Jains Got Talent Committee By Jayesh Sanghvi
Jayesh Sanghvi currently serves as a trustee at Jain Society of Houston, TX. He has also served as a Director and President of several Jain Centers in USA. He has served as chair and co-chair of the Jains Got Talent Committee during 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021 conventions. He has been promoting JGT for over 10+ years and successfully delivered excellent programs in the past 4 conventions. He has also served as a judge for JGT and feels that everyone that participates in JGT is a winner! Jains Got Talent Committee Members and their roles: Jayesh Sanghvi (Chair), Janak Rajani (Ambassador, EAST-COAST-USA), Bhupesh Mehta (Judge & Ambassador Liaison – 2021), Sanjay Bhandari (Ambassador, International), Palak Ravi Shah (Ambassador, Youth Group), Dr. Sarika Ziemann (Registration Leader), Samvi Ranka (Judge – Youth Group), Meera (Parul) Shah (Judge 2021, 2019, 2017, 2015), Rekha J Sanghvi (Judge 2021, 2017, 2015), Bela Gandhi (Judge 2021, 2015), Harsh Shah (Technology Leader), Hemen Gandhi (Technology support team member 2021, 2015). See profiles of committee members at: https://tinyurl.com/fe5hapfk Some of them have been working with JGT in JAINA for several years and/or have taken part and won in JGT Contest also. Jains Got Talent (JGT) is one of the Flagship Crown Jewel Program at the JAINA Convention. It offered our participants a wonderful opportunity to showcase their talent in front of the entire Jain Community on the world stage (First Global level event) during this year's JAINA Convention virtually!
We recognized the top performers by awarding them with plaques and all other participants were also recognized by a wonderful certificate of recognition for their participation. We also recognized our team members, sponsors, and JAINA leadership team for their support throughout the JGT Program.
JGT Process
First time in history, we were able to get over 2 hours divided into two parts over two days during the convention, and we were able to display top 3 performances in each age category within solo and group performances. There were several solo/group entries so close in their ranks, so we chose to include additional performances of selected individuals based on their level of performances under special recognitions
Anyone who registered for JAINA Convention 2021 was eligible to participate by registering with JGT. Singers, Musicians, Magicians, Dancers, Poets, Video Photographers, Jugglers.. anyone with any talent they wanted to share were eligible to participate. The registrants had to follow an easy 4 step process using online forms and guidelines published on JAINA Website. Registration links were sent via emails and JAINA Newsletters. Once they registered, we had them sent us their Audio/Video content of their performances. We received 85 participants entries (highest ever) in the shortest amount of time within deadline for JGT (Solo/Group) and our technical team and I helped several participants to work within established guidelines to bring us their best performances. The JGT Ambassadors reached out to many with our announcements using multimedia platforms which it made it easier for participants. The participants were young and adults of all ages - from 2 year to 70+ years.
36
The quality of content was reviewed from technical aspects by the technology team leaders. Our talented and experienced Judges provided their individual input using set guidelines/parameters in judging this year’s performances to assure an outstanding JGT program during the Convention. Any participant incorporating the theme of 2021 JAINA Convention ”Jainism - A Resilient Path to Peace” in their act, qualified for bonus points towards creativity through Judge’s evaluations.
Recognition by the Community We received many wonderful accolades and appreciation notes for the outstanding performances, the JGT Team members and sponsors who supported the program. We would like to share with you the excerpts from some of those encouraging messages. We thank each and every one of them.. Message from our Sponsor - Shri Rajeevbhai Daga and Shri Udaibhai Jain’s Families “Jains Got Talent has been an integral part of JAINA since its inception. What better way to add entertainment by showcasing our youth’s talents?
