Jain Spirit 2002 10 No 12

Author(s): Jain Spirit UK
Publisher: UK Young Jains

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DIKSHA CEREMONIES
. MUNISHRI NUTANJI, MITESH PRABHASAGARJI SALECHA and SADHWI PRIYA SREYANJANASRIJI took diksha from Upadhyayshri Maniprabhasagarji on 22 February 2002 and 11 March 2002 in Malpura, Rajasthan. MISS REKHA and MR. SANTOSH BAFNA of Samdari in Rajasthan took diksha from Mahasati Darshanprabhaji in the holy presence of Vinaymunishri 'Vagesh'.
• Ms. SUSHRI NEELAM CHAMBAD was initiated as a Jain sadhvi by Mahasatishri Daryakunwarji and Sadhwishri Jayprabhaji, disciples of Acharyashri Shubhchandji, on 17 February 2002 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. • DEEPAK JAIN, ASHISH BHANSALI, ABHAY MUTHA, MISS USHA NIRMAL and MISS UJJWAL JAIN, were initiated to the Jain Shraman Sangh order by Acharya Dr. Shivmuni and Upadhyayshri Vishalmuni at Meerut, Uttar Pradesh on 17 February 2002.
MR. ARVIND JAIN was initiated to the Jain order by Subhadramuniji on 24 February 2002 at Rishabh Nagar in Delhi. MS. VINEETA BACHHAWAT took diksha in the presence of Upadhyay Maniprabhsagarji under Sadhwi Komalshriji on 17 April 2002.
KM. KAVITA took diksha in the presence of Gachhadhipati Acharya Hemendra Surishwarji Maharaj and under Muni Jayprabhvijayji in Ahore on 15 May
2002.
KM. NIRMALA KOTHARI took diksha in the presence of Muni Jayprabhvijayji and under Sadhvi Muktishreeji in Ahore on 23 May 2002. • SHRI BABULAL SURANA was initiated to the Jain order under Acharya Hirachandji on 23 April 2002 in Igatpuri. ⚫ GYAN GACHHADHIPATI CHAMPALALJI in Balotra, accepted
KM. NEEMA, aged 24 years; KM. REKHA aged 22;
KM. PINKI aged 21; KM. RANJANA HUNDIA, aged 21; KM. NEETU LOOKAR, aged 21 and KM. SAMATA, aged 21 years
as Jain sadhvis in April 2002.
ANIMAL RIGHTS LAWYER SHOT DEAD
The Jain community of Bhivandi in India was shocked to learn about the savage murder of 31 year old Lalit Jain, an eminent lawyer who took illegal slaughterhouses to task. Resentful of Mr. Jain taking them to court over their livelihood, people from the Bhivandi slaughterhouse shot him down in broad daylight in the midst of a busy market place. Driven by strong beliefs in non-violence, compassion and animal protection, Mr. Jain had fought about
200 cases on the illegal killing of cows and other animals during the last eight years and had won all of them. He had prevented more than 5,000 animals from being taken to illegally operated slaughterhouses. Mr. Jain had dedicated his entire life to religious and animal welfare activities. The lawyer had previously been threatened several times, but had gone ahead with his court cases regardless.
OBITUARIES
MR. SHANTILAL RAICHAND DAFTARY, aged 90, died in Rajkot, India on 22 December 2001. Mr. Daftary, a scholar, an orator and a social worker was closely associated with Jain organisations in Rajkot, Koba and Songadh.
MR. ARVINDBHAI PANNALAL SHETH, aged 84, grandson of Shri Hathisinh Kesrisinh and Shrimati Harkuvarba died on 28 January 2002 in Ahmedabad, India. The Hathisinh family built the famous Jain temple in Ahmedabad known as Hathisinh Derasar. Arvindbhai contributed to the restoration of more than 150 ancient Jain temples and pilgrimage places globally, including Ahmedabad's Sankheshwar Mandir. He also supported many
DR. U. K. PUNGALIYA, M.A., LL.B., Ph.D., 80 years, passed away in Pune, India. Dr. Pungaliya was a Jain-Prakrit scholar, an advocate and a prominent social worker. He was a freedom fighter shelters and animal welfare activities. and was jailed during the Quit India movement in 1942. In 1995, at the age of 68, he was awarded a doctorate for his thesis, Philosophy and Spirituality of Shrimad Rajchandra.
MR. DINESHBHAI BHANSALI passed away on 2 February 2002. As the head of his family's charity, The Bhansali Trust, Dineshbhai had contributed financially as well as materially to the community. The Bhansali Trust spends crores of rupees on sustained relief aid to humans and animals, especially in times of disaster (drought, flood, earthquake).
GLOBAL NEWS
DR.
NEMICHAND JAIN, indefatigable crusader of vegetarianism, breathed his last on 8 August 2001 in Indore, India. He was deeply religious and lived for his chosen mission of spreading vegetarianism. He had crusaded for the cause through his monthly Shaakahaar Kranti (Revolutionary Vegetarianism) and other publications such as Slaughterhouses: 100 Facts.
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