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Website: www.kojain.org
A non-profit Organization
Tax Exempt No: 06-1442444
Volume, Issue 1, April 2014
Board of Directors - Officers:
President: Dinesh K Chheda (973) 394-1701
Vice President: Anil R Shah (978) 371-9588
Secretary: Alka J Rambhia (412) 835-2021
Treasurer: Piyush J. Vora (203) 967-3807
Past President: Navin S Dedhia (408) 629-1723
Regional Directors:
Region 1: AZ, CO, HI, NM, So.CA, UT
Niketa Dedhia Shah (719) 244-3428
Region 2: AK, ID, MT, NV, No.CA, OR, WA, WY
Nitul S Haria (408) 256-1219
Region 3: AR, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX
Geeta Gala (281) 398-7402
Region 4: IL, IN, IA, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI
Louis K. Shah (630) 670-6039
Region 5: AL, FL, GA, MS, TN
Hemant Mota (601) 607-7904
Region 6: KY, MI, OH, W.PA, WV
Open Position
Region 7: WA. DC., MD, NC, SC, VA,
Manoj Dharamsi
Region 8: DE, E.PA, NJ
Manilal Savla
Region 9: NY
Kusum Kenia (914) 309-8394
Region 10: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
Chandrika Shah (978)794-3028
Region 11: Canada
Pradip V. Savla (416) 292-9302
Page # SUBJECT
2 President’s Message
3-4 KOJAIN 2014 Merit Scholarship
4 KOJAIN 2013 Directory Information
5 Matrimonial
6-11 KOJAIN Regional News
11 News, Matrimonial
12-13 KOJAIN Regional News
14 KOJAIN 2014-15 activities
14 Volunteer Activities
15 Volunteer Activities
16-17 Meet the KOJAIN Officers
18 Advertisement (SimplyGlobal.com Visitor’s
Insurance)
19 Few Lines from Secretary
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
KOJAIN NEWSLETTER
Secretary, KOJAIN
2145 Blairmont Drive
Pittsburgh 15241
Website: www.kojain.org
www.facebook.com/PanjoKojain
A Non-Profit Organization
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Dear Fellow Kachchhi Oswals,
Jai Jinendra!
Thank you for electing me as President of the Kachchhi Oswal Jain Association in North America
(KOJAIN). I’m truly humbled. I would like to express my thanks to outgoing President, Navin Dedhia.
Navinbhai provided KOJAIN with good sound leadership. Under his leadership, a consensus process
for resolving issues has been firmly and clearly established.
Since inception KOJAIN has supported Kachchhi villagers in Kachchh via not-for-profit Indian
organization like Vivekananda Research & Technical Institute (VRTI), Shree Bidada Sarvodaya Trust
etc… to promote rural development in Kachchh, to provide medical help and follow-up care
throughout the year etc… The current Board of Directors (BOD) will continue that tradition for
supporting the Kachchhi community in India. In that spirit we’re planning to take up a new initiative,
subject to BOD’s approval, to support our community brethren in Mumbai via Awas Yojana. This
yojana is coordinated by Kachchhi Jain Foundation, a non-profit organization. Details will follow.
We want to take this opportunity to thank all the past Presidents Harilal Shah, Tansukh Maru,
Kalyanji Mota, Vijay Chheda, & Navin Dedhia for establishing KOJAIN on solid footing and for their
continual support.
We hope that all members have received a very informative & excellent 2013 Directory. Our thanks
go to Navin Vora (Burtonsville, MD) for publishing the directory & to Nitul S. Haria (Fremont, CA),
Jaideep J. Shah (San Jose, CA), and Navin Dedhia (San Jose, CA) for transcribing & collating Oswal
community member’s information.
If you want to share any major family events like birthdays, graduation, marriages, achievements
with other community members, a KOJAIN newsletter is the perfect way to communicate. Also any
group activities like Bowling, Picnics, and/or Diwali programs, contact your regional director to get it
published in the KOJAIN newsletter.
