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Jain Digest Summer 2007
JAIN DIGEST
A publication of the
Federation of Jain Associations
in North America (JAINA)
GUEST EDITORIAL TEAM JAINA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Sudhir M. Shah
Bindi Mehta
Shayna Parekh
Vinit Doshi
Email: sudhir@ahimsainc.com Phone: 203-397-5086
The Guest Editorial team is fully responsible for the contents of this issue, including the Cover Page Design, unless an author's name is specifically mentioned in the article. EDITOR IN CHIEF
Lata Champsee
Phone: 416/441-2200
email: latachampsee@usa.net
OTHER EDITORS AND DESIGNERS OF THE JAIN DIGEST
Dhrumil Purohit
email: dhrumil@dharmaboost.com
Dr. Mahendra Mehta
email: mhmehta@sympatico.ca Manubhai Doshi
email: mansukhdoshi@yahoo.com
Dineshbhai Chheda
email: dchheda@pica.army.mil
Pravin K. Shah
education@jaina.org Jadavji Kenia
email: jkenia@netzero.com
Chandrakant Parckh
email:cparekh 1@yahoo.com
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Hanul Bhandari hanul.bhandari@yja.org Chirag K. Shah
chirag.shah@yja.org
MATRIMONIALS
Hasmukh Shah
304 Tall Oak Trail Tarpon Springs, FL. 34688-7711 Phone: 727-934-6141 / 3255 hasmukh33@yahoo.com
MANAGING BOARD
Lata Champsee, Managing Director Dilip V Shah, Marketing Director Keerti Shah, Circulation Director
The Guest Editorial Team working with the Managing Board will endeavor to publish all material submitted but reserves the right to edit and/or reformat for clarity and space restrictions. The views expressed in the articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Managing Editorial Board of JAIN DIGEST.
Federation of Jain Associations in
North America (JAINA)
Jetion International
President
Dilip V. Shah
dilipyshah@gmail.com Phone: 215-561-0581, Fax: 215-567-3146 First Vice President
Lata Champsee
latachampsee@gmail.com Phone: 416/441-2200, Fax: 416/441-2211 Secretary Sushil Jain
skjain99@gmail.com
Phone: 301-670-0519. Fax: 703-534-5718 Treasurer
Pravin Mehta plmchta@hotmail.com Phone: 931-648-9535, Fax:931-648-9539 Regional Vice Presidents
Lalit Vora, Canada
Phone: 254-776-4209 Ivora@sympatico.ca Dilip B. Punatar, Midwest US
Phone: 937-848-3228 punatare@hotmail.com Nitin Talsania. Northeast, US
Phone: 908-306-1406 ngt@telcordia.com Deepika Dalal, Southeast US Phone: 954-431-5957 kdeepika@aol.com Nitin Shah, West US
Phone: 562-902-0277sheelanitin@gmail.com
Udai Jain, Southwest US Phone: 281-980-0741 Immediate Past President Kirit C. Daftary
Phone: 254/776-4209 SPECIAL OFFICE BEARER
Executive Director of JAINA
Kamalesh Amin Ph: 716-636-5342 http://www.jaina.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Names of all Board of Directors are listed on http://www.jaina.org
udaijn@yahoo.com
netrat@att.net
JAINA CHARITABLE TRUST Names of all Trustees are listed on http://www.jaina.org AFFILIATES
Brahmi Jain Society, US and Canada
1. A. A. of Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya, Rochester, NY International Mahavir Jain Mission. US and Canada
Jain Adhytmic Academy of N. America, Plano TX Jain Meditation International Center, US & Canada
NORTHEAST Regular Atlantic
Boston
Buffalo
Cherry Hill
Essex Fells
Hudson alley New York
Ocen
