• Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute.
• American Institute of Indian Studies.
• JAINA (Federation of Jain associations of North America)

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute ‘SICI’
The Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) promotes collaboration between India and Canada through scholarly activities, academic and cultural exchange, and applied research in the social sciences, humanities, law, business, economic reform, globalization, information management, science and technology, biotechnology, agriculture and distance education. It is a collaborative effort of 26 Member Institutions in Canada, 32 Member Institutions in India, the Governments of Canada and India and the community at large. Visit www.sici.org or
Shastri Calgary office
Education Tower 2500 University Drive NW
Calagary ABT2N 1N Canada
Phone +1 403 289 0101. email: sici@calgary.ca

American Institute of Indian studies ‘AIIS’
The American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) was founded in 1961 to increase and improve understanding between India and the United States through academic research in various aspects of Indian life and thought. The Institute is headquartered at Gurgaon just outside of New Delhi and maintains branches in Calcutta, Chennai and Pune.

The Institute’s broad fellowship program has funded research into such diverse topics as the effects of economic globalization, urban development and planning, family kinship and village organization, as well as studies of Indian folklore, Buddhist philosophy, Muslim mystical poetry and ancient Sanskrit and Tamil texts and learning Indian languages rarely taught in USA.AIIS maintains two major research centers with large libraries and archives—the Archive and Research Center for Ethnomusicology and the Center for Art and Archaeology—both housed at the AIIS center at Gurgaon. An active publication program includes a multivolume Encyclopedia of Indian Temple Architecture. Fifty-two United States universities and colleges hold institutional memberships in the American Institute of Indian Studies. The United States office is located at the University of Chicago. For details contact

American Institute of Indian Studies
D-31, Defence Colony
New Delhi 110024
Ph # 91-11-41551562, 24625386 & 24698930
Fax # 91-11-2469 8150
Web site: www.indiastudies.org

Federation of Jain associations of North America ‘JAINA’
JAINA is a federation of 62 Jain organizations representing more than 100,000 Jains living in USA and Canada without any distinction based on sect, language or region. It has provided a forum to foster friendship and unity among various Jain communities in North America.

Objectives:
1. Promote religious and educational activities related to the Jain religion and to develop better understanding of the Jain religion.

2. Assist and promote charitable and humanitarian activities in North America and worldwide.

3. Actively promote vegetarianism and Nonviolence.

4. Provide and promote academic and cultural exchanges amongst Jains everywhere.

5. Assist existing Jain associations and support the formation of new Jain associations in North America.

6. Serve as a liaison with government agencies in pursuance of the above objectives.

7. Foster cordial relationships with interfaith or multi faith organizations.

JAINA functions through more than 300 Volunteers from all corners of North America. It has an executive assistant with Headquarters in Getzville (Suburb of Buffalo, NY). The Executive Committee of JAINA is elected every two years from a group of Directors nominated by member organizations.

For details visit: www.jaina.org