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TWENTIETH MAHAVEER AWARDS DAY

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Doves feeding at Singhvi Scan & Diagnostic Centre, Triplicane, Chennai

“Live and let live. Love all. Serve all”– Bhagwan Mahaveer



Welcome Address by

Managing Trustee, Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation, th th

at the 20 Mahaveer Awards Day on 8 September, 2017

Shri Prasanchand Jain,

Jai Jinendra

I extend my warm greetings to all of you. This is

a very special day for the Bhagwan Mahaveer

Foundation. We have assembled here to honour the

selfless services rendered by three institutions and

one individual striving for the betterment of our

society.

We are honoured and privileged that the awards

are being presented by Shri Subramanian Swamy,

honourable Member of Rajya Sabha. I consider it a

rare privilege and honour to welcome Shri

Subramanian Swamy, who has graciously consented

to be the Chief Guest of the function and present the th

20 Mahaveer Awards. We are indeed fortunate to

have him with us today. On behalf of Bhagwan

Mahveer Foundation, I extend a very warm welcome

to you, Sir and thank you for your gracious presence.

Shri Subramnaian Swamy is an inspiring leader

and needs no introduction. He is a source of

inspiration to many of us. I feel honoured to say a few

words about him.

Shri Subramanian Swamy is an accomplished

economist, mathematician and a political leader who

presently serves as a Member of Parliament in Rajya

Sabha

He was born in Chennai. He obtained PhD in

Economics from Harvard University. He has been an

honourable member of Parliament in both the Houses

in the past and has occupied many prestigious

positions in the Union Government. He was Union

Minister of Commerce and Law. Shri Subramanian

Swamy also simplified trade procedures and

formulated a new export strategy which became the

forerunner of trade reform adopted subsequently.



Shri Swamy has published papers and authored

many books. I wish to name a few books written by

him. They are

• : An Agenda for National Building a New India

Renaissance,

• : Unanswered Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi

Questions & Unasked Queries,

• : Symbol of National Unity, Rama Setu

• : A Strategy of Deterrence for Terrorism in India

India's National Security.

I once again welcome you Sir and thank you for

having consented to be the Chief Guest for today’s

function.

I am very happy to extend a warm welcome to

Shri D.R. Mehta, Former Chairman, Securities &

Exchange Board of India and our esteemed member

of the Selection Jury, who has kindly consented to

preside over the function.

Sir, we are privileged to have you as a member of

the Selection Jury and thank you for your support and

guidance.

We are also honoured by the presence of our

honourable members of the Selection Jury and the

Shortlisting Committee who have been a source of

strength and support to us.

I am very happy to welcome our awardees,

Shri James Myers from Animal Aid Charitable Trust,

Smt. Sheela Balaji from AIM for Seva, Shri Harishwar

Dayal from Arpana Research and Charities Trust and

Dr. M C Nahata.

I extend a warm and cordial welcome to all the

distinguished guests, dignitaries and invitees and the

members of the media.

I wish to briefly share with you the primary aim of

setting up the Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation. There

are individuals and institutions in our society who are

rendering selfless service to alleviate the sufferings of

the less fortunate, the weak, underprivileged and the

voiceless and to bring about improvement in the

society at large, without expecting any material

rewards. Such rare and altruistic persons need to be

identified, nurtured and honoured. Their selfless

service should be brought to light so that others may

be encouraged and inspired to emulate them. With

this strong desire, my father, Shri N Sugalchand Jain

founded the Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation in 1994,

with Bharat Ratna Late Shri C.Subramaniam as its

Chairman.

The number of awards increased from 1 to 4

gradually over the years and the Award money from

Rs 5 Lakhs to Rs. 40 lakhs.



The Foundation has so far honoured 59

awardees. Today we will be honouring 4 more

awardees taking the total to 63 from 17 States and 1

Union Territory.

The awards are presented to individual or

institution for excellence in human endeavour in the

following four fields

• Non Violence & Vegetarianism

• Education

• Medicine

• Community & Social Service

The awards consist of a cash component of

Rs.10 lakhs, a citation and a memento for each of the

above fields. I am happy to announce that the cash

component of Rs. 10 lakhs which is perhaps one of

the highest given by any NGO is totally exempted from

income tax under Section 10 (17-A (1)) facilitating

the awardee to utilize the award money in full for the

noble cause.

I wish to share with you the procedure followed

in selecting the awardees. The process begins with

inviting nominations from eminent personalities of

the Nation such as Governors, Ministers, Members of

the Parliament, Senior Bureaucrats, Vice Chancellors

of Universities and the general public. Nominations

are also called for through adver tisements in

newspapers and digital media.