Orange Philadelphia
Jain Social Group, LA and Toronto Kutchhi Gurjar Jain Society, Grand Island, NY Kichhi Oswal Jain Association of North America(KOJAIN)
Shri Mahavir Jain Foundation, Santa Ana, CA Jain Academic Foundation of N America..TX
Pittsburgh
Rochester
Washington
Associate
Albany
Allentown
Binghamton Delaware
Elmira
Harrisburgh
Hartford
Syracuse
JAINA COMMITTEES Academic Liaison Committee Girish P. Shah 408-378-8765 Adhyatmic Committee Hasmukh Shab 727-934-6141 Calendar Committee Rajeev Pandya 718-816-0083 Constitution Review Committee Manibhai Mehta 714-898-3156 Govt & Int'l Organizations Relations Tansukh J. Salgia 740-965-2627 Interfaith Activies/World Council of Jains Arvind Vora 631-269-1167
Jain Center Resource Nitin Shah 562-902-0277
Jain Digest Membership Keerti Shah 630-837-8716 JNE/MIS
Sunil Jain 630-705-1884 Mukesh Doshi 847-517-2505 Jain Rituals
Naresh Shah 516-741-9269 Jaina Book Stores
Rohit H. Doshi 607-754-6010
Jaina Charitable Trust Mahendra K. Pandya 718-816-0083 Jaina Convention Board Dilip V. Shah 215-561-0581
Jaina Education
Pravin K. Shah 919-859-4994 Jaina Exhibition
Sudhir Shah 203-397-5086
Jaina Library
Ramesh Doshi 714-995-8914 Jaina Public Affairs Committee Sushil Jain 301-670-0519
Jaina Publication Prem Gada 806-794-4777
Jivdaya
Pramodaben Chitrabhanu 212-534-6090 Legal Advisory
Prakash Parekh 914-478-1075
SOUTHEAST Regular Atlanta
Miami
Raleigh
Associate
Augusta Charlotte
Ft. Meyers
Jacksonville Memphis Middle Tennessee Morgantown New Orleans
Orlando Panama City
Beach
Palm Beach
Tampa
For Private & Personal Use Only
MIDWEST
Regular
Chicago
Cinncinati/
Dayton
Cleveland
Columbus Detroit
Lansing
St. Louis Associate Kansas City Minneapolis Milwaukee
Toledo
JAINA HEADQUARTERS PO Box 700, Getzville, NY 14068-0700 Phone/Fax: 716/636-5342
jainahq @jaina.org www.jaina.org
Long Term Planning Yogendra Jain 781-856-0769
Media Production
Mamata Shaha 516-487-1852
Media and Public Relations Committee: Mr. Nitin Talasania 908-306-1406
Membership
Kamlesh Shah 301-838-9778
N. American Jain Families Assist Program Ila G. Mehta 419-865-2727 North American Jains History Jasvant Mehta 780-435-9070 Patron Program Udai Jain 281-980-0741 Pilgrimage Committee
Dilip V. Shah 215-561-0581
Planned Giving Committee Yogesh Karndar 203-288-2350 Scholar Visitation Nirmal Dosi 732-390-0296 Senior's Housing Gunvam Shah 732-246-4030 Jain Milan Committee Gunvant Shah 732-246-4030 Technology Committee Girish P. Shah 408-378-8765 Tirthodhdhar Committee Kirit Daftary 254-776-4209 TV Production Committee Dr. Mamta Shaha
V. R. Gandhi Scholarship Fund Pravin C. Shah 516-248-8265 Website Committee Dilip V. Shah 215-561-0581 World Community Service Bachubhai S. Ajmera 301-924-8070 YJA and YJP Coordinator Girish P. Shah 408-378-8765 Young Jains of America (YJA) Dhrumil Purohit 302-832-0361 Rajiv Jain 703-207-2323
Young Jain Professionals (YJP) Mayur Shah 415-223-2468 Sachin Shah 650-996-5560
SOUTHWEST
Regular
Dallas
Houston
Phoenix
Associate
Tulsa
Lubbock Colorado
WEST Regular
Los Angles San Francisco Associate
Las Vegas Portland Sacramento San Diego
CANADA Regular
Toronto
Associate
Edmonton
Montreal
Ottawa Vancouver
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