Dedicated to Advancing Social Change Through Education
Drs. Meera and Jasvant Modi are profoundly influenced by the teaching of Jain philosophy. Their discipline of living, wherever they are, has been based on the doctrines that Jainism edifies. At the core of which one will find non-violence and respect for all living beings. The Modis made it their objective to enlighten those who do not practice Jainism or are unaware of its principles about holistic peace, generosity and open-mindedness.
They believe this will help the students become global citizens while focusing on nonviolence, tolerance, pluralism, and compassion. They have established and endowed Jain philosophy studies and Jain religion studies at various institutes.
- Bhagvan Munisvrata Swami Endowed Professorship in the study of Jainism, University of Illinois, Jain Chair (June 2021)
- Bhagvan Kunthunath Endowed Scholar of Jain Thought Leadership, at Cerritos Community College, Norwalk, California (Dec 2020)
- Shri Parashvanath Endowed Presidential Chair in Jain Studies, University of California, Irvine (Aug 2015)
- Endowed Chair for Jain Studies at University of California, Riverside, CA (May 2017)
- Endowed Chair of Jain Studies at GHENT University, Belgium (March 2021)
- Bhagvan Vimalnath Endowed Chair in Jain Studies at University of California Santa Barbara, CA (May 2020)
- Bhagvan Anantnath Endowed Chair in Jain Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison (December 2020)
- Bhagavan Suvidhinath Endowed Chair in Jain Studies at California State University, Long Beach, CA (July 2020)
- Shri Shantinath Endowed Chair in Ahimsa Studies and Ahimsa Center at Cal Poly Pomona, CA (November 2020)
- Bhagavan Mallinath Endowed Professorship in Jain Studies at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA (December 2017)
- Bhagvan Ajitnath Endowed Professorship in Jain Studies at California State University, Northridge, CA (July 2018)
- Bhagvan Adinath Endowed Professorship in Jain Studies at University of North Texas, Denton, TX (June 2016)
- Jain and Hindu Dharma Chair at Cal State Fresno, CA (November 2020)
- Bhagvan Suparswanath Endowed Professorship in Jain Studies at University of Colorado at Denver, CO (December 2021)
- Bhagavan Padma Prabhu Endowed Professorship in Jain Studies at the University of South Florida, Tampa (December 2021)
- Bhagavan Vasu Pujya Swami Endowed Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Jain Study at University of Pittsburgh (December 2021)
- Bhagavan Arnath Post-Doctoral Fellowship Endowment Fund at Emory University (January 2021)
- Bhagavan Abhinandan Jain Lectureship at University of California, Los Angeles, CA (October 2020)
- Bhagvan Shantinath Program in Jain Studies at California State University, Fullerton, CA (August 2018)
- Bhagavan Vimalnath Lectureship in Jain Studies at University of California Santa Barbara, CA (June 2019)
- Sponsored International Conference on Nonviolence/Ahimsa and the Quality of Life, April 2006 at Cal Poly, Pomona
- Supporter of Ahimsa Center since 2002 at Cal Poly, Pomona
- Supporter of STEAM education program at Wankaner, Gujarat thru Narmada Bal Ghar
- Supporter of Jain Study Program at Claremont School of Theology/Willamette University, Portland, Oregon
- Supporter of Bhagvan Neminath Jain Study Program at UConn, Storrs, CT
- Supporter of Jain Study Program at the University of Toronto, Canada
- Supporter of Jain Study Program at the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
- Supporter of Jain Study Chair at University of California Davis, Davis, CA
- Supporter of Jain Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Rutgers University
- ISJS Summer School in Delhi
- ISJS Winter School in Ahmedabad
- Banaras Hindu University, Bhagavan Shreyansnath Jain Study Program (June 2022)
- Supporter and Patron of LIFE, CA chapter
- Supporter and Board member of JERF
- Supporter of Arihant Academy
- Supporter of Shrut Ratnakar Trust and President of SRT, USA
- Supporter of Veganism, past President of JCSC and converted it into a vegan center in Feb 2018.
- Supporter of Bhagavan Mahavir Jain Chair at Florida International University, Miami, Florida, through JERF (2010)
The Modis along with a group of friends have endowed chairs for Jain studies at:
California State University, Fresno State
ISJS Summer School in Delhi
