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Umang Patel San Francisco, CA
Umang is a San Francisco-based startup founder and DJ. He started his first company at age 14 and has since launched products to help people collect payments (PayTango), manage their finances (stable), and plan events (Cloverbook). Umang has traveled to over 15 states to DJ events for his entertainment company (Masala Entertainment). The teachings of Jainism have played an important role in helping him make tough decisions and navigate the ups and downs of life as an entrepreneur and DJ.
Urmila Talsania | Woodridge, IL
Dr. Urmila Talsania is a Pediatrician. She was the past chairperson of the Health Awareness Committee of the Indian-American Medical Association. She has organized many health fairs and medical seminars at JSMC. She has also been involved in administration for 20+ years at JSMC, as well as the JAINA Education Committee and various other activities. She was the recipient of the JAINA Appreciation Award in 1991. Finally, she is a founder of YJA, establishing the biennial YJA convention.
Urvashi Jain | Richmond, TX
Urvashi Jain is an Entrepreneur, spearheading her own business, a Montessori School in Sugarland, TX, for the past eight years. She is also currently the President of the Jain Society of Houston. She has launched a number of community service projects and has mobilized the community through new initiatives, such as working with a team to establish a Jain Studies course at Rice University. Urvashi attended the Jai Hind College in Mumbai and currently resides with her family in Houston, Texas.
Uttamchand Jain | Addison, IL
Uttamchand Jain studied Commerce, became a Chartered Accountant in 1969, and came to the U.S. in 1970. He has held various positions, including President of Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago for several years. He has also written articles and given talks on matters of religion and animal welfare. At a young age in India, he had memorized the Panch Pratikraman Sutra with their meanings by heart.
Vaishali Shah | Lombard, IL
Vaishali was born and raised in Orlando, FL. She graduated in 2014 from the University of Florida (GO GATORS!) with a PharmD Degree. She has been practicing as a Clinical Pharmacist in Ambulatory Care for the past 4 years. She currently lives in Chicago with her husband and has, unfortunately, been converted to a Toronto Raptors, Maple Leafs, and Blue Jays fan. During her free time, she likes to cook and bake various recipes, travel to different cities, and spend time with family and friends.
Varun Gandhi | Irvine, CA
Dr. Varun Gandhi is a speaker, writer, and storyteller with a mission of inspiring a self-realization revolution amongst the youth. Self-realization is, through introspection, to know yourself completely and thus gain a knowing of the whole world and of life. He combines science with personal experiences to describe his journey of self-realization through bridging the mind and the heart. Read more at drvarungandhi.com.
100 2018 YJA CONVENTION | CHICAGO, IL
