Jain Digest 2003 01 Vol 22 No 1

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

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JAIN DIGEST
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
SPRING 2003 VOL 22 NO. 1 CIRCULATION: 11000
Dear Dharmabandhu
In this issue
Headquarter News..............3
Vardhmannagar Report........4
School in Lachwad.............
Yatra Report.....
Committee News........
12th Jaina Convention........10
Conv registration form.......15
Regional News................17
The Art of Forebarance.......20
I am reporting to you JAINA's activities and achievements for the period since the last issue. The JAINA Executive Committee is dedicated to enhance your Society's Jain activities. We welcome your constructive input at anytime. You may send me an e-mail at president@jaina.org. • JAINA Convention at Cincinnati is not too far now. It Starts on July 3, 2003. If you have
not registered, please do so as soon as you can as the fees will go up on April 16, 2003. You can register on line at www.jainaconvention.com, The newly revised Pathshala books wil be unveiled and sold at this convention. The registration fees is not sufficient to cover convention expenses. I request all of you to consider donating to the convention funds.
On Feb. 2 keys to 250 newly built homes in VARDHAMAN NAGAR for resettlement of earthquake affected families in Bhuj were handed over. Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanuji. Blessed the new owners. Hon. Governor of Gujrat Shree Sundersinh Bhandar unveiled the marble plaque naming JAINA, Jain Center of America and India Earthquake relief orgnanizations of Michigan at the entrance of Vardhaman Nagar. This was truly a proud moment in JAINA'S history and I wish to congratulate Dr. Dhiraj Shah, our Past President for shepharding such a large humanitarian project over the last two years. For more details, see the feature article in the inside pages Four Medical Camps were held in India during Jan. and Feb. 2003 done in Bidada Kutch, Rajkot and Disa in Gujarat and in Sagar Madhya Pradesh. The North American team of Drs. led by Dr. Manibhai Mehta and Dr. Mahendra Pandya, our past presidents. JAINA JNF (Jain Network Forum) is in full swing now. This is the on JAINA website www.jaina.org., a place where an young Jain visits another young Jain for friendship, matrimonial or for many other relationship. The JNF database contains all JNF/MIS(Marriage Information Services) candidates from conventions like JAINA, YJA and YJP. Candidates can search the database of more than 500 plus candidates providing personal profile, activities, and future plans with their pictures. Any Jain member can register by sending annual dues of $30 and personal details form. To register please visit www.jaina.org and follow JNF link. or e mail inf_mis@hotmail.com Alternatively by mail to Bipin Parikh /Sunilkumar Jain 464 Stratford St. Des Plaines IL 60016. JAINA Yatra to Samet Shikherji and the surrounding places was completed successfully and all members were very satisfied with the management by Dilip V. Shah. Along with Yatra the group visited opening of the Jain school in Lachhwar (Birth place of Lord Mahavir) paid for by JAINA member donations. The yatris have donated good sums towards support of these school children. A sum of US$250 makes up for support of one child for three years. We have revised completely our mailing list starting with the last issue. We added about
1500 more members. I thank all the societies for in their society's current membership list. If we missed any member, please contact JAINA head quarter. We issued a pullout copy of JAINA at a Glance in December issue. Please detach it and use it. This is an opinion poll for medical doctors. We want to set up medical services for needy Jains in the USA on the web. I want you to respond if you are interested. If so, how would you set up the organization? And through email how often would you support for consultation.
Jai Jinendra !
Intro to Tattawartha...........21
JD Life Members..........
JAINA Financial Report......24
MIS Registration Form.......25
Matrimonials....
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Young Minds..
Young Jain Professionals.....32
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Bipin Parikh, President
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