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JAINA Executive Committee
JAIN DIGEST Volume 10 No. 1 March 1994
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Chief Editor
President
Jagar Jain First Vice President
Manibhai Mehta Vice Presidents - Regions
Ramesh Jain - Canada Niranjan Shah - Midwest, US Naresh Shah - North East US Mahendra Dosi - South East US Hansa Varia - South West US
Harilal Shah - West US Secretary, Ramesh Shah Treasurer, Vinod Doshi Immediate Past President
Sulekh Jain
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Regional Editors
Mahendra Mehta - Canada 26 Vancho Cres Islington, Ont. M9A 422 Phone/Fax: 416/241-2044
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Other Organizations Brahmi Society (US & Canada) Int'l A.A. of M.J.Vidyalaya Int'l M.). Mission (US & Canada) Jain Meditation Int'l Center (US & Canada) Jain Social Group Kutchhi Gurjar Jain Samaj Shri S.S. Jain Foundation Shri Mahavir Jain Foundation
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LETTERS
From the Editor
REGIONS:
JAINA FOCUS Canada - All provinces
We have recently started this monthly news Midwest-ND,SD.KS.MO,LA.MN,WI. letter mainly for administrative purposes only. ILOH,IN MINE
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necessarily the opinions of Managing Editorial Our readers are encouraged to send their views Board or JAINA. on current matters facing the Jain community We try to publish as much as our space
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June 1994 May 15 right to edit letters for clarity and space. The September 1994 August 15 views expressed in the letters are those of the
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