participated in children's camp where he taught basic things to young Jains, has become the first official Jain Chaplain in North America. He completed Hospital Chaplain Program in August 2003 at the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education in Nashville, Tennessee. For a further understanding, he traveled several countries including India. He came in contact with Gurudave Shri Chitrabhanuji in 1980 and since then got involved in Jainism and its philosophy of life and did his PhD from University of Toronto. Recently the second edition of his "Applied Jainism" book which is a combination of his Master Thesis and PhD Dissertation is published.
DR. DIPAK JAIN
De Dipak C. Jain, PhD Marketing, is Dean, Kellogg School of Management and Sandy and Morton Goldman Professor in Entrepreneurial Studies, Professor of Marketing and currently teaching Strategic Marketing, Marketing Research, New Products & Services and Probabilistic & Statistical Models in Marketing. Has been recipient of several career, professional and teaching awards, has been involved in several research projects and has published over 30 articles in leading journals and has been consultant to many leading corporations.
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