The received nominations are shortlisted by the

Shortlisting Committee.

The shor tlisted entities are visited by the

representatives of the Foundation, wherever required,

to ascertain the overall genuineness and the positive

impact of the services rendered by the nominees.

The shortlisted entities and reports are placed

before the Selection Jury, who evaluate and decide

the awardees.

The Selection Jury is headed by

Shri M N Venkatachaliah,

Former Chief Justice of India.



The other members of the Jury are:

• Poojya Aacharya Shri Chandanaji Maharaj,

Eminent Sanyasini & Social Reformer

• Academic, Corporate Shri S. Gurumurthy,

Adviser and a well-known commentator on

Economic & Political Affairs

• Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Prof. B M Hegde,

Bhavan, Mangalore Kendra

• Former Chief Election Shri T S. Krishnamurthy,

Commissioner of India

• Former Shri D.R. Mehta, I.A.S. (Retd.),

Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India

• Former Shri Prabhat Kumar, I.A.S. (Retd.),

Cabinet Secretary, Government of India

• Former Judge of Justice Shri G S Singhvi,

Supreme Court of India

• Chairman Emeritus, Prof. M S Swaminathan,

MS Swaminathan Research Foundation,

Chennai.

We are indeed fortunate and blessed to have

such a wonderful team.

The earlier awards were presented by eminent

personalities like the President of India, Vice

President of India, Chief Minister, Governors and

Union Ministers in formal functions.

This year, we received 367 nominations from 24

States and 3 Union Territories of our Country. These

nominations were evaluated and placed before the

Selection Jury. The Selection Jury met at Bengaluru

on 15th April 2017 and the awardees were selected.

I thank the Selection Jury members, Shortlisting

Committee members, the sponsors of the nominees

and the nominees for sparing their time and effort.

I once again warmly welcome one and all.

Thank you.



th20 Mahaveer Awards Presentation Day

Chief Guest

Shri Subramanian Swamy

Honourable Member of Rajya Sabha



Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation - Profile

Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation was

established by Shri N Sugalchand Jain in 1994 to

identify, encourage and honour the individuals and

institutions who are doing selfless service for the

welfare of the underprivileged and the weak in our

society. With a view to focus public attention on the

activities of these good Samaritans and encourage

others to emulate them and take up community and

social ser vices, the Bhagwan Mahaveer

Foundation has instituted the Mahaveer Awards

which is given every year.

The awards are given for excellence in human

endeavour in the fields of Non-violence &

Vegetar ianism, Educat ion, Medicine and

Community & Social Service. The awards carry a

cash component of Rs.10 Lakhs each with a

memento and a citation.

Rs.10 Lakhs each Citation Memento

NON-VIOLENCE & VEGETARIANISM

EDUCATION

MEDICINE

COMMUNITY & SOCIAL SERVICE

Mahaveer Award for Essays



The Foundation has ensured that the individual

awardees are exempted from income tax on the cash

component under Section 10 (17- A (1)) of the Income

Tax Act. This enables the awardees to utilize the award

money in full for the noble cause.

Nominations in the prescribed format are

invited from around the country, enlisting the

help of d ist r ic t administ rators, leg is lators,

bureaucrats, educationists, media, social workers,

parl iamentarians and other eminent people.

Nominations are received every year from almost all the

States in the country.

The awardees are decided by an eminent Selection

Jury headed by Justice Shri M. N. Venkatachaliah,

Former Chief Justice of India.

There are a number of good Samaritans

ceaselessly serving the weak and the voiceless in

our society without seeking recognition and

unmindful of any rewards. The Foundation has

identified such entities and honoured them in formal

functions. Eminent personalities of our country like

the President of India, the Vice President of India,

Governors, Chief Ministers and Ministers have given

away the awards.

So far 63 awardees from 17 States and 1 Union

Territory have been honoured in recognition of their

very high standard of selfless service for the welfare

of the underprivileged.



Trustees of the Foundation

Shri N Sugalchand Jain, Founder Trustee

Shri S Prasanchand Jain, Managing Trustee

Shri Gunwant Nagardas Damani, Trustee

Shri Pravin B Chheda, Trustee

Shri P V Krishnamurthy, I.A & A.S. (retd.), Hon. Exe. Trustee

Shri S Vinodh Kumar, Trustee

Shri P Pramod Jain, Trustee

Shri V Pratik Jain, Trustee

Shri K Nanda Kishore, IAS (retd.), Advisor

Shri Paras Jain, Public Relations



th19 Mahaveer Awards Presentation Day (29/09/2016)

From left: Shri Pravin B Chheda Trustee, Smt. Sandhya M and Smt. Sanober B representing CUPA (Awardee),

