Naresh Jain
Parliament Of The World's Religions
I am pleased to inform you that the Board of the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions elected Mr. Kirit Daftary from Jain community among the seven new Trustees for a three-year term at its October 24-25, 2010 meeting.
As you know, Kiritbhai had participated in the 2006 Montreal World Religions Conference and also had played a significant role in coordinating Jain prgrams at the 2009 Melbourne Parliament. So presently Jains are represented by two trustees, Kiritbhai and myself.
The roots of the Council go back to the historic 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions when for the first time in history the traditions of East and West met for formal interreligious dialogue, and Jainism was represented by Shri V R Gandhi. Chicago was also the site for the centennial celebration of this event in 1993. Subsequent Parliament events have been held in Cape Town, South Africa in 1999, Barcelona, Spain in 2004, and most recently, Melbourne, Australia in 2009.
The Council is governed by a board of 35 Trustees, with persons of Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Jain, Jewish, Hindu, Indigenous, Pagan, Sikh, Zoroastrian, and humanistic traditions.
I am attaching the press release and brief bios. For more information about the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions and its Board of Trustees, please visit the website - www.parliamentofreligions.org
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Press Release
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