If you have any comments/ideas for improving KOJAIN, please let us know. We’ll make every effort
to discuss it in our in BOD meeting and if feasible we’ll implement it.
Let us all move forward to improve KOJAIN further with vigor and determination.
KOJAIN President
Dinesh Chheda
President’s Message
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KOJAIN Merit Scholarship Program - 2014
KOJAIN is soliciting candidates for the 2014 Merit Scholarships. Eligibility Criteria and requirements are listed
below.
Please note: Provide your email address on the application. Application receipt will be sent to this email add.
All materials submitted with the application will become the property of KOJAIN and will not be returned under
any circumstances. If needed, make a copy of the information for yourself before mailing. Maximum of five (5)
Scholarship of up to $1,500 will be awarded. Applicant will be notified of Judges’ decision by the 3rd week of
September 2014.
Winners will appear on the website at kojain.org and will be published in the December in KOJAIN newsletter.
The Scholarship program is administered by the scholarship committee appointed by the KOJAIN Board of
Directors and is made possible by KOJAIN members’ tax-deductible contribution to the KOJAIN scholarship
fund.
Eligibility Criteria:
High School seniors planning to attend an accredited college full-time in the fall of 2014. Whose parents are
KOJAIN Life Members. Grade point average of at 3.0 or above on an unweighted 4.0 scale.
Your package must contain the following Documents:
1. A 4-year high school transcript, including the 2011-2014 school year. Photocopies are acceptable. If
mailed by the school, the transcript must still be post-marked by deadline given elsewhere.
2. Please send copies of American College Testing (ACT) or Scholastic Aptitude Testing (SAT), or any other
entrance examination scores.
3. One written recommendation and character reference from a teacher, counselor, friend, or a KOJAIN
member (not related to applicant). Recommendation must be submitted with the application package.
4. Please list any awards and/or extracurricular services and activities on separate pages with brief
description (not to exceed two pages). Please provide enough information so that the selection
committee will understand the nature of your services and activities.
5. Two passport size photographs (Name written on the back).
6. Essay on one of the Topic. List of topics is given below.
Essay:
Write an essay in which you develop your point of view on any one of the topics presented below. Support
your position with reasoning and examples taken from your readings, studies, experience, or observations. The
typed (double-spaced) essay must be at least 1000 words but, must not exceed 1200 words in Times New
Roman Font, 12 point.
Topics:
1. Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that
has had an influence on you and explain that influence.
2. How has your KOJAIN family background affected the way you see the world?
3. We learn from our failures and success. What is something you gained from your unsuccessful
experience?
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WHOM TO SEND YOUR APPLICATION:
All of the above materials (except transcript, if necessary) and two-passport size photographs (your name on
the back) must be mailed in same 9" by 12" (or larger) envelope, postmarked no later than July 21, 2014 to:
Dinesh Chheda 14 Paris Place, Parsippany, NJ 07054. DO NOT FOLD MATERIALS. DO NOT USE STAPLES OR
PAPER CLIPS.
Alternatively you or your school can e-mail all documents in .pdf format to both of the following addresses:
2013 KOJAIN DIRECTORY PUBLISHED & DISTRIBUTED
Bravo and congratulations to People who worked very hard for countless hours
With Great effort by team of individuals, the 2013 KOJAIN directory has been distributed to all the
KOJAIN’s life members on record.
The directory content includes:
1. Last name listings of all the KOJAIN members.
2. Pictorial graph of top 15 last name distribution.
3. Village name listings, Pictorial graph of top 15 village wise distribution.
4. Family information by states in USA and Canada.
5. KOJAIN Life Members (NRIs)in India
6. Jain Centers/Derasars locations in North America
7. Travel information (airlines, travel sites for cheaper tickets, car rentals)
8. Website Information(URLs) Kachchh, and
9. Listing of, Social, Cultural and Educational Organizations to KOJAINs
If want to locate your relative, friend, neighbor or old acquaintance, if you only know the last name,
village name or state living in North America? Then, 2013 KOJAIN Directory is an answer. The
Directory provides individual information by North American state, village, and last name. Do you
want to know what are the top 15 last names of KOJAINs living in North America or top 15 Villages
where they are from?