Shri Sapam Nabakishore Singh (Awardee), Shri T.S.Krishnamurthy Former Chief Election Commissioner of India,

Smt. Shamshad Begum (Awardee), Shri S.Gurumurthy Chief Guest, Shri Sugalchand Jain Founder Trustee,

Dr. R.V.Ramani (Awardee), Shri P.V. Krishnamurthy Hon Executive Trustee, Shri Prasanchand Jain Managing Trustee,

Shri Pratik Jain Trustee, Shri Pramod Jain Trustee, Shri Vinodh Kumar Trustee



Following Eminent Persons have felicitated the

Awardees in formal functions

Award Year Chief Guest

st1 1995His Excellency, Shri K R Narayanan,

Vice President of India

Hon’ble Shri C Subramaniam, Former Governor of Maharashtra

Shri Karan Singh, Hon’ble Member of Parliament

His Excellency, Shri Krishan Kant, Vice President of India

Dr. M Karunanidhi, Hon’bleChief Minister of Tamil Nadu

His Excellency Shri K R Malkani, Lt. Governor of Pondicherry

His Excellency Shri K R Malkani, Lt. Governor of Pondicherry

His Excellency Shri T N Chaturvedi,Governor of Karnataka

His Excellency,Shri Surjeet Singh Barnala,

Governor of Tamil Nadu

Shri P T R Palanivelrajan, Hon’ble Speaker of Tamil Nadu

Legislative Assembly

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1998

1999

2000

2005

2003

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2006

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Award Year Chief Guest

th11 2008Her Excellency, Smt. Pratibha Patil,

President of India

Her Excellency, Smt. Pratibha Patil,President of India

Prof. M S Swaminathan Hon’ble Member of Parliament &

Chairman M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai

His Excellency Shri M K Narayanan,Governor of West Bengal

His Excellency Dr. K Rosaiah,Governor of Tamil Nadu

His Excellency,Shri Hamid Ansari M,Vice President of India

Dr. S S Badrinath, Chairman EmeritusSankara Nethralaya

Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot,Hon’ble Union Minister for

Social Justice & Empowerment

Shri Subramanian Swamy, Hon’ble Member of Rajya Sabha

Shri S.Gurumurthy,Academic, Corporate Advisor &

Well-known Commentatoron Economic and Political Affairs

2008

2010

2011

2012

2013

2016

2015

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2017

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Members of Selection Jury

Justice Shri M N Venkatachaliah,Chairman – Selection Jury, Former Chief Justice of India

Poojya Acharya Shri Chandanaji Maharaj,Eminent Sanyasini & Social Reformer

Shri S Gurumurthy,Academic, Corporate Advisor & Well-known Commentator on Economic & Political Affairs

Prof. B M Hegde,Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mangalore Kendra

Shri T S Krishnamurthy,Former Chief Election Commissioner of India

Shri D R Mehta, I.A.S.(Retd.),Former Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India

Shri Prabhat Kumar, I.A.S.(Retd.),Former Cabinet Secretary, Government of India

Justice Shri G S Singhvi,Former Judge of Supreme Court of India

Prof. M S Swaminathan,Chairman Emeritus, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai



thThe 20 Mahaveer Awardees

The Foundation considered 367 nominations received from all over the country for the Twentieth Mahaveer

Awards. The Selection Jury met on 15th April 2017 at Bengaluru. The names of the awardees are as follows:

For Excellence in the sphere of Non-Violence & VegetarianismAnimal Aid Charitable Trust, Udaipur, Rajasthan

For Excellence in the sphere of EducationAIM For Seva, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

For Excellence in the sphere of MedicineDr. M C Nahata, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

For Excellence in the sphere of Community & Social ServiceArpana Research & Charities Trust, Karnal, Haryana



Activities of Animal Aid Charitable Trust,

Udaipur, Rajasthan

Injured Animals Healed After Care



th20 Mahaveer Award for Excellence in Human Endeavourin the Sphere of Non-Violence & Vegetarianism

Animal Aid Charitable Trust, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Animal Aid Charitable Trust has been serving

abandoned animals in Udaipur, since 2002. This

Trust takes efforts to stop the illegal dog catching and

displacement. It has saved the lives of 6000 dogs

since 2015.

Animal Aid Charitable Trust receives many calls

for help and assistance to control, capture and

transport sick, abused, abandoned animals. The staff

promptly respond to these calls and undertake the

difficult task and prevent harm and accidents to the

animals and public. The Staff of the Trust descend

deep wells, pipes and other enclosures to rescue

distressed, trapped, injured and sick animals. Animal

Aid provides shelter for over 700 abandoned animals

at any given time.

