YJA Convention 2010 07 New Brunswick NJ Ninth

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

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High School / College Sessions
Full-Scholarship Jainism: Jainism in College
Coming into college and being able to practice/follow Jainism can be a whole new experience for many people. The Jain way of life in the modern world can be a difficult thing to follow. When everything at the dining halls has onions, garlic or carrots as ingredients, it becomes difficult to resist. Clearly, we can't practice the religion as it has been practiced in the generations before us and during the traditional times. For this reason, we must implement an alternative approach in today's society to continue practicing Jainism while having the many temptations around us. In this session we will discuss the many different ways to practice Jainism in college, for example...(COME FIND OUT!!). Come in and join us for this session, to see how we as college students are able to incorporate Jainism into our daily lives and still have the flexibility to do the things we enjoy doing.
Speaker Biographies Session Descriptions &
Jain Association at Rutgers (JAR) - Monica, Mosum, Priyanka, Rohan, Shaival (now alumni) and Sohil are students of Rutgers University and are the officers of Jain Association at Rutgers (JAR). This group of students is passionate about Jainism and has devoted their time towards JAR. They have planned social events that both spread awareness and apply the principles of Jainism such as Vegetarian Tailgate before a football game and Yoga during finals. These students realized that it was not difficult to continue practicing Jainism in college contrary to their initial belief. JAR was initially a small group of students and now the organization has flourished at Rutgers with a wide-scope audience including many who are not Jain themselves. Monica, Mosum, Priyanka, Rohan, Shaival and Sohil are all very approachable and are eager to provide you with any college advice.
How to Party Like A Jain
You've probably been there before: out on a Friday night, at a party with tons of people, bumping music, great friends...and alcohol. Or perhaps you went out for dinner instead, and were the one person in the group bombarding the waiter with questions about what's in the food. As a young Jain, you face some uncomfortable decisions when it comes to maintaining a healthy social life while still upholding strong values. We'll show you that partying like a Jain is possible and THE thing to do.
Paras Shah - This is Paras's third YJA convention. He plans to succeed Bobby Jindal as governor of Louisiana. He likes flying kites and is a rising sophomore at LSU. Paras is a vegan in the making and would like to advertise to all the single ladies to go to paras360.com. His best 5K time is 14:36.
Umang Patel - Umang is a sophomore studying Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon University. He has been professionally DJ'ing at events for the past five years. In 2007, he established Masala Entertainment, a company that specializes in South Asian event entertainment. He is interested in entrepreneurship, and is involved in the Columbus technology startup community. Umang has attended several Jain conventions in the past, and looks forward to sharing his experiences with fellow youth at this year's convention.
Inspire. Connect. Do The Jain Thing.
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