Only limited numbers of copies are available on a first come first to KOJAINs, who as paid Life
Member after sending out their $ 250 check (made out to 'KOJAIN') along with their membership
form to: Nitul S. Haria 36627 Oak Street, Fremont, CA 94536
Note: You can get a copy of the Directory by sending a $ 60 Check
payable to ‘KOJAIN’ and sending a request to Nitul Haria at the above
given address. (Membership benefits are not included when paying $ 60 for the Directory).
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MATRIMONIAL
Name: Isha Hemant Vasanji Savla
DOB: 4th August, 1988 (Birth Time: 2.25 A.M (Bhandup)
Height: 5.2 feet, Weight : 55 kg, Blood group: B –ve
Education: B.E Computers (Shah & Anchor Eng. College)
Parents: Alka Hemant Vasanji Savla
Village Kutch Nani Khakhar
Elder Kakas: Pradip Vasanji Savla (Toronto – Canada)
Dr. Rohit Vasanji Savla (BDS).
Job: Quality Assurance in Cybage Software Pvt. Ltd. Pune
Sister: Nikki Hemant Savla (B.Com & Post Graduation in HR Management)
Business: Cloth Merchant, Shop Name: Shriman (Dombivili (W))
Resi Add: A/05, Madhuban Apt , Ghanshyam Gupte Road, Dombivili (W)
Contact: Hemant Savla – 9323036278, Email: [email protected]
MATRIMONIAL
Parents invite proposals for their well-educated, cultured, issue-less divorcee
daughter. Born: June 1979 Height: 5’ 3”
MS Finance from Durham University, UK, MBA (Finance) from Symbiosis
International University, India. Worked for Credit Suisse Investment bank for 2
years. Currently residing in California. Ready to relocate.
Correspondence invited from well-educated, vegetarian, non-smoker and
cultured US based guys with a good family background. Please respond with bio-
data and photo to: [email protected].
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KOJAIN REGIONAL NEWS
REGION 2: AK, ID, MT, NV, No.CA, OR, WA, WY
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA KUTCH VALLEY GROUP PATHSHALA COOKOUT AT JAIN CENTER OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,
MILPITAS
35+ San Francisco Bay Area KOJAINs came on Sunday, March 30, 2014 early morning to help prepare
lunch for the Pathshala students, parents and the Jain center visitors. KOJAIN volunteers prepared
600+ lunches. The food was prepared under the leadership of Hasmukh Patel (Fremont, California),
husband of Kavita Gala. Hasmukh Patel’s dedication and sincerity to the Jain Center are
commendable. Madhavi Khona (Village: Jakhau), resident of San Jose, California coordinated the
event. Kutch valley Group has maintained a tradition of cookout for the Jain Pathshala at the Jain
Center (www.jcnc.org) every year.
Pathshala lunch volunteers in the JCNC kitchen on March 30, 2014
KOJAIN Pathshala students helping during the cookout
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Hasmukh Patel of Fremont, CA busy cooking
The Pathshala and non Pathshala parents and individuals, the kids, the donors showed great
dedication and commitment towards a community event on March 30, 2014.
For additional information, visit Past Events at http://www.kutchvalley.com/
[Contact: Madhvi Khona, San Jose, [email protected] or Bhavini Gada, San Jose,
[email protected] or Nitul Haria, Fremont, [email protected] ]
SEMINAR ON 'FUTURE WORK SKILLS FOR QUALITY PROFESSIONALS' IN MUMBAI, INDIA
During a March 2014 visit to India, Navin S. Dedhia gave a seminar on 'Future Work Skills for
Quality Professionals' on March 8, 2014 to 35+ professionals in Mumbai, India. The Seminar was
organized by the National Centre for Quality Management (www.ncqm.com)at Vikhroli, Mumbai,
India.