The Trust also encourages people to be

Vegetarians by reaching out through leaflets and

conducting bi weekly outreach programmes.

The Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation is pleased

to confer the 20th Mahaveer Award in the field of Non-

Violence & Vegetarianism on Animal Aid Charitable

Trust, Udaipur in recognition of its exemplary service

for protection and care of animals. We believe many

others will be inspired to emulate them.



Activities of AIM For Seva,

Chennai, Tamil Nadu



th20 Mahaveer Award for Excellence in Human Endeavourin the Sphere of Education

AIM For Seva, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

AIM for Seva, established in 2001, helps children

in rural and tribal areas to overcome barriers to their

education. It has projects in 16 States. AIM for Seva,

has set up more than 100 Free Student Homes and

helped thousands of children access quality education

without any cost. This has helped their families and

communities to escape poverty and live with dignity.

Needy children are taken into the Free Student.

Home and given free food, accommodation and

education.

It has set up vocational training institutes which

provide skill and training. Initiatives like 'Theatre for

Development,' assist children to learn curriculum.

The Trust focuses on the all-round development

of the students which includes excellence in

academics, communication skills, character building

and encourages literacy along with creativity.

Healthcare activities are also undertaken to

ensure good health for the children. Salt fortified with

micronutrients is given to children to address

deficiencies in nutrition. In 2012-13, organic farming

was introduced in several homes.

The Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation is pleased to

confer the 20th Mahaveer Award in the field of

Education on AIM For Seva in recognition of its

exemplary service. We believe many others would be

inspired to emulate them.



Activities of Dr. M C Nahata,

Indore, Madhya Pradesh



th20 Mahaveer Award for Excellence in Human Endeavourin the Sphere of Medicine

Dr. M C Nahata, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Dr. M C Nahata, an Ophthalmologist has been

rendering services for over six decades in the field of

Eye Care focussing on Prevention, Rehabilitation,

Academics and Social work. He has been a pioneer in

establishing and developing newer services like

Retinal & Laser Units, Cryosurgery technology

(1971),

Low Vision Services and development of school

of Optometry.

The Professor has conducted 700 eye camps

and performed 2 lakh operations. He has detected and

corrected refractive errors in a population of 2.5 lakhs

spread over 283 villages in Vidisha district in Madhya

Pradesh. He started a campaign for promotion of Eye

Donation.

He is credited with management of calamities at

the time of outbreak of Epidemic Conjunctivitis

(1979), Methyl Alcohol poisoning and Bhopal gas

tragedy (1984). He visited seven tribal districts of

Madhya Pradesh – Dhar, Jhabua, Alirajpur, Badwani,

Khargone, Khandwa and Burhanpur and implemented

a unique programme called‚ Prayas to prevent

blindness. He was instrumental in getting the first

Braille Press established at Indore.



Medicine on Dr.M.C.Nahata in recognition of his

exemplary service. We believe many others would be

inspired to emulate him.



Activities of Arpana Research & Charities Trust,

Karnal, Haryana



th20 Mahaveer Award for Excellence in Human Endeavourin the Sphere of Community & Social Service

Arpana Research & Charities Trust, Karnal, Haryana

Arpana Research & Charities Trust was

established in 1980 to serve the rural folks of Karnal

district, Haryana. It runs a 135 bedded hospital, with 3

operation theatres, well equipped ICU and has

specialised clinics and daily OPD. This hospital is

catering to the needs of over 1000 villages.

Arpana Rural Development Services provide

loving care to neglected children under five years of

age. They have assisted in starting women Self Help

Groups in remote villages of Himachal Pradesh.

Farmers clubs are formed where they are taught

effective farming and irrigation methods for the

terraced plots. Over 8000 meetings have been

conducted to create awareness about antenatal care,

AIDS, nutrition, prevention of seasonal diseases,

family welfare, right to education and domestic

violence.

The Trust has identified 1878 differently abled

persons from 55 villages and assisted in forming 48

Differently Abled Persons Organisations. The DPOs

have generated savings of over Rupees 24 lakhs.

Some have started their own businesses. This has

given them confidence, immense self-esteem, dignity

and opportunity to participate in village activities.



Community & Social Service on Arpana Research &

Charities Trust in recognition of its exemplary service.

We believe many others would be inspired to emulate

them.



