As for the Jains, those unsuccessful ventures are listed as "failings" in their corporate history.
Tucked away in one corner is a house where three generations of Jains live.
Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and other faiths together form about 6 percent of remaining Indians.
The Jains brought down their stake from 70% to 30%, conceding four board seats to Aqua's representatives.
Religious Hindus eat no beef, Muslims, no pork, and Jains, no onions.
The nightmare lasted until 2002, when the Jains got a partner in Texas Pacific Group's Aqua Fund, which invests in water and renewable energy.
This national Hindu festival is also embraced by other religious denominations, including the Sikhs and Jains, with religious and regional variations in the way it is celebrated.
He said fire statistics from across the UK showed there was an increase in fires during Diwali - the festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains.
The Jains want to leverage their water expertise beyond agriculture.
These stories of attachment and repulsion are being played out in or around Hasidic communities in Brooklyn every day, and surely, for that matter, among Sikhs and Jains in Queens, too.
The Jains mark the attainment of nirvana by one of their great leaders, Mahaaveera, while the Sikhs celebrate the return of guru Hargovindji to Amritsar after his release from imprisonment by Moghul ruler Jehangir.
Hundreds of Sikhs, Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Jains and Jews convened for the interfaith prayer meeting, held at the north end of Union Square, which has become a popular gathering place for mourners since the attacks.
"While we focused on getting the finances in order and introducing a culture of cash-flow management, we let the Jains do what they knew best--make and sell their products, " says Jacob, now a partner at Richard Branson's renewables-focused Virgin Green Fund in San Francisco.
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