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===Politicians===
===Politicians===
* [[Amit Shah]] - President of the ruling party BJP
* [[Amit Shah]] - President of the ruling party BJP
* [[Satyendra Kumar Jain]] - Incumbent Health Minister of Delhi AAP government.
* [[A. Rajendran]] - Ex MLA, Tamil Nadu
* [[A. Rajendran]] - Ex MLA, Tamil Nadu
* [[Abhishek Manu Singhvi]] - National Spokesperson, Indian National Congress
* [[Abhishek Manu Singhvi]] - National Spokesperson, Indian National Congress
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* [[Vijay J. Darda]] - Member of Parliament
* [[Vijay J. Darda]] - Member of Parliament
* [[Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha]] - Former Chief Minister of MP
* [[Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha]] - Former Chief Minister of MP



==Entertainment==
==Entertainment==
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* [[Viju Shah]]
* [[Viju Shah]]
* [[Vir Sanghvi]]
* [[Vir Sanghvi]]
* [[Bhavya Gandhi]] - child actor


===Overseas===
===Overseas===

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Jain /ˈdʒeɪn/ is the title and name given to an adherent of Jainism. The term has its origin in the Sanskrit term jina ("conqueror" or "victor"). This article lists prominent individuals who have self-identified as a follower of Jainism.

Virchand Gandhi
Vikram Sarabhai
Ajit Gulabchand
Gautam Adani
Veerendra Heggade
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Naveen Jain
Abhishek Singhvi
Gundecha Brothers
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sheetal Sheth
Devaki Jain

Ascetics

Business leaders / Top executives

India

Overseas

Political Leaders

Monarchs

Activists

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Entertainment

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Ancient

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Social Workers

Padma Shri Awardees

Padma Bhushan Awardess

Padma Vibhushan Awardees

See also

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