YJA Convention 2002 07 NJ Fifth

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

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Pratiksha Parekh
■I have been apart of the New Jersey Convention Committee for the past year and its been a great and worthwhile experience. It been fun working with such an awesome group of innovative minds. I was born and raised in Central Jersey and am currently attending Rutgers University completing my undergraduate degrees in Biochemical Engineering and Economics. I hope that this convention is the very best yet and and that everyone who attends goes home with a little sense of enlightenment, whether external or internal.
Pravin Shah
Pravin Shah is a founding member of the Jain Study Center of North Carolina (Raleigh) in 1979. He is a JAINA director and chairperson of the Jaina Education Committee. He is Vegan and an Electrical Engineer by profession. Mr. Shah is also a member of the Harvard University Pluralism Project Advisory Council as well as an advisor to the YJP and YJA organizations of JAINA. He teaches Jainism extensively and has lectured to audiences of all ages all over the U.S.
He is the author of the books; Essence of World Religions, Jainism a Religion of Ecology and Non-violence, and the Book of Compassion. He established the Jain BBS (Bulletin Board Services) in 1993, later converting it to the website www.jainism.org which provides Jain religious information worldwide electronically. At present more than 10,000 pages of Jain literature information are available on this site.
Prem Jain
☐ Mr. Prem Jain holds BE with honors from BITS Pilani, India and a masters degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Davis. He is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Router Technology Group at Cisco Systems which includes all Cisco routers and access products. Prem joined Cisco in 1993 when Cisco acquired Crescendo Communications.
Prem Jain is committed to promote Jain values in the western world. He was President of Jain Milan, founder president of the Jain Center of Northern California, a VP of JAINA, the convener of the 1991 JAINA convention at Stanford, California and is currently Chairman of the Board of Jain Center of Northern California.
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Jain's hobbies include skiing, hiking and playing 'bridge'. He is actively involved in volunteer work for non-profit organizations, fundraising for the homeless, and helping San Francisco Bay Area schools.
Purnima Doshi
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Purnima Doshi was born and raised in Singapore. After marriage, she has been living in upstate New York. An attorney by profession, she is currently a stay at home mom raising her two daughters. Purnima has been teaching Jain Pathshala for the past five years.