Distribution of Mahaveer Awards since inception (1995)

S.No. Fields TotalSince1995

CurrentYear

1

3

5

Non-Violence &Vegetarianism

Education

Community &Social Service

Education

Education & Medicine (till 2010)

Medicine

2

4

15

6

20

59

6

12 12

16

7

21

63

7

1

1

1

4

1

S.No. States

Total

TotalSince1995

59 4 63

CurrentYear

1 1

1

1

1

1

1 1

1

1

1

1Arunachal Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Assam

Bihar

Chhattisgarh

Gujarat

Haryana

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

New Delhi

Orissa

Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu

Tripura

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

2 2

2 2

2

2 2

2 2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

0

3

2

2

3

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5

5 5

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State wise Field wise



Awardees in the field of Non-Violence & Vegetarianism

Award Awardee

Shri S Jagannathan &Smt. Krishnammal Jagannathan,

Gandhigram, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

Shri Ratanlal C Bafna, Jalgaon, Maharashtra

Sadhu Vaswani Mission, Pune, Maharashtra

Smt. Maneka Gandhi,People for Animals, New Delhi

Dr. Kalyan Motilal Gangwal, Pune, Maharashtra

Late Dr. Nemichand Jain, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Shri Siddharaj Dhaddha, Chaura Rasta, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Shri Bharat Amritlal Kothari,Rajpur, Gujarat

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Award Awardee

Action for Protection of Wild Animals (APOWA),

Hatapatana, Kendrapara, Orissa

Shri Dayananda Swamiji,Bengaluru, Karnataka

Shri Chiranjee Lal Bagra,Kolkata, West Bengal

Shri Mohd Shafique Khan,Sagar, Madhya Pradesh

Blue Cross of India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Visakha Society for Protection and Care of Animals

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Compassion Unlimited Plus Action,Bengaluru, Karnataka

Animal Aid Charitable Trust,Udaipur, Rajasthan

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Awardees in the field of Education & Medicine

Award Awardee

Uttarakhand Seva Nidhi ParyavaranShiksha Sansthan, Jakhan Devi,

Almora, Uttaranchal

Dr. Shiv Kumar Sarin,New Delhi

Tribal Health Initiative,Sittilingi, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu

Mahatma Gandhi Institute ofMedical Sciences,

Sevagram, Maharashtra

1) Dr. Sharadkumar Dicksheet M.D,Dr. Sharadkumar Dicksheet

Charitable Trust (India), Pune, Maharashtra

2) Dr. S S Badrinath, President & Chairman,

Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamilnadu

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Award Awardee

Shri Avinashilingam Education Trust Institutions,

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Cancer Institute (W I A), Chennai, Tamilnadu

Dr. H Sudarshan,Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra,

Yelandur Tk, Karnataka

1) Vivekananda Rock Memorial &Vivekananda Kendra,

Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu

2) Marudhar Mahila Shikshan, Sangh Vidyavadi, Kimel, Rajasthan

Dr. G Venkataswamy Chairman – Aravind Eye Hospital & Post Graduate

Institute of Ophthalmology, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

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Awardees in the field of Education Awardees in the field of Medicine

Award Awardee

The Indian Planetary Society,Mumbai, Maharashtra

Kalinga Institute of Social SciencesBhubaneswar, Orissa

Gandhi Vidya Mandir, Churu, Rajasthan

Shri Sarada Ashram, Ulundhurpet, Tamil Nadu

Kasthurba Gandhi Kanya GurukulamVedaraniam, Tamil Nadu

Dr. Sapam Nabakishore Singh,Silchar, Assam

AIM For Seva, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Award Awardee

Voluntary Health Services,Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Dr.Anant Sinha,Ranchi, Jharkhand

Dr. R. Ravi Kannanm,Silchar, Cachar Dt.,Assam

Dr. Sunil SanonMussorrie, Uttarakhand

SEVAC (Sane and Enthusiast Volunteers’ Association of Calcutta),

Kolkata, West Bengal

Dr. R.V. Ramani, Sankara Eye Institutions, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Dr. M.C. Nahata, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

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Awardees in the field of Community & Social Service

Award Awardee

Veerayatan, Rajgir, Bihar

Shri Ramakrishna Mission, Ashrama Narainpur, Bastar Dist.,Chhattisgarh

Tripura Adivashi Mahila Samithy,Krishna Nagar, Agartala, Tripura

Shri Rajmal S Jain, Village Bisalpur,Pali, Rajasthan

Dr.S V Adinarayana Rao, Director General – Prema Hospital, Maharanipeta,

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Bharat Sevashram Sangha,Sonari West Jamshedpur, Jharkhand

Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement,Saragur, Karnataka

Dr. Prakash Murlidar Amte & Dr. Mandakini Prakash Amte,

Lok Biradari Prakalp, Hemalkasa, PO: Bhamragad, Maharashtra

Shri Anna Hazare, Ralegaon, Siddhi, Ahmed Nagar, Maharashtra

Bhagwan Mahaveer ViklangSahayata Samiti, Sawai Man Singh

Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan

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Award Awardee

Acharya Dr. Kishore Kunal, Patna, Bihar

Amar Seva Sangam, Ayikudy,Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu

Smt. Sushila Bohra, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Arpana Research & Charities Trust,Karnal, Haryana

