YJA Convention 2002 07 NJ Fifth

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

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speaker biography
Fifth Biennial YJA Convention Walking the path of Jainism
New Jersey 2002
YJP We are a network of Jain professionals whose mission is to increase the awareness and understanding of Jain principles and heritage by promoting networking among our members and taking an active role in our community. Some of our major objectives are: to raise awareness of Jain principles through educational and interactive discussions, promote the application of Jainism in the professional and social aspects of our lives provide mentorship to younger Jains, and collaborate with other Jain organizations, and facilitate peer networking We are midst of planning our biggest annual YJP convention in October. We have made our membership free to reach out and increase our membership base. Check out our new website www.yjponline.org and join us!!!
Yogendra Jain
Yogendra Jain has been active in the Jain Center of Greater Boston since it's inception in 1975. He has been the Director of Pathshala in the past, and currently teaches Level 6. He has headed up several projects which have been presented in JAINA conventions including Tattvarth Sutra - Ancient Scriptures Come Alive, Comparative Religion, and Essence of Jainism. His current project together with his Level 6 team is "Re-branding and Repackaging Jainism." The objective of this project is to share "golden nuggets" in Jainism in simple and easy to understand manner with non-Jains.
As for his professional background, Yogendra is a serial entrepreneur. Recently he founded his second start-up, ThinkEngine Networks, a $15M venture-funded company in the field of telecommunications. Prior to ThinkEngine Networks, Jain was founder and CEO of his first startup which was later acquired. Previously, Yogendra worked at Texas Instruments and MIT-Lincoln Labs. Yogendra holds a Masters degree from Rice University, B.S. from Boston University, and an MBA from Babson College. Yogendra, together with his brother, Dr. Manoj Jain, is nearing completion of a book on Spirituality called the "Illustrated Guide to the Soul.”
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