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Chairman, Hospitality Committee. No less was the enthusiasm of Secretary Finance, Shri Deven Yashwant and other members including Shri M.P.Jain, Shri Subhash Chand Jain, Shri Deep Chand Jain and Shri Jagmohan Jain to make the Conference successful.
Shri M.P.Jain made excellent efforts in putting up a large exhibition of the Jain publications brought out by various publishers of India. It was indeed a magnificent exhibition organised single handed in Vigyan Bhawan and Siri Fort Auditorium.
The guidance of Shri Veerendra Heggade, President, World Jain Congress was always forthcoming in all matters of planning and organisation.
Several donors made generous financial contribution to make the Conference successful. Notable names being, Shri Ramesh Chand Jain (P.S.J.), late Shri Kashmir Chand Godha, late Shri Prem Chand Jain (Jayna Time Industries), Shri Adishwar Lal Jain, late Sahu Shryans Prasad Jain, Shri Mulkh Raj Jain, Shri Veerendra Heggade and Shri Shital Parsad Jain.
The 6th World Jain Conference has been sponsored by World Jain Congress and is being organised by Ahimsa International in FICCI Auditorium, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi-110001 on December 24,25 & 26, 1995. The theme of the Conference is "The Jains in the 21st Century". Some other subjects which will be discussed are Role of Jains in the World of Tomorrow, Religion, Literature, Peace, Ahimsa, Environment, Human Nutrition, Health and Diet, Animal Rights, Women & Society, Service of the Disabled and Media Publicity.
Like two earlier conferences held in New Delhi in 1985 & 1987, a useful and attractive Souvenir is being brought out at the 6th World Jain Conference. The team of we three editors viz. Shri Satish Kumar Jain, Secretary General as Chief Editor, Dr.B.S.Jain, Associate Professor of Mathematics in Delhi University, and Dr. (Miss) Aruna Anand, Research Scholar, as Editors have taken infinite pains in collecting the articles from reputed authors and writers.
Shri Ramesh Chand Jain (PSJ) Chairman, Organising Committee has provided appreciable assistance in holding the Conference. His practical and helping approach has much encouraged the Conference organisers and also solved the day to day problems which such large conferences usually face. Shri Veerendra Heggade, President, World Jain Congress, Shri Mulkh Raj Jain, President, Ahimsa International, Shri Suresh Chand Jain, Chairman, Reception Committee have made sincere efforts for success of the Conference.
The zeal of Shri S.S.Jain and Shri Satendra Kumar Jain, Chairman and Convenor respectively of the Finance Committe deserves special mention. Shri S.S.Jain is a devoted social worker for the cause of disabled and has organised the camp for the assistance of the disabled to be held on December 26,1995. Their social contacts and efforts are sincerely acknowledged.
Shri P.K.Jayna and Shri Satish Jain, dedicated social workers of considerable repute have earnestly worked for the success of the Conference. They have rendered their assistance in all spheres of work as Organising Secretaries.
Shri Kamal Kishore Jain, senior journalist and social figure of all India repute, one of the Organising Secretaries of the Conference, has rendered his dedicated services for the success of the Conference.
Smt.Gulab Kanwar Nahata, a well known social figure of Delhi, has rendered appreciable assistance as Convenor of "Women Session" and cultural programme, assisted by Smt. Anila Jain, who possesses a sweet musical throat, and Smt. Chandra Mohini Patel, Principal of Little Flowers Public Sr.
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