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FROM THE EDITOR IN CHIEF
Jai Jinendra!
JAINA is vibrating with these activities:
- Pratishtha on a grand scale organized by Jain Society of Greater Detroit this summer
- YJA's Biennial Conventions in Houston, Texas on the weekend of July 4th
- Boston Jain Society organizing Pathshala Teachers Conven- tion in May 1998
"JAINA Awareness' was the preamble behind our President, Dr. Dhiraj Shah's trip to U. K. and India. He met His Holiness Dalai Lama and Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma and Dr. R. Venkataraman, past presidents of India and made them aware of JAINA's activities.
In this issue an article on Parshvanath Vidyapeeth, a 60-yearold institute doing research in Jainism, is worthwhile reading. Please do write to us. We love to hear from you.
Lata Champsee
Meet your committee chairpersons
Ahimsa Day Celebration
Surendra Singhi
Community Leadership
Environment/Ecology
Nancy Jain
Essay Competition
Chhaya Kapadi
Fund Raising-USA
Sanjay Pandya
Fund Raising-USA
Bipin Parikh
Fund Raising-Canada
Laxmikant Nagda
Interfaith Activities/wc
Maha
Interfaith Activities/WC)
Rashmi Gardi
Jain Poojas Naresh Shah
JAINA BBS Pravin Shah
JAINA Temple Guidlines
Mahendra K Pandya
Jiv Daya Ratibhai Shah
Library and Education
Prem Gada
Long Term Planning
Prabodh Vaidya
MIS Hasmukh Shah
Media Watch/PR
Sushil lain
Membership Kamlesh Shah
NA Assistance Program
tla Mehta
Senior Citizens
Vinay Vakani
Scholar Visitation
Nirmal Dosi
V. R. Gandhi Scholarship
Pravin K Shah
World Community Service
HachubhAjmera
World Community Service
Bhadresh Dhila
World Community Service
Prakash Mehta
Young Jains of America
Gaurav Kapadia
Young lains of America
Raju Shah
Camera Shy Jain Poojas Arhant lain
Meet your special office bearers
Special Assistant to the President
Ramesh P. Shah
Executive Director of JAINA
Kamalesh Amin
JAIN DIGEST SPRING 1998/3