Vikas Bharti Bishunpur, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Smt. Phoolbasanbai Yadav,Rajnandgaon, Chattisgarh

Mrs. Shamshand Begum, Durg, Chhattisgarh

1) Shri Karni Nagar Vikas Samiti, Gordhanpura, Kota, Rajasthan

2) Swami Vivekananda Integrated Rural Health Centre, Pavagada, Karnataka

Snehalaya Social Charitable Trust,Solapur, Maharashtra

Shri Ramakrishna Mission Hospital, Ita Nagar, Arunachal Pradesh

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Mahaveer Award For Essays

Under the aegis of Bhagwan Mahaveer

Foundation, Essay competition is being conducted

from 2016 for School and College students to

acquaint the young people with the lofty ideals and

teachings of Bhagwan Mahaveer and to emphasize

the need and contemporary relevance of Ahimsa, and

Peaceful harmonious co-existence as preached by

Bhagwan Mahaveer.

The response of schools and colleges is very

encouraging. For the first Mahaveer Award for Essay

competition, 3045 students from 22 Schools and

1274 students from 11 Colleges participated.

For the second Essay Competition, 6253

students from 54 Schools & 2397 students from 33

Colleges participated.



Mahaveer Award for Essays Details of the Prize amount

Level 1 (VI – VIII Std)

Level 2 (IX – XII Std)

Level 3 (UG/PG)

Topics for the II MahaveerAward for Essays Competition

Life and Teachings of BhagwanMahaveer

Teachings of BhagwanMahaveer &World Peace

Principles of Bhagwan Mahaveer & Solutions to World problems

Word limit 300 words 450 words 1500 words

Duration 90 Minutes 120 Minutes 150 Minutes

1st Prize Rs.5,000 Rs.15,000 Rs.50,000

2nd Prize Rs.3,000 Rs.10,000 Rs.25,000

3rd Prize Rs.2,000 Rs.5,000 Rs.15,000

Consolation (5 Prizes)

Rs.1,000 Rs.2,500 Rs.5,000

Prizes are given based on the quality of the Essays



st Prize winners of II Mahaveer Award for Essays (1 July,2017)



Sugal Group Entities for CSR activities

Singhvi Charitable

Trust

VidhyaJyothi Trust

BhagwanMahaveer

Foundation

JainsIndiaTrust

Empathy Foundation

GanadipathyTulsi’s Jain

Engg College

Singhvi Scan & Diagnostic

Centre

Health camps (Eye,Dental etc)

assistance for heart & other

surgery / treatment in TN and Rajasthan

Mahaveer Ashray ,

Palliative Care Centre,

Sriperumbudur

Contributions and support to

NGOs,

SJNS Jain Mat. Hr Sec

School, Triplicane, Chennai

SJNS Jain Nursery &

Primary School, Big St,

Triplicane, Chennai

SJNS Jain Nursery &

Primary School, Ponappa lane,

Triplicane, Chennai

Mahaveer Institute of

Technology & Science, Jadan, Pali, Rajasthan

Mahaveer Award for Essays for

School & College students

Mahaveer Awards for excellence in

human endeavour in 4 fields

Monthly pension to the

needy Jains

Scholarship to Jain students

Creating community assets like irrigation

ponds, solar lighting, wells

etc.

Construction and repair of

School buildings of Panchayats,

Municipalities &

Government

Health care camps

Swach Bharat activities in Rajasthan

Smt.ChandraBai Computer Literacy Prog

Sugal Group CSR activities with Associates

GanadipathyTulsi’s Jain

Art & Science College

Stipend to students for

higher studies in Jainologyin University

of Madras



Sugal Group Entities for CSR activities

The following Trusts have been established

and function under the aegis of the SUGAL GROUP.

SINGHVI CHARITABLE TRUST -

established in 1974

BHAGWAN MAHAVEER FOUNDATION -

established in 1994

VIDHYA JYOTHI TRUST -

established in 2000

JAINSINDIA TRUST -

established in 2002

The above charitable institutions have been primarily established to assist the weak and underprivileged people

of the society by providing them with various basic needs including Medical assistance and quality Education.

The Sugal Group is serving various sections of the society through its welfare activities.

Our office “Siyat House” at961, Poonamallee High Road, Chennai



Infrastructure created by Sugal Group in various Institutions

Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai.



