YJA Convention 2002 07 NJ Fifth

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

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Ashik Shah
Born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1969, Ashik has spent most of his life in the United Kingdom, where he was educated at the Cambridge University in Economics and Politics. He has spent much of his spare time studying various religions of the world, and modes of spirituality, and focused on Jainism in recent years. He has benefited from the guidance of many great teachers, such as Pujya Chitrabhanuji amongst others. He has studied Shrimad Rajchandra's life and teachings for the last five years, taking the guidance of Pujya Nalinbhai Kothari of Sayla, Saurashtra, India.
He has been part of a team translating a book on the life of Shrimad into English from a Gujarati version by Shri Kumarpal Desai, and is currently working on a translation and commentary of Shrimad's Shri Atma Siddhi for the Institute of Jainology, to be published as part of the International Sacred Literature Trust Series, which includes "That Which Is" or the Tattvartha Sutra.
He helped to found YJA, and was on the executive board 1993-1995, and has presented in Chicago in 1994, and in LA in 2000. He was also one of the main speakers at the Young Jains international convention in July 2000 in London.
Dr. Atul Mehta
Dr. Atul M. Mehta, President and CEO founded Elite Laboratories in 1990. He is a renowned scientist in the field of oral controlled release dosage form development, and has over 15 years of experience, and is an inventor of 10 US patents. His company is traded on the NYSE under the ticker ELI.
Beeneet Kothari
Beeneet Kothari is a junior at the University of Pennsylvania and also a board member of the YJA. He is enrolled in the Management and Technology (M&T) Program, and is majoring in Bioengineering and Economics at Wharton. In 2000, Beeneet was an Intel Science Talent Search Top 40 National Finalist for his research on HIV, T Cells, and anti-HIV drug therapy. Last year, Beeneet was awarded a prestigious full scholarship to conduct Quantum Computing research at Oxford University.
Dr. Bharat Shah
Dr. Bharat Shah practices Chest and Internal Medicine in New York City. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine and has worked on artificial lungs for emphysema patients.
He has written and published (Setubandh Publications) several educational books on the Gujarati and English languages, Devanagari script, and an Introduction to Jainism. He has also written many commentaries in Gurjari, India Abroad, News India, and Kalam of Gujarati Samaj of New York. Dr. Shah has been on the All India Radio, and has been interviewed on the Bombay TV. He has served as secretary and as president of the Gujarati Literary Academy of North America.
He has written, directed and performed in many Gujarati one-act plays, the most famous being “Ranano Mevad Tyag”. His latest play "Kasturi Mrug (A Musk Deer)" is in English, and it involves a dialogue between four sophomore students of various religions that have a chance encounter with Lord Mahavir.
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