Jain Digest 1999 01 Vol 15 No 01

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

Page 5

Continued from page 1 JAINA Convention. Chief guest Vice-President Al Gore and Honourable guests like Father Valles of Ahmedabad, Sushma Swaraj (Ex-Minister of Information and Broadcasting in India) and many prominent scholars and dignitaries will grace the occasion.
Last but not least, JAINA, under the leadership of Dr. Manoj Dharamsi, is preparing for 2600h Birth Anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavir in year 2001. Dr. Manoj Dharamsi, Dr. Manibhai Mehta and myself held meetings in India with many Jain leaders to develop common programs. I also visited New Delhi and followed up my meeting with Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, I also met Home minister L. K. Advani,
Minister of Broadcasting and Information Mr. Pramod Mahajan, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Mr. Khurana, leader of Opposition In Rajya Sabha Dr. Manmohan Singh and Ms. Sushma Swaraj (Ex-minister of Information and Broadcasting).
As you can see, hundreds of JAINA volunteers were active in the last three months to fulfil JAINA's stated mission "From Cradle to Cremation - JAINA is there!"
Jai Jinendra!
olstah
Dhiraj Shah
January 25-27, 1999: President at work for 2001 Mahavir Celebration
Mr. Rajiv P. Jain (JAINA's India
representative) and Dr. Dhiraj Shah with Mr. L. K. Advani, Home Minister of India
With Smt. Sushma Swaraj, ex
Minister of Information & Broadcasting and ex-Chief Minister of Delhi
With Dr. Manmohan Singh, leader
of the opposition
With Pramod Mahajan, Minister of
Information & Broadcasting
Cover Captions
1
Photo 1: US Ambassador Richard Celeste and Consul General Franklin Huddle with JAINA
doctors and volunteers at Bidada medical camp
Photo 2: Dr. Manibhai Mehta operating on a child to remove a kidney stone Photo 3: Participants at the Jain Teachers Workshop held last November in Raleigh, NC Photo 4: JAINA volunteers participating in the ground breaking ceremony of a villager's house Photo 5: AINA volunteers distributing blankets to villagers of Ragha and Skehkadia
Meet the new committee chairpersons
JAINA Convention '99
Mahendra Pandya
Pilgrimage Dilip V. Shah
Jirnodhdhar Kirit Daftary
JAIN DIGEST Membership
Keeni Shah
Future Conventions
Bipin larich
JAIN DIGEST SPRING 1999/3