Cancer Institute

VHS

Corporation School, Triplicane

Sankara Nethralaya



SINGHVI CHARITABLE TRUST

The Singhvi Charitable Trust was established in

1974 by Shri N Sugalchand Jain. He strongly believes

in the universal philosophy “Live and Let Live” of

Bhagwan Mahaveer and has an immense desire to

help the needy and assist the underprivileged in our

society. The Trust under takes socially relevant

activities and addresses the felt need of the

underprivileged through its activities with special

focus on health care and encourages entities doing

selfless service in the society.

The Trust organises eye and dental camps every

Sunday in rural Tamil Nadu and daily camps in the

Singhvi Scan & Diagnostic Centre, Triplicane,Chennai,

catering to the weaker section of our society.

The Trust has conducted 4789 rural camps.

Following are the details of the beneficiaries till June

2017 since inception.

The Trust also gives assistance of Rs.10,000 for

heart surgery. 84 patients have benefitted till date. Food served to camp patients

S.No Particulars No. of Patients

1. No. of Spectacles 2,81,806

2. Medicines 91,589

3. Referred for surgery to various hospitals

66,470

4. Dental Treatment 65,725



Glimpses of rural health care Camps in TN

conducted by Singhvi Charitable Trust



Singhvi Scan & Diagnostic Centre

The Singhvi Scan & Diagnostic Centre was

started in 2002 at 170, Triplicane High Road, Chennai

- 600 005.

It is equipped with latest diagnostic equipment

with facilities for CT Scan, Ultrasound Scan,

digitalized X-rays, Echo cardiogram and ECG.

Modest fee is charged to enable more patients to

avail the services. Daily dental and eye camps are

conducted in the Singhvi Scan & Diagnostic Centre.



MAHAVEER ASHRAY in Smt.CHANDRABAI SINGHVI CAMPUSSRIPERUMBUDUR, CHENNAI

Singhvi Charitable Trust has established a Palliative

Care Centre named Mahaveer Ashray in the

Smt.Chandrabai Singhvi Campus at Sriperumbudur,

near Chennai. It will be a unit of Cancer Institute

(WIA), Adyar. Shri N Sugalchand Jain, an active

member of the Governing Council of the Cancer

Institute,

Adyar and ever sensitive to the urgent need of the

poor and underprivileged, terminally ill persons,

discussed the need for a Palliative Care Centre with

Padma Vibhushan Dr. V. Shanta, Chairperson, of the

Cancer Institute, Adyar. After discussion, he decided

to set up a Palliative Care Centre in Sriperumbudur

and hand it over to the Cancer Institute.



Trustees handing over the key to Dr. V. Shanta , Chairman,ndCancer Institute, (WIA), Adyar on 22 June, 2017

From left to right: Shri Prasanchand Jain , Shri Pramod Jain, Ms. Payal, Shri Pravin B Chheda, Dr. V. Shanta,

Smt. Nirmala, Smt. Madhu Chheda, Smt. Shraddha, Shri N Sugalchand Jain, Shri Pratik,

Shri Vinodh Kumar, Smt. Kalavathy, Smt. Kiran Bai, Shri Dilip Kumar



The 50 bedded Mahaveer Ashray is a state of the

art care centre housed in a well planned aesthetic

building with patient-comfort ambience, equipment

and furniture. It will focus on minimizing the pain of the

terminally ill patients, relieve sufferings of the inmates

and assist them to spend each of the remaining days

with dignity and comfort.

The Mahaveer Ashray situated in 5 acres of land in

the Smt. Chandrabai Campus was handed over to Dr. V.

Shanta on 22nd June, 2017.

The Cancer Institute, Adyar will fully manage,

control and operate the Mahaveer Ashray. This noble

project is the outcome of a deep desire to serve and

share.

WARDS



SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE

Patients playing carrom at Mahaveer Ashray



HONOURING NGOs

The Singhvi Charitable Trust regularly provides assistance and honours the NGOs who are doing selfless service

for the welfare of the needy in our society. A sizeable portion of the budget is set apart for this privilege.

92 NGOs were honoured on 17th August, 2016.

The family members of Shri N Sugalchand Jain honour various Non-Governmental Organizations involved in

social services. This is an annual feature of the Trust.

NGO honoured by Smt. Futri Bai,

mother of Shri N.Sugalchand Jain in the

presence of Smt. V Kalavathy



presence of Ms. P.Payal





presence of Smt. Kiran Bai



presence of Smt. P.Nirmala



presence of Ms. V.Palak



presence of Smt. P.Shraddha



Ms. V.Palak and Smt. Kalavathy distributing Geometry Boxes to

Students of Corporation School



Encouragement to students Geometry Box distribution

The Founder Trustee Shri N Sugalchand Jain

wishes to inculcate the values like compassion,

warmth and affection in the younger generation and

hence arranged for distribution of geometry boxes to

the poor children of various Corporation Schools of

Triplicane on occasion of the birthday of Ms. V Palak.

