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{{Infobox organization<br />
| name = Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana<br />
| logo = Bharatiya_Jain_Sanghatana_logo_2017.jpg<br />
| formation = {{start date and age|1985}}<br />
| headquarters = Level 8, Muttha Chambers II<br>Senapati Bapat Marg<br> Pune 4110 16 (Maharashtra) India<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jaina.org/page/BJS/Bharatiya-Jain-Sanghatana-BJS.htm |title=Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana (BJS)|last= |first= |date= |website=[[JAINA]] |publisher= |access-date=15 November 2017 |quote=}}</ref><br />
| coordinates = {{coord|18.536750|73.829558|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| founder = Shantilal Muttha<br />
| leader_title = President<br />
| leader_name = Prafulla Parakh<ref>{{cite web |url=https://citytoday.news/bharatiya-jain-sanghatana-conducts-programme-on-empowerment-of-girls/ |title=Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana conducts programme on empowerment of girls|last= |first= |date=27 June 2016 |website=City Today |publisher= |access-date= 15 November 2017 |quote=}}</ref><br />
| founding_location = [[Pune]]<br />
| type = [[Non-governmental organisation]]<br />
| logo_size = 100x150px<br />
}}<br />
The '''Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana''' is an [[India]]n [[non-governmental organisation]] established in 1985 by Shantilal Muttha, an Indian philanthropist and property developer, in [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]. The organisation primarily operates in [[disaster relief]] and [[Social change|social development]].<br />
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==Activities==<br />
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The BJS started its activities by campaigning for [[mass marriage]] in order to remove the financially debilitating nature of traditional wedding ceremonies; in 1989, Muttha arranged a mass marriage of over 600 couples of multiple religions. However, soon Muttha and the BJS moved to disaster relief, helping with the [[1993 Latur earthquake]] and helping fight starvation in the tribal area of [[Melghat]]. BJS also established a school in 1995 to help educate orphans abandoned during the earthquake.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bjscollege.org.in/bjs/ |title=Home |last= |first= |date= |website=BJS College |publisher= |access-date= 15 November 2017 |quote=}}</ref> Other disasters the BJS has helped fight include the [[1997 Jabalpur earthquake]] and the [[2001 Gujarat earthquake]].<ref name="Jain Samaj">{{cite web |url=http://www.jainsamaj.org/rpg_site/literature2.php?id=265&cat=62 |title=Shantilal Muttha: Founder & National President - Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana, Pune |last= |first= |date= |website=Jain Samaj |publisher=Ahimsa Foundation |access-date=15 November 2017 |quote= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114093347/http://www.jainsamaj.org/rpg_site/literature2.php?id=265&cat=62 |archive-date=14 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Paani Foundation, a [[non-profit organisation]] founded by director [[Aamir Khan]], also partnered with BJS in 2016 to help fight drought; Khan and Muttha plan to make 5000 villages free of water scarcity every year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-paani-foundation-to-join-hands-with-bharatiya-jain-sanghatana-for-anti-drought-campaign-2264547 |title=Paani Foundation to join hands with Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana for anti-drought campaign|last=|first=|date=16 October 2016 |website=[[DNA India]] |publisher= Diligent Media Corporation |access-date= 15 November 2017 |quote=}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|http://bjsindia.org}}<br />
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[[Category:Organisations based in Pune]]<br />
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[[Category:Organizations established in 1985]]<br />
[[Category:1985 establishments in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Emergency services in India]]<br />
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