07.06.2017 ►JAINA Convention 2017 ►23 Days to Go

Jai Jinendra!

25 Days to go for JAINA Convention 2017, and JAINA Convention team is working round the clock to ensure that each one has best time in Convention.We have a variety of programmes which also include distinguished speakers from round the globe. There are different sessions for Youths and Kids. Please do register at earliest.

We highly encourage you to register and take part in Jain Milan or Young Jain Professional optional track.

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Sincerely,

GUNVANT SHAH
Convener, JAINA Convention 2017

Below is the tentative program highlights for all five days of the convention:
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Shri Abhay Firodia, President of Veerayatan and recipient of the “Jain Ratna” Award at the hands of the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India will be the keynote speaker at the convention.

Dr.Kanti Mardia from the UK who has done years of research and published books on Jainism and Science. He will be deliberating on Jainism and Science and how today we can connect our religion with Science.

Acharyashri formed a non-profit, non-governmental organization called Veerayatan (The Holy Land of the Enlightened Souls). The organization’s pillars are simple: through “Seva” (service to humanity), “Shiksha” (education), and “Sadhana” (self-development), Acharya Shri and her team will go on to change so many lives and alleviate human suffering regardless of gender, race, or religion. If you would like to meet her in person, why not join us in JAINA Convention. What an opportunity to meet such a great and vibrant leader who has transformed so many communities and empowered hundreds of thousands of people…”Mother Teresa of India”.

Breakout Sessions will intrigue and guide youths on making practical use of Jainism in an interactive format.

Young Key Note Speakers like Rahul Kapoor and Sajan Shah along with other renowned speakers, spiritual leaders and scholars will share their experiences and motivate youths to practice Jainism in daily life with scientific reason and approach.

Social Nights will be filled with fun, social and cultural activities like Raas Garba, Social Night, DJ Mashup and a Surprise event for the youths.

Team Building Activities will provide youths with an opportunity to bond with fellow Jain Youths from across US and also an opportunity to give back to your community.

Human beings are the most intelligent, powerful and evolved species on earth. But they are the most manipulative and insensitive too. This play depicts and explores the inhuman aspects of human beings in a dark and unusual manner.

The entire drama takes place in animal laboratory where the primary characters of the play are animals. One of the animals is Dr.Rat who leads the pack, then there is Moti the stray dog, Sweetie the bitch (pug), Sughndhi the wild cat, Mangal Maharaj the murga, Bhondu the pig & Chottu the rabbit. They are all so full of life and make a happy little vibrant family. They all dream and have simple aspirations. But, little do they know that not only their dream but their entire existence will be destroyed in this laboratory by a cruel doctor and his assistants.

Animals have their spinal cord broken, they are artificially paralyzed and stroked, their stomachs are cut in pregnancy, they are injected with AIDS and even burnt alive. All this and more torture in the name of science and research.

The visual imagery and narrative of the play make the viewers uncomfortable, compel them to think and re-look at the things. Although so much is shown, the play never becomes preachy. It celebrates the virtue of Ahimsa, but it never actually talks or preaches about it. It only shows mirror to God's best creation that is "Us", the human beings in a sarcastic way.