Jain Spirit 2005 09 No23

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

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BEHIND THE SCENES
WHAT IS JAIN SPIRIT? Jain Spirit is the only non-sectarian international quarterly magazine in English on the Jain culture, one of the oldest living non-violent traditions in the world. It relates the ancient values to the modern world in a fun, educational and creative way. English is increasingly becoming the global language of communication, and the Jains are a global community. Each issue is over 80 pages long, containing a wide range of articles written by people from all over the world, from scholars to artists and young people.
management. Dr. Atul K. Shah is the founding editor who has given up a highly successful academic career to focus full-time on this project. He was also the founder of the Young Jains movement, the first non-sectarian democratic youth Jain organisation. We have an international advisory board who critically review and comment on articles and the magazine. The editor regularly speaks at various events and is available to give presentations to different audiences.
HOW IS IT PUBLISHED? Jain Spirit is a UK charity and a company limited by guarantee. A professional team of four full-time and various freelance staff work to produce each issue. The printing and global distribution is done from India in order to save on cost. A range of donors and advertisers fund the publication and support the existing infrastructure. Jain Spirit is a professional charity whose primary mission is to 'Share Jain Values Globally'. We do need regular support from sponsors - individual and corporate and invite you to come forward so that we can concentrate our limited resources on publication and dissemination. In particular, we invite businesses to take an active stake in this project and use their unique fundraising skills for the benefit of the global . community. To donate any amount, please email us on editor@jainspirit.org for information on our schemes.
WHO IS BEHIND JAIN SPIRIT? As well as a team of full-time staff there are many volunteers who help the charity in various ways from writing to marketing, fundraising and
WWW.JAINSPIRIT.COM
is the 24/7 internet home of Jain Spirit. Here you will find more detailed information about each of the above and an on-line secure credit card subscription form and advertising rates. Gift subscriptions are a unique way to spread this magazine and we encourage you to sign up for them on our website. Latest news and announcements will be disseminated through this, so we encourage readers to visit it regularly. We have also started an e-mail newsletter, and to subscribe e-mail marketing@jainspirit.com - this is a unique forum for announcement of quality Jain events and news. We would also like to invite people to submit unique photos for the website and the magazine. Writers are welcome to contact us with articles or suggestions for new articles.
HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED? We are looking for ambassadors for Jain Spirit in different parts of the world who can promote the magazine, send us news and information and collect subscriptions on our behalf. If you are interested please email Kiran Nandha on marketing@jainspirit.⚫
Dr. Shah: Executive Editor
Becky Hoh: Editorial Assistant & Kid Spirit Editor
Joanne Wood: Art Editor & Designer
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Kiran Nandha: Marketing Assistant
Mahesh Mistry: Web Support