JAINA Convention 2015 07 Atlanta GA

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

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Past JAINA Ratna Award Recipients
Past JAINA Presidents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Congratulations to the recipients of JAINA's most prestigious award in North America, the JAINA Ratna Award. Recipients of this award have made contributions of time and personal financial resources for JAINA, their local Jain Center and the community at large to fulfill the JAINA mission, have published articles, lectured and teach Jain principles, participate in interfaith activities, show a high level of personal character and integrity, and are a practitioner of major tents of Jainism.
In addition to the innumerous community members who constantly embody the Jain Way of Life, we are grateful to the following JAINA PRESIDENTS for their dedicated leadership and service. Under this talented group of leaders JAINA has grown to an international presence. JAINA's success is evident through the growth of the biennial convention, which has thousands of attendees and has invited speakers, scholars and monks/ nuns from around the world. JAINA also provides numerous educational material and workshops to sustain the Jain Way of Life for future generations. JAINA has a strong community Outreach and services program. The type of growth JAINA has seen is due to the community support and strength of our leaders. Thank you to the past JAINA presidents!
Year
Activity
JAINA RATNA Award Recipient
Recipient's Home Jain Center
Term
Term
1989
Dr. Duli Chand Jain
Jain Study Circular
1981 - 1983
JAINA President Mr. Lalit Shah Dr. Manoj Dharamsi Dr. Tansukh Salgia
JAINA President Mr. Bipin Parikh Mr. Anop Vora
1983 - 1985
1991 Dr. Prem Gada 1993 De Dhiraj Shah
Jain Center of West Texas (TX) Jain Community of Buffalo (NY)
2001 - 2003 2003 - 2005 2005 - 2007 2007 - 2009
1985 - 1989
Mr. Kirit Daftary
1995
Dr. Manoj Dharamsi
1989 - 1993
Dr. Sulekh Jain
1993 - 1995
1997
Leader of JAINA Library AINA World Community Service First Elected JAINA President Founder of JAINA 1981 Second Elected JAINA President Founder of JAINA 1981 JAINA Education Committee Past JAINA President JAINA Interfaith/Multifaith Author/Scholar Past JAINA President Past JAINA President
Dr. Tansukh Salgia
Mr. Dilip Shah Mrs. Lata Champsee Dr. Sushil Jain
Dr. Jagat Jain Dr. Manibhai Mehta Dr. Dhiraj Shah
2009 - 2011 2011 - 2013 2013 - 2015
1995 - 1997 1997 - 1999 1999 - 2001
Mr. Prem Jain
Jain Society of Metropolitan Washington (MD) Jain Center of Central Ohio (OH) Jain Center of Cincinnati and Dayton (OH) Jain Study Center of North Carolina (NO) Jain Center of Southern California (CA) Jain Center of Long Island (NY) Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago (IL) Jain Society of Rochester (NY) Jain Center of Cincinnati and Dayton (OH) Jain Society of Houston (TX) Jain Center of Northern California (CA) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1999 Mr. Pravin Shah 2001 Dr. Manilal B Mehta 2003 Mr. Arvind Vora 2005 Mr. Manubhai Doshi 2007 Mr. Anop Yona 2009 Dr. Sulekh Jain
Dr. Mahendra Pandya
Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.
-Mahatma Gandhi
2011 Mr. Girish Shah 2013 Ms. Lata Champsee
Founder of JAINA 1981 First female President of JAINA Editor of Jain Digest
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