YJA Convention 2002 07 NJ Fifth

Author(s): Young Jains of America (YJA)
Publisher: Young Jains of America YJA USA

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Amar Salgia
Amar Salgia holds both a bachelor's and master's degree in engineering and was formerly a project authority at Boeing Satellite Systems. His research and writings on Jain philosophy & tradition encompass world history, religion, and modern science. Part of his awareness involves how Jainism and its development have been represented and misrepresented in both Western & Indian writing and teaching media. Amar was one of the founders of the Young Jains of America. His long-term projects include Jain outreach to American society and the building of a new American Jain tradition accessible to all Americans. His recent publication Pure Freedom: The Jain Way of Self Reliance is a first exposure to Jain thinking designed for persons of Judeo-Christian and agnostic/atheistic backgrounds.
Ameet Shah
I Ameet Shah spent most of his life growing up in Lexington, a small southern town nestled in central North Carolina. He will be joining JP Morgan in New York as an analyst in their investment banking division. Ameet has been extensively involved in the Jain community as a former Co-Chair of the YJA executive board and active member of both the Charlotte and Raleigh Jain communities.
Dr. Anne Vallely
Dr. Anne Vallely teaches courses in "Environmental Thought" and "Religious Ethics and Environment" at McGill University, and a course in "Jainism" at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. She received her Ph. D. in Anthropology from University of Toronto. The title of her thesis was, "Women and Ascetic Ideal in Jainism." In 1999-2000 she received the Rockefeller Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities. Her book, Guardians of the Transcendent: An Ethnography of a Jain Ascetic Community, is being published by the University of Toronto Press in Spring 2002.
Archit Shah
Archit Shah is currently a graduate student in computer science at MIT. After graduating with a B.S. from MIT, he spent two years in industry as a software developer and manager at an internet consulting firm. He has been actively involved in presentations at 3 national Jain conferences. As part of the Jain Center of Greater Boston's Pathshala, he participated in the Tattvartha Sutra project which presented the fundamentals of Jainism to almost 1000 people at the Toronto JAINA convention. At the last JAINA convention he gave a talk exploring the relationship between Jainism and science.
Arvind Bhandari
1 Arvind Bhandari has been active in educating the youth in New Jersey for over ten years as a pathsala teacher. He dedicates his time to help the youth understand Jain principles in a dynamic and interactive way. He has written and directed many plays that are preformed by the youth at JAINA conventions as well as local Mahavir Jayanti Cultural programs. Arvind Bhandari is an advocate for the young Jains in New Jersey and continues to be an asset to the Indian community. Mr. Bhandari is married to a supportive wife, Nayna Bhandari, has two sons, and one daughter-inlaw.
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