The presentation included forces, challenges and trends affecting the business environments
and required skills in order to get ahead.
[Contact: Navin S. Dedhia, San Jose, California, [email protected]]
pg. 8
REGION 3 NEWS - AR, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX
KOJAIN HOUSTON PICNIC
Kojain Houston got together for a picnic in April, 2014. Luckily the weather cooperated, and it was a
beautiful day to be outdoor with friends and family. We had a lot of food and fun filled activity like
playing volleyball, cricket, and enjoyed spending time with each other.
Good food, Good Weather and Lot of Laughter
I got it
pg. 9
Region 4: IL, IN, IA, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI News
BEYOND BOLLYWOOD EXHIBITION SHOWING AT SMITHSONIAN – BY DR. MASUM MOMAYA, PH.D.
From Elgin, Illinois Dr. Masum Momaya. PH.D., alumni of Stanford and Harvard University is Kutchi, & practicing Jain.
Her parents, Hansa Momaya, and Hemendra Momaya, from Kochi and Mumbai respectively.
“Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation,” detailing the history of Indian Americans
and their contributions to the United States from the 1700s to the present. The 5,000-square-foot
exhibition shows at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History Feb. 27, 2014 through
August 16, 2015 and is curated by Dr. Masum Momaya. The exhibition features Indian Americans’
migration experiences, working lives, political struggles and cultural and religious contributions.
Highlighted artifacts include a dress worn by First Lady Michelle Obama designed by Indian American
Naeem Khan; the 1985 National Spelling Bee trophy awarded to the first Indian American winner, Balu
Natarajan; and Mohini Bhardwaj’s 2004 Olympic Silver Medal for gymnastics.
When asked by the press, why the name Beyond Bollywood, Masum replied, think visitors will be
surprised to learn that the first person of Indian origin to set foot on Indian soil came in 1790, just 14
years after this country was founded. Early Indian immigrants in the 1800s and 1900s built
the railroads, worked in lumber mills, established small businesses and trade links with South Asia and
labored on and later owned farms, some of which are still owned by the same families five and six
generations later. For me, and I hope for others, this history sheds new light on contemporary debates
about patriotism, and who is American. The link below is a Fox news video on the above subject that
is interesting to watch and listen.
http://video.foxnews.com/v/3276593895001/beyond-the-dream-beyond-bollywood/#sp=show-clips
And link below is a Washington Post news article.http://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2014/02/27/beyond-
bollywood-explores-indian-american-culture-and-history-at-the-national-museum-of-natural-history/ following link is for
an article in India Abroad Newspaper.http://smithsonianapa.org/files/indiaabroad.pdf
pg. 10
REGION 7: WA. DC., MD, NC, SC, VA NEWS
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sheetal Haria (from MD) Daughter of Niranjna & Mansukhlal Haria got married to Gautam Shah (from
NC) son of Jayvanti & Jagdish Hirji Bharmal
Mittal Haria (from MD) Daughter of Niranjna & Mansukhlal Haria got married to Aaron Rikhye (from
NC) son of Rakesh Rikhye & Nina Dye
SANDEEP GANGAR WEDS ANNUPAMA
Sandeep, son of Meeta and Kanti Gangar of Silver Spring MD, got married to Annupama (from
Houston) on Nov 9, 2013 in Houston TX.
pg. 11
Matrimonial
Name – Dhaneek H Satra
Parents- Hasmukh and Ina Satra (Village- Bharudia Vagad Kutch)
Address- B3 Hermitage Perimal CHS, RB Road, Ghatkopar E.
Mumbai 400077
Phone #- 912225068090/ 25119191 Email- [email protected]
Date of Birth- 5-25-1986
Education- MBA (Strategy and International Business 2010)
Profession- Euro Office System Ltd (Director 5 years)
Hobbies- Travelling, languages, and reading.
