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WETTERWARE JAINA CONVENTION 2011
"Live and Help Live" :
JAINA PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 2011
JAIN CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Jain Center of Southern California (JCSC) has made phenomenal progress over last three decades in promoting Jain values in Jains & non-Jains. Jain community has also been able to expand to over 75,000 square feet facility that includes Religious Complex, Cultural Complex with state of the art Auditorium, and a one of a kind Wooden Temple that is considered as a Replica of Palitana! JCSC has also been pioneer in education of Children including not only Religious but also cultural & language which is served by more than 70 volunteer teachers! JCSC has been in fore front for various humanitarian activities in the field of Health by supporting Bidada Medical Camps for many years and Disaster relief. JCSC had organized fund raisers for Earthquake in Bhuj, India in 2001, Kashmir Earthquake Survivors in 2006 along with Pakistani community of Los Angeles, Haiti earthquake in 2010 & Japan Earthquake. JCSC took a leadership role to raise more than $ 100,000 to help survivors of Japan Earthquake. JCSC members with unity and harmony continue to spread Jain values in the world.
INSTITUTE OF JAINOLOGY
D. R. MEHTA
The Institute of Jainology, United Kingdom - for leadership in promoting Jainism's fundamental principles of compassion and non-violence towards all living beings, and propagating Jain values through art, culture and education
Shri Devendra R. Mehta, founder and Chief Patron, Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), Jaipur - for guiding the growth of BMVSS into the largest artificial limb/caliper fitting organization in the world
D. R. Mehta
HASMUKH SHAH
SHANTILAL MUTHA
Recipient of JAINA RECOGNITION AWARD for Leadership in Promoting Jainism in North America. Chairperson for MIS of JAINA and Associate Editor of
Jain Digest for more than 14 Hasmukh Shah
years. Founder President of Jain Swadhyay Mandir (USA). Editor of Atma Darshan Newsletter. Coordinator of Jain Scholars' visit to North America since 1992. Chairman of Adhyatmic Committee of JAINA. He lives in Florida since 1996.
Shri Shantilal G. Muttha, Founder of Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana, Pune, an organization dedicated to social service, disaster management, and permanent rehabilitation through quality education
Shantilal Mutha
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