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Youth Activity Speakers
Mitesh Shah has been affiliated with YJA for the past six years, either as a board member or Co-Chair. He is a Business Intelligence consultant from Atlanta and grew up in Alabama (yes, there are Jains everywhere!). Come to the 'Not Your Typical Vegetarian Debate' and discuss some relevant topics relating to being vegetarian in today's world. Find Mitesh at the convention and you can talk about sports (WAR EAGLE!), life, or maybe even play MAFIA with him!
Mukesh Doshi is a practicing pediatrician. He has been teaching Päthashälä in Chicago for the past 16 years. He is the Chairman of the JAINA JNF/MIS committee and a member of the JAINA Education committee. He is one of the contributors and authors of all temple Päthashälä books. He has been invited to speak on Jainism at various inter-faith events and several Chicago area schools and colleges
Naman Jain grew up and lives in Boston, MA. He has attended pathshala classes for most of his life and is a youth representative for the Jain Center of Greater Boston. He has taken the initiative in the Boston area to motivate the youth towards Jain principles with creative and fun activities. He has also been very involved with YJA and been a Co-Chair in the past. He graduated from Northeastern University with a Computer Engineering degree and works in the Boston area as a support engineer.
Nirav Shah is from Long Island, NY, completed his PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT in 2012, and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. His work focuses on satellite design. With an ongoing interest in interfaith dialogue, Nirav was a fellow of the Addir Interfaith Program at MIT that serves to bridge faith groups on campus. Nirav has presented at several YJA, YJP, and JAINA conferences, as well as local temple events in Boston and Chicago.
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