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Canada
U. K.
Cureem, Dr. Robert Redinger, Mr. G. Ralph Strohl, Shri Arvind Shah and Shri Pradip Jain.
Dr. Natubhai Shah, Shri Hansraj Jain, Shri Tilak Doshi, Shri Prakash Baid and Shri S. M. Shah.
Jain Education International
Dr. S. K. Dhariwal, Shri Ummed C. Golechha, Smt. Pushpa Jain, Shri Nitin Mehta, Shri K.C. Jain, Shri B.L. Jain, Shri Harish Mohan Jain and Shri R. S. Sharma.
Singapore: Shri Dev Raj Jain.
Doha Qatar Shri K. C. Jain & Shri B. M. Jain.
The Third International Jain Conference was very well received and given wide publicity by almost all the leading daily and periodical English, Hindi and other language newspapers and T. V. and Radio in India. The objectives of the Conference particularly disarmament, nuclear-weapons free world. world peace and non-violence received much support and appreciation by Government leaders, people and the public media in the context of increasing arms race among nations, particularly the Super Powers, danger of annihilation of life by nuclear, biological and chemical warfare, ocurrence of war and war like situation among neighbouring countries and heavily increasing expenditure on arms stockpile and defence measures. Equally well received were the objectives to speed up the movement to promote vegetariansim by pursuasion, education, publicity and all other relevant means; to promote ethical values among the young people, to promote Jain culture and literature particularly overseas for making steadfast the Jain Samskars among the Jain residents, who have settled in large number in U.K. USA, Canada, Kenya, Nigeria and various other countries of the world, to meet the needs of the Jains world over in important spheres like deputation of scholars for lectures and for fellowships for period upto two years, publication of literature on tenets of Jain religion and its publicity in simple English and in non-traditional manner, preparation of films on the life and pilosophy of Bhagwan Mahavir, prevention of cruelty to animals, introduction of correspondence lessons on Jainism preparation of directories of the Jains also to meet the matrimonial purpose, and to bring subitable and very well published books on birth. marriaga and death rituals, Jain culture and archaeology etc. The generous offers made at the Conference by Shri P. C. Luniya and Shri M. C. Luniya in this regard were highly appreciated. The Third Internarional Jain Conference recommended that the World Jain Congress which has been set up, the Ahima International and the various other Jain Societies and the centres of the world singly or in collaboration with other organisations must strive to take up action on the Conference objectives sincerely and consistently.
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