CONGRATULATIONS JILL SAVLA, MD
Congratulations Jill Savla for being accepted in to the number 1 ranked Pediatric Cardiology
Fellowship program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Jill volunteered in Bidada Sarvodaya Trust
annual camp during January 2014 for 3 weeks. She is committed to help kids and would love to go
back to Bidada.
pg. 12
CHANDRAKANT M. GANGER
The Chicago and KOJAIN communities have lost one of our pioneer members and a longtime leader
of the Kutchhi community, as we learned with great sorrow and sadness, the news of the passing
away of Mr. Chandrakant M. Ganger of (Niles, Illinois) Chicago, Gam Nagalpur, on Saturday, April
26th, at 11:05 AM Chicago time.
He provided financial help, and guidance to many Kutchhi's who were the early settlers in the Chicago
area. He guided us, educated us, provided shelter and food when needed, and made sure that that
we all succeeded in achieving our goals. He was truly a humanitarian. Although he came from
incredibly humble beginnings, Chandrakant graduated first class from India in 1965 for Engineering.
He immigrated to the US, and received his BSME in Civil and Mechanical Engineering from Chicago
Technical Institute in 1969. He was written about in local newspapers often times for his achievements
and dedication to educating others.
He was celebrated as RSES Man of the Year and received many accolades from his professional
associations related to Energy and Engineering. He was even labeled 'Computer Dad' for a year by the
local Niles newspaper for helping out local school district. He is survived by two sons (Anand & wife
Laura Ganger / Amul & wife Trisha Ganger) and four grandchildren. He was brother of Mayur Ganger;
Pushpa Shah, Vasanti Chande, Sushila Shah, and Kusum Kshirsagar. Let us pray that his soul finds
peace and his memories continue to brighten the lives of his loved ones and many other. We pray for
his soul and deepest sympathy to family members.
Please attend there will be a puja and memorial service for Chandrakant Gangar on June 1st at
10am at the Jain Temple in Bartlett, IL.
pg. 13
SAD DEMISE OF JAYABEN VISARIA
Jayaben Visaria (age 65), also known as Gunvantiben, of
East Windsor, NJ, village Godhra, Kutch, passed away on
Tuesday, March 4, 2014, due to a massive brain
hemorrhage. She is survived by her husband, Visanji
Nagshi Visaria, her children Pulin and Minal, daughter-in-
law Bindu, son-in-law Josh Rubright, her grandchildren
Rhea, Rishi and Asha, her brothers Manilal and Dinesh
Meghji Chheda, Sister Rasila Kantilal Vira, brother-in-law
Kantilal Jivraj Vira and sister-in-law Heena Dinesh
Chheda.
“ડ ુંગરી” [ગજ઼્લ]
ડિસ અખીય ું રોજ બારે ડ ુંગરી કીંક હાુંણેં યાર સારે ડ ુંગરી…..૧. હ ઈ ગરીભજી કિેં હી કસ્ત રી,
અજ઼ ગરીભેં કે વિસારે ડ ુંગરી…..૨. ડ ુંગરી જે પ ડ઼ જૅડ઼ો હી આયખો, ખોંતરે હાુંણેં ઉતારે ડ ુંગરી…..૩. બૉય માડ ૂગાલતા ઘરમેં બધા, તૉ-કીં ?પાડ઼ેમેં િતારે ડ ુંગરી…..૪. તૅર ફાુંકો લઈ વ્યો શાહ કારજો,
પાડ઼ ડહકડ઼ી ઘર નું ન્યારેં ડ ુંગરી…..૫. છોકરો ચૅ પાું કિેં ગગનબો અધા, રૅ સ મી રૂઈનેં સુંભારે ડ ુંગરી…..૬. ડ ખ િલેંજો “સ્િપ્ન” કીં ન્યારેં પ છૉ, જૅર મૉરીંધે રૂઆરે ડ ુંગરી….૭.
