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Ahimsa Foundation ( www.jainsamaj.org ) Mr
Ajit Kumar B. Benadi
Mr Benadi was born in a Jain business family in Chinchali, Belgaum district, Karnataka in the year 1939. He had his schooling at Gokak, from where the great Acharya Payasagar came. Gokak is also next to Konnur, well known for the Jain caves, where the great Acharya Shantisagrji used to meditate. After finishing his secondary school from Gokak with flying colours, Mr Benadi went for higher education to Lingaraj College , Belgaum and Willingdon College, Sangli from where he passed Intermediate Science with first class. Mr Benadi graduated in Civil Engineering from College of Engineering, Pune. After Graduation, Mr Benadi joined the Central water and Power Research Station Pune in the year 1962 and also worked for the atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay, Mumbai, and a private firm of consultants until 1965. He then went to UK in the year 1965 and worked for a firm of Chartered Architects in London as Structural Engineer until 1970. 1970, Mr. Benadi went to Germany, where he settled down. He joined a firm of structural consultants near Hamburg in the year 1976 as a Senior Engineer and later on rose to the position of Project Manager for overseas projects. He retired from this position recently in July 2004. Mr Benadi went to Iran, Korea, Malaysia and Japan in connection with the projects coordinated by him. Mr Benadi is a Life Fellow Member and Chartered Engineer of the Institution of Engineers India, Fellow Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Member of the German Society of engineers, VDI(Germany). In the year 1988 , Mr Benadi co-founded the Jain Association International (Germany) e.V. of which he is the President since the year 2000. He has tried to present the universal principles of Jainism to the German Public through lectures on Internet and articles in German language. He had the fortune of learning Tatwartha Sutra and and Dravya Sangraha in his schooldays and this has helped him to search for the ultimate Truth. He also attended JAINA conferences in 1989 and 1993 in USA as well as two world Jain conferences in Delhi. Mr Benadi had the privilege of having several Sadhus and learned people as guests In his home( Acharya Sushil kumar, Amarendra Muni, Samans and Samanis of Achrya Tulasi group, Bhattaraka Swamis, Dr Sneha Rani Jain, Dr Prem Suman Jain). Mr Benadi also has studied Indian Astrology and has been giving astrological advice. He is also member of the Planetary Gem Advisory Association , Bangkok. Address: Schweriner Str.5, 24558 Henstedt-Ulzburg, Germany ----------------------------------------------------- Mail
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