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Secondary School, Delhi.
Shri Raj Kumar Kundoo, my Personal Secretary has provided me lot of help in making huge correspondence both for abroad and for India and in typing almost all drafts and texts of the Conference.
I am particularly thankful to the donors by whose cooperation the lunches and dinners of the Conference have been arranged. They being Shri Ramesh Chand Jain (PSJ), Shri Rikhabh Chand Jain (T.T.Industries), Shri R.D.Jain, Shri S.S.Jain and Shri Mulkb Raj Jain.
I am also thankful to Shri Kali Ram Jain, who has made a willing offer to contribute the Conference bags for the delegates. My sincere thanks are also due to all Patrons of the Conference, donors and advertisers for their cooperation in matter of finance.
Such a World Jain Conference can hardly be successful without the active participation of the delegates from abroad. It is a matter of pleasure that on the basis of enormous correspondence made with the Jains of many countries I was assured of a large participation of delegates from U.S.A., U.K., Germany, Singapore, and Nepal and scholars of various subjects and activists of vegetarianism and animal protection.
It is a matter of pride that eminent Jain saints and polit.cal leaders communicated their acceptance to address the Conference.
About four lakh Jains are now well settled abroad mainly in USA, Canada, U.K., Kenya, U.A.E., Singapore and Nepal. Their main desire is to have suitable literature, video cassets on lectures of Jain saints, Jain songs and talks etc. They also desire that good literature be placed in various Universities and libraries of various countries in order that the researchers may have the facility to go into depth of this one of the oldest religions of the world and to find an analysis of its scientific principles.
It would be a great service if the affluent Jain community would think of building of suitable resources for bringing out suitable literature nad place already published literature in the Universities, Libraries and research centres of various countries.
There is also need that more Jain scholars of repute are sent every year to various parts of the world to acquaint and educate the Jains living there about our principles, rituals, customs and traditions.
If the deliberations held at the 6th World Jain Conference at New Delhi will result in promotion of the movement of non-violence, peace, vegetarianism, Jain doctrines, culture and literature and finding out ways and means for meeting the religious, social and literary needs of the Jains all over the world, for causing global work for prevention of cruelty to the animals and birds, and service of the sick and disabled, involvement of women and youth in transformation of society, the purpose of holding the Conference will really be achieved. It is hoped that all the participants would please take the objectives of the Conference to their respective countries for a dedicated follow up.
Satish Kumar Jain
Secretary General. 53, Rishabh Vihar, New Delhi-110092 India Phone : 2145490 December 20, 1995.
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