: લાલજી મેિાિા “સ્િપ્ન”
pg. 14
KOJAIN KEY ACTIVITIES/PROJECTS (2014-15)
1. Periodic telecoms with Board Members to communicate and get them involved.
2. BOD Minutes of the Telecom Meeting published on a timely basis
3. Periodic publication of KOJAIN Newsletters
4. Periodic e-communication to the members using yahoo groups
5. KOJAIN General Membership meeting and Get-Together took place during JAINA Convention
(July 6, 2013) in Novi, Michigan.
6. 2013 Election was conducted by Board established independent Election Committee.
7. Directory was published with the great effort by publication committee.
8. Each year Annual Taxes (Form 990/8879-EO) were prepared by etax Corporation (Hark Gala,
Maryland) and were filed with IRS on a timely basis.
9. Host Family Program, Marriage Information Service, Loan Program for Needy, Merit scholarship
Program, Medical Information, KOJAIN Recognition Awards Committees actively provided
services as needed.
10. Directors and Officers Liability Insurance was renewed every year in September.
11. News inputs for the Newsletter were sought from the community members
Thanks to Kojain Election Committee for the time and effort needed to do the election process for a
successfully making of new committee. Thanks to following members of election committee.
MEENA SHAH, HOUSTON, TEXAS
Mrs. Meena Shah of Houston was very excited. She has spent a month working hard in Mumbai,
Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar and Varanasi, to help in the 2014 campaign in India; she was an active
participant in the Houston arm of Mission-2014. This is an international support group run by Global
Indians for Bharat Vikas (GIBV) to provide a platform to people of Indian origin residing outside of
India.
Prior to going to India, she made hundreds of phone-calls to her relatives, friends and acquaintances
in India. She participated in Houston meetings so the USA members of GIBV can support the election
campaign. Phone lists of thousands of Indian voters were created to make cold calls to strangers in
India. This was an effective strategy since the people in India were very excited and receptive to
phone calls from USA. Meena is a Registered Nurse by profession. She volunteered in several medical
camps of Bidada Sarvoday Trust and Bhojay Sarvoday Trust.
pg. 15
VOLUNTEERING AT BIDADA HOSPITAL – BY JILL SAVLA, MD
Are you interested in medicine or global health? Have you ever wanted to volunteer in India? Would
you like to spend some time in Kutch? If yes, then I enthusiastically recommend that you consider
volunteering at the Bidada Hospital. The Shree Bidada Sarvodaya Trust is a nonprofit organization
that organizes a free medical and surgical camp every January in the village of Bidada, Kutch, Gujarat.
I have now volunteered twice at the Bidada Hospital, once as an undergraduate college student and
again as a physician. Both experiences have been very memorable, educational, and rewarding
opportunities to give back to my own community!
The first time I went to Bidada in 2006, I did not know anything about medicine yet and was just a
general volunteer. I helped with patient registration, computer typing, taking histories, recording vital
signs, and daily organization tasks. It was an eye-opening experience to see people less fortunate
than me, with no access to medical care, who were still recovering from the devastating 2001
earthquake in Buhl. I was pleasantly surprised by great work being done by many passionate and
dedicated individuals, which inspired me to pursue a career in medicine.
The second time that I visited Bidada was in January 2014, when I was finishing my pediatric residency
and starting cardiology fellowship. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) sponsored me to
work at the Bidada medical camp for a rotation in global health to learn more about health issues in
rural India. I gained first-hand knowledge about specific medical conditions that I had only read
about in textbooks but never seen before in the United States, such as rheumatic heart disease. I
learned many valuable lessons during my time in Kutch that I now use everyday while taking care of
my own patients. I would love to keep coming back to volunteer at the Bidada Hospital every year
and become their regular pediatric cardiologist at the annual medical camp. For more information,
please visit the website www.bidada.com or contact Dr. Jill Savla at [email protected].
GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY: OUR LAND AND THE ONE WHO NEED THE MOST
People who volunteered in Kutch from US and Canada for Bidada Sarvodaya Trust in 2014
Mrs. Jyoti Lapasia – USA Ms. Tina Lapasia – USA
Dr. Bharati Desai – USA Dr. Praful Desai – USA
Ms. Jill Savla – USA Mr. Vijay Chheda USA
Mr. Navin Gangar USA Dr Shantilal Kenia USA
Dr. Mahesh Varia USA Dr. Induben Vaira USA
Dr. Dinesh Shah USA Dr. Muktida Shah USA
Ms. Roshni Lavsi USA Dr. Chandani Hitari USA
Mr. Jagdish Shah USA Mrs. Jayaben J Shah USA
Mr. Nathan Biyani USA Dr Girish Shah USA
Alka Rambhia USA Dr Hitesh Chheda USA
Miss Nikki Chheda USA Dr Sonal Zilka CANADA
pg. 16
MEET THE 2014 – 15 BOD OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Dinesh Chheda- held following positions before taking
responsibility of KOJAIN president.
Vice-President: Jain Society of Houston
Secretary: International Mahavir Jain Mission (Siddhachalam)
Regional Director: Region 8 (NJ,DE & E.PA)
Secretary: KOJAIN
Secretary Jain Study Circle
Chairperson Scholarship Committee: KOJAIN
Chairperson, Election Committee: Jain Center of New Jersey
VICE PRESIDENT
Anil Shah has been socially active, he has run entrepreneurial
workshops for community based and educational organizations.
He is a trustee of Kutchi Jain Foundation it’s charter to
provide housing to 4500 less fortunate families in Mumbai,
him and his wife Hina has donated housing community now
it is called MRCC Park in Mumbai.
Anil also held a treasurer post for Jain center of Boston.
Anil Shah has masters in software engineering from
University of New Haven.
SECRETARY
Alka Rambhia is a Clinical Dietitian, certified diabetic educator, and
certified weight management expert. Before taking secretary
position with Kojain Alka has worked as;
President of Council on renal nutrition for three years
Treasurer of Jain center of Pittsburgh
Educational secretory of Gujarati samaj of Pittsburgh, and
Editor of Gurjar for same time.
pg. 17
PAST PRESIDENT
Navin S. Dedhia was with Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and
IBM’s Site Quality Program in San Jose, CA. He has a master’s
degree in electrical engineering from the Tennessee Technological
University in Cookeville and an MBA from Golden Gate University in
San Francisco. He is an ASQ fellow and holds reliability engineer,
quality engineer, quality auditor, quality manager and quality
systems lead auditor certifications. He has served as an ASQ
National Director and is a recipient of the Lancaster Medal, the
Distinguished Service Medal and the Inspection Division’s Harry
Lessig Medal. He is a past president of KOJAIN (2006- 07 and 2010
– 13), past president of the Jain Center of Northern California (1987
– 88), past president of Mid-Hudson India Association (1974), past
chair and trustee of the International Chapter and member of the
International Academy of Quality. He has presented papers at
International and National conferences.
Treasurer
Piyush Vora has held following positions.
MBA, B. Com, Chartered Accountant,
Certified Public Accountant (CT),
Certified Internal Auditor
Profession: Regulatory & Compliance, Internal Audit
KOJAIN Treasurer since 2012
Volunteer: Junior Achievement (last 9 years)
Vice President - Jain Center of Connecticut
pg. 19
Secretary’s Request
I am requesting all the KOJAIN regional director and all the members to send
any news you would like to see in next News Letter via email to
[email protected]. After reviewed and approval by KOJAIN committee it
will appear in next News Letter. News, matrimonial, advertisements, self-written
poems, songs and achievements etc. can be published.
I also ask forgiveness in advance if any material published in this newsletter is
not of your expectations or likings.
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