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JAIN DIGEST Jains To Appear at Buckingham Palace
Vaishakhi R. Shah
Wins Award
Tnternational Sacred Literature Trust has confirmed
Tuesday, October 23, 1990 as the of the formal presentation of the Jain Declaration of Nature to H.H. Prince Phillip. The ceremony will be held at Buckingham Palace in London.
The Palace has agreed to extend the number of admitted persons from the Jain community because they will be coming from several parts of the world. Prince Phillip intends to have a round-table discussion with the Jain representatives. The discussions with Prince Phillip are expected to center around the theme: DO NOT EXPLOIT NATURE FOR SELFISH ENDS.
Dr. Sulekh Jain, president of JAINA, has been invited to participate along with a few other Jain families of the U.S.and Canada.
The Board of Trustees, the Presidents and the Executive committee of the Navnat Vanik Association and Oshwal Association will host the presentation to H.H. Prince Phillip along with a dinner celebration on October 24 at the Oshwal Center in Hertz, England.
Vaishakhi (Tina) R. Shah, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ramnik B. Shah of Wilmington, Delaware, has been selected as Bran
dywine DECA's Student of the Year. Shah, a senior, has been actively involved in Brandywine's chapter of the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) since her sophomore year.
Shah has proved to be the topcompetitorever at the annual DECA State Career Development Conference. She won five first place awards this year.
Shah has also been involved in class council, editor for the Literary magazine since her sophomore year, and is president of the National Honor Society at Brandywine.
Shah has maintained a 4.0 grade point average throughout here high school career. She plans to continue her studies at the University of Virginia this Fall with plans of attaining an MBA and a law degree.
International News
Jains To Appear At Palace
Dhiraj N. Shah Is Recognized
International Sacred Literature Trust has confirmed By Michigan Govenor
Tuesday, October 23, 1990 as the of the formal pres
entation of the Jain Declaration of Nature to H.H. Prince overnor James J. Blanchard of Michigan appointed
Phillip. The ceremony will be held at Buckingham Palace in Dhiraj N. Shah to serve as Acting Insurance Com
London. missioner on October 3, 1988.
The Palace has agreed to extend the number of admitted As Commissioner, Mr. Shah has opened up lines of com
persons from the Jain community because they will be communication with consumer and industry groups. He estab
ing from several parts of the world. Prince Phillip intends to lished a Consumers Advisory Committee to seek input on
have a round-table discussion with the Jain representatives. consumer issues. He has been actively involved in attracting
The discussions with Prince Phillip are expected to center international insurance industry to Michigan and estab
around the theme: DO NOT EXPLOIT NATURE FOR SELFlished an International Advisory Committee for that pur
ISH ENDS. pose. Mr. Shah has initiated several management and opera
Dr. Sulekh Jain, president of JAINA, has been invited to tional changes within the Insurance Bureau to make it more
participate along with a few other Jain families of the U.S. and efficient and effective. Mr. Shah currently serves as a mem
Canada. ber of the Insurance Program Advisory Committee at Olivet
The Board of Trustees, the Presidents and the Executive College in Olivet, Michigan.
committee of the Navnat Vanik Association and Oshwal Association will host the presentation to H.H. Prince Phillip along with a dinner celebration on October 24 at the Oshwal
Center in Hertz, England. The Following members of the Jain Center of St. Louis MO send their best wishes for the upcoming Mahavir Nirvan Day and ask for Kshamayachna from the readers of the Jain Digest
There are about 8 to 10 Jain families settled in Durban.
The total number of persons does not exceed 40. Dinesh/Nitka Mehta
They are in the packaging, printing and retail trade. Some of Suresh/Indira Shah
them are descendants of those who came at the turn of the Satish/Premlata Nayak
century to work for Mahatma Gandhi at the printing press
which published a newspaper. Anyone who desires to Paid Advertisement
contact should write to Shri Champaklal Mehta, P.O. Box
3268, Durban. Phone: (013) 281043.
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