Our Thanks To
Acknowledgement note written during the launch of this site.
The timely help rendered by the people of
religious interest and literary pandits who have helped us to make
this website more informative and thus reckoning the core of
Jainism. We may fail in our duty if we do not acknowledge these
people who have helped us in building up this webzine.
Firstly we take this opportunity to
immensely thank the revered Swastisri Bhuvanakeerthi Bhattarakha Maharaj
of Sri Kshetra Kanakagiri (Maleyooru, Chamarajanagara District)
whose blessings throughout this endeavor is much acknowledged.
Further we extend our sincere thanks to
Dr.M.D.Vasantharaj, Prof. G.Bramahappa, Dr. Thippeswamy, Dr.Siddalinga
Pattanashetty (Dharwad), Prof. Hampa Nagarajaiah, Dr. Niranjan Kumar
S.R. (Sringeri), Sri Anantharaj N. Basti (Lakkundi), Sri
S.B.Vasantharajaiah, Dr.A.Ekambaranathan, Dr.B.T.Tukol & Smt
Bharathi Tukol (Bangalore), Sri D.N.Akki (Gogi), Dr.S.P.Padmaprasad
(Madhugiri), Sri K.G.Rajanna (Bangalore), Sri H.B.Anantharajaiah
(Hassan), Smt S.N.Prabhavathamma (Hassan), Ms A.N.Sapna (Bangalore),
Smt H.A.Savitha (Bangalore), Sri Adiraj Muchakani (Belgaum), Jain
Centre of Greater Boston (www.jcgb.org), Manish Shah (Young Jains of
Nairobi, Kenya), Dilip V.Shah (Secretary, Jain Sangh, Cherry Hill,
USA), Mr.R.R.C.Mehta (Jodhpur), Jayen P. Mehta (Gujrat),
A.R.Magendra (Tanjavur), Umesh B.Sethia (Jalagaon), Jayashree A.Shah
(Bombay), Lalit Shah (Gujrat), Narendra Maniar (Jain Centre of
Southern Caifornia. www.jaincenter.net), Prof. Jeeveendar Kumar K.
Hotapeti (Bhadravathi), Mr.B.S.Prabhakar Jain, Mr.Devendra
Kumar, Mr.Santhosh R., Smt C.S.Padmini, Sri P.Nitesh, Sri P.Jitesh
and Sri G.P.Nagendraprasad (Shanthigrama) who have provided us the
photographs and illustrious information about the various Jain
temples across the globe.
Mr.M.R.Sudhir Jain is particularly thanked
for sending us the information to the Jainism and Philately section
without which it would not have been possible to give information
related to Philately in this site. We would like to specially
acknowledge Mr.Manjunath B., Mr.Akash K., Raghu K.S. and Mr.Gokul
T.C. without whose help the present project would not have found
its place in terms of science and technology who have supported us
through out the construction of this site both technically and
traditionally. Further, thanks to the unforgettable support given by
Smt H.A.Jayanthi and Ms H.P.Sonia in developing this website.
We would like to thank the priests and
managements of various Jain temples who have given us information and
have permitted us to take the photographs of the temples. Finally we
would like extend our thanks to Sri S.N.Ashok Kumar (Editor,
Gommatavani-Shravanabelagola), Shanthinatha K.Hotapeti (Editor,
Jinendra Vani-Hubli), Mallinatha Patil (Editor, Mahaveera Vani-
Hubli), Sri B.J.Ashok Kumar (Editor, Dharmachakra-Mysore) and Sri
Annappa Nelavigi (Editor, Jain Gazeete-Hubli) for giving us the
required publicity in developing this website.
We also earnestly thank all the friends,
well wishers, philanthropists and admirers who have helped directly or
indirectly in this venture and adventurous task. Any incomplete
information may be condoned with the scope for further expansion and
flexibility of correction and incorporation.
JAI JINENDRA
Dr.H.A.Parshwanath
H.P.Nitin