Jain Digest 2000 02 Vol 16 No 02

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

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FROM THE EDITOR IN CHIEF
Jai Jinendra!
Wehavebeen publishing series of pictures in the Jain Digestin order to put names to faces. In the past issues we published pictures ofJAINA Executive Committee members, JAINA Committee Chairpersons etc. This issue containing pictures of Directors ofJAINA representing all 54 Jain Societies of North America. As you know, noorganization can function without dedication and sacrifice ofits Board membersorexecutive committee members. Everyone of them has been putting utmostefforts, Our hats off to them!
This year being the Centennial year of Dehvilay of Shrimad Rajchandra, followers all over the world are paying him homage in many different ways. Pilgrimages are beingorganized to visit places where he used to meditate, his birth place etc., Lecture series, swadhyay Shibir's and special Bhakti sessions are being conducted all over the world. Like everyone, Jain Digest has madea small effort to commemorate this event. Special thanks to Manubhai Doshi, Pravin L. Shah, Bharati Ghatalia and Vinay Vakaniin helping me with this issue.
APRIL 2001 ISSUE OF JAIN DIGEST WILL BE A SPECIAL ISSUE ON “BHAGWAN MAHAVIR" TO COMMEMORATE THE 2600th anniversary of the birth of the Tirthankara. We want your ideas and articles for this issue. Feel free to call me at 416-441-2200 or email me at latachampsee@usa.net.
Lata Champsee
Meet your Board of Directors at Large
Chitrabanu, Pramodabhen Dalal, Saurabh Jain, Gyan Chand Shah, Dilip T Shah, Sharad
Camera Shy Shantibhai Shah Virendra Shah
Meet your Board of Directors
Bhaiji, Khushal - North Royalton, OH Bhandari, Jaysingh - Miami, FL Chudgar, Rasik - Latham, NY Kirit Daftary - Waco, TX Deepika Dalal - Cooper City, FL
Dand. Pravin - Silver Spring, MD Doshi, Vijay - Charlotte, NC Gada, Prem - Lubbock, TX Gada. Ram - St. Paul, MN Gala, Vasanji T.- Memphis, TN
Jain, Jagat - Buffalo, NY Jain, Surendra - Athens, OH Kamdar, Madhu R - Randolph, NJ Maru, Hans - Brookfield, CT Mehta, Dilip - Wellington, FL
Mehta. Jaswant - Edmonton, AB Mehta, Jitendra - Lenexa, KS Mehta, Manibhai - Cypress, CA Mehta, Pravin - Clarksville, TN Pandya, Mahendra - Staten Island, NY
JAIN DIGEST SUMMER 2000/3