YJA Convention 2012 07 Tampa FL Tenth 027618

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

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NATHAN KATZ, PHD
Nathan Katz, Ph.D., is Bhagwan Mahavir Professor of Jain Studies, Professor of Religious Studies, and Director of the Program in the Study of Spirituality at Florida International University.
NAMAN JAIN
Naman Jain grew up and lives in Boston, MA. He has attended Pathshala for most of his life and is a youth representative for the Jain Center of Greater Boston. He has taken the initiative in the Boston area to motivate the youth towards Jain principles with creative and fun activities. He has also been very involved with YJA and been a Co-Chair in the past. He graduated from Northeastern University with a Computer Engineering degree and works in the Boston area as a support engineer. He believes that Jainism can be learned at the temple and through books, but also through our daily activities while having fun. Jain principles are all around us in everything we do, we just need to open our eyes and realize that it's there.
NAMAN SHAH
Naman Shah grew up among the North Carolina Jain communities and now spends his time between India and US working on tropical diseases for his MD/PhD training.
NEIL SHAH
Jai Jinendra, my name is Neil Shah I'm a junior in undergrad at a small school in southeastern Michigan called Oakland University. I'm currently the Director of Finance on the YJA Board, this is my second year on board as I served as the Director of Fundraising last year. I'm really into my Detroit sports: Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons and even the Lions! This is my third time attending a YJA Convention and I love all the opportunities this organization has given me. I hope you enjoyed the session and feel free to reach out to me at neil.shah@yja.org!
NIRAV SHAH
Nirav Shah is a researcher in the aeronautics and astronautics department at MIT. Born in New York and raised on Long Island, he currently resides in Cambridge, MA. His work focuses on understanding why groups of people cooperate and finding the right incentives to help them cooperate more. With an ongoing interest in interfaith dialog, Nirav was a fellow of the Addir Interfaith Program at MIT that serves to bridge faith groups on campus. Nirav has presented at several YJA, YJP and JAINA conferences as well as local temple events in Boston and Chicago.
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