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JAIN DIGEST
A publication of the
Federation of Jain Associations In North America BAINA)
EDITOR Dilip Punatar
4239, Clearview
Bellbrook OH 45305
Phone: 937-848-3228
email: punatar@hotmail.com
REGIONAL EDITORS
Canada
Ramesh Jain
email: rojain99@hotmail.com
Midwest, US
Manubhai Doshi
email: mansukhdoshi@yahoo.com
Northeast, US
Dineshbhai Chheda
email: dchheda@pica.army.mil
Southeast, US
Pravin K. Shah <education@jaina.org>
Southwest, US
Jadavji Kenia
email: jkenia@netzero.com
West, US
Chandrakant Parekh email:cparekh1@yahoo.com
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Amit Jain
ammit.jain@yja.org
Meghi Mehta
meghi.mehta@yja.org
Matrimonials
Mukesh Doshi 1540 Sandburg Dr Schaumburg, IL, 60173 Ph:847-517-2505
email:mukusha@bcglobal.net
MANAGING BOARD Lata Champsee, Managing Director Mahendra Shah, Marketing Director Keerti Shah, Circulation Director
The Managing Editorial 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.
COVER DESIGN
JAINA Convention logo designed by Dipti Shah of Piscatway, NJ
Jain Education International
Federation of Jain Associations in
North America (JAINA)
JAINA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE JAINA COMMITTEES President Academic Liaison Committee Sulekh C. Jain 281-494-7656
Dilip V. Shah dilipvshah@gmail.com Phone: 215-561-0581
First Vice President
Lata Champsee Phone: 416-441-2200
latachampsee@gmail
Secretary
Sushil Jain skjain99@gmail.com Phone: 301-670-0519
Treasurer
Rita Sheth jainatreasurers@gmail.com 918-812-7802
Regional Vice Presidents
Lalit Vora, Canada
Phone: 514-631-1393
Dilip B. Punatar, Midwest US Phone: 937-848-3228
Nitin Talsania. Northeast, US Phone: 908-306-1406
Deepika Dalal, Southeast US Phone: 954-431-5957
Nitin Shah, West US Phone: 562-902-0277
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 Asvin Mehta
Phone: 718-208-4435
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Names of all Board of Directors are listed on http://www.jaina.org
NORTHEAST Atlantic
Boston
Buffalo
Cherry Hill
Essex Fells
Hudson alley New York
Ocen
Orange Philadelphia Richmond
AFFILIATES
Brahmi Jain Society, US and Canada
I. 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 Jain Social Group, LA and Toronto Kutchhi Gurjar Jain Society, Grand Island, NY Kutchhi Oswal Jain Association of North America (KOJAIN)
Shri Mahavir Jain Foundation, Santa Ana, CA Jain Academic Foundation of N.America, TX
Pittsburgh
Rochester
Washington
Albany Allentown
Binghamton Delaware
Elmira Harrisburgh
Hartford
Syracuse
Adhyatmic Committee Hasmukh Shah 727-934-6141 Calendar Committee Rajeev Pandya 718-816-0083
Campus Outreach Committee Ashok Damodia 510-979-9312
Fund Raising Committee Keerti Shah 630-837-8716
Govt. & Int'l Organizations Relations Dhiraj H. Shah 716-773-1314
Interfaith Activies Arvind Vora 631-269-1167 Naresh Jain 201-933-8963 Anop Vora 585-473-9290
Jain Center Resource Nitin Shah 562-902-0277
Jain Digest Membership Keerti Shah 630-837-8716
JNF/MIS
Sunil Jain 630-705-1884 Mukesh Doshi 847-517-2505 Jain Milan Gunvant Shah 732-246-4030 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
Lata Champsee 416-441-2200
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 Manoj Dharamsi 703-620-9837
SOUTHEAST
Atlanta
Miami
Augusta
Charlotte
Ft. Meyers Jacksonville Memphis Middle Tennessee Morgantown New Orleans Orlando
Panama City Beach Palm Beach Raleigh
Tampa
For Private & Personal Use Only
MIDWEST Chicago Cinncinati/ Dayton Cleveland Columbus
Detroit
Lansing
St. Louis Kansas City Minneapolis Milwaukee
Toledo
JAINA HEADQUARTERS 43-11 Ithaca Street Elmhurst, NY 11373
Ph: 718-208-4435 jainahq @jaina.org
Jivdaya
Pramodaben Chitrabhanu 212-534-6090
Legal Advisory
Prakash Parekh 914-478-1075 Neel Shah 908-769-7000 Long Term Planning Yogendra Jain 781-856-0769 Media Production Mamata Shaha 516-487-1852
Media and Public Relations Mr. Nitin Talasania 908-306-1406
Membership Kamlesh Shah 301-838-9778
N. American Jain Families Assist Ila G. Mehta 419-865-2727
North American Jains History Jasvant Mehta 780-435-9070
Patron Program Udai Jain 281-980-0741
Pilgrimage Committee Vastupal Shah 586-323-2015
Planned Giving Committee Yogesh Kamdar 203-288-2350
Scholar Visitation
Nirmal Dosi 732-390-0296
Senior's Housing Gunvant Shah 732-246-4030
Technology Committee Girish P. Shah 408-378-8765
Tirthodhdhar Committee Usha Maru 203-775-1906
V. R. Gandhi Scholarship Fund Pravin C. Shah 516-248-8265
Website Committee Dilip V. Shah 215-561-0581
World Community Service Dhiraj Shah 716-773-1314 YJA and YJP Coordinator Girish P. Shah 408-378-8765
Young Jains of America (YJA) Ami Doshi 781-269-4095 Sonia Ghelani 214-912-0214 Young Jain Professionals (YJP) Suchi Gala 03-305-5505 Sejal Lakhani 917-273-2160 SOUTHWEST WEST Los Angles
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CANADA
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