Kirit C. Daftary is a leader in the North American Jain community and is active in a number of organizations including the Jain Association of North America (JAINA) which he has served as president and the local Jain Center of North Texas of which he has also been the head.
Currently, he is the President of Anuvibha of North America, a UN/NGO organization based in India and spiritually guided by Acharya Mahapragya Ji, the disciple of Acharya Tulsi.
Kirit has a passion for the message of non-violence and the promotion of peace and harmony and is a frequent speaker including at universities.
Since 2006, he has been associated with Parliament activities and was an Ambassador of the 2009 Parliament as well as active in the site selection process for 2009.
He is a metallurgical engineer and received and M.B.A. and an M.A. from Wayne State University.
He currently owns a successful import company dealing with India, China and Korea.