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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 www.jainelibrary.orgPage Navigation
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