890 geometry boxes were distributed to the needy

children.

st 1 February, 2016



Encouragement to students Avadhan Programme

The Avadhan Programme was organized by Singhvi Charitable Trust on 11th November 2016 at TAG

Auditorium, Rajaji Bhavan’s Vidyashram, Chennai. The Avadhan was performed by Shri Jaynesh Jain in the holy

presence of Sadhvi Shri Sanghamitraji Maharaj. About 1000 students from various schools of Chennai

participated in the programme.

Avadhan is a programme which exhibits the power and limitless potential of the mind. The Founder Trustee

Shri N Sugal Chand Jain wanted the students to witness and learn this rare ability to recall and respond

simultaneously to multiple tasks and also unlock the latent potential of the students.



People For Animals

Among the many animal welfare projects in

which Shri Sugalchand Jain is connected, the

establishment of the People For Animals, Chennai in

1998 is an important milestone. He is a co-founder of

this Trust. He has provided 3.5 acres of land in which

the animal welfare shelter is running for the past 20

years.. Presently the shelter is home to about 600

dogs, 65 cats, 24 horses, 220 cattle, 35 goats, 65

birds. As the number of animals has increased Shri

Sugalchand Jain has ear marked 18.4 acres of land in

Uthukottai, near Chennai, where these animals will be

transferred as soon as the requisite infrastructure is

ready.

The day-to-day activities of the Trust is looked

after by its Managing Trustee,

Smt.Shiranee Pereira, a dedicated animal welfare

activist. Sick animals, unwanted abandoned animals,

animals subjected to abuse and cruelty are rescued

and brought to the shelter where they are cared,

healed and sheltered. The People for Animals has

rescued many dogs from being killed by actively doing

Animal Birth Control/immunization activities.

Rescued horses in the PFA shelter



Vidhya Jyothi Trust

Vidhya Jyothi Trust was established in 2000 to

propagate good values by providing child centred,

culturally oriented, value based, morally inclined

meaningful education to students of all sections of

society. The Trust’s vision is, “To bring quality

education within the reach of everyone”. In pursuance

of this vision, the Trust runs three Schools in Tamil

Nadu and one College in Rajasthan. These institutions

provide quality education at affordable cost. Vidhya

Jyothi Trust is committed to excellence in education

and provides scholarship to deserving students.

The Trust manages the following institutions:

• Mahaveer Institute of Technology & Science,

Jadan, Pali, Rajasthan.

• Shri Jadavbai Nathmal Singhvee Jain Nursery

and Primary School, 11 Ponnapa Lane,

Triplicane, Chennai.

• Shri Jadavbai Nathmal Singhvee Jain Nursery

and Primary School, 115 Big Street, Triplicane,

Chennai.

• Shr i Jadavba i Na thmal S inghvee Ja in

Matriculation Higher Secondary School, 16&17

Ganapathy Street, Triplicane, Chennai.

Convocation DaySpectra inter school competition



Our schools run by Vidhya Jyothi Trust

The Schools have good infrastructure and well-

qualified teachers.

Schools have :

• Well ventilated and spacious class rooms

• Digital & Smart Classes from KG to XII Std.

• Science laboratories

• Air conditioned Computer laboratory

• Library

• Indoor playground

• Auditorium

• Educational toys for Kindergarten section



Primary School at Big Street, Triplicane, Chennai

Primary School at Ponnappa Lane, Triplicane, Chennai

Lab activities in School



Mahaveer Institute of Technology & Science (MITS)Jadan, Pali, Rajasthan

The students taking admission in MITS are given

scholarship by the Vidhya Jyothi Trust based on their

percentage in qualifying exams as well as according

to the percentage secured during their academic

period at MITS. A student scoring 90% in XII Standard

exam is given 90% scholarship and it is valid for all

four years period at MITS subject to the student’s

performance in academics during each semester.

With the aim of providing higher education to the

rural people, the Vidhya Jyothi Trust established

Mahaveer Institute of Technology and Science (MITS)

at Jadan in Pali District, Rajasthan in the year 2014.

The College, situated in a rural area, provides a

good opportunity and conducive atmosphere for

quality education to the rural students. The College

has four engineering branches namely Civil,

Mechanical, Computer Science, Electrical. The

present student strength is 419.



Students of Electrical Branch visited Bhramakumari

Ashram at Abu Road to see & learn about the

installations & functioning of solar plants

Education Tour to Regional Remote Sensing Centre,

ISRO, Jodhpur



The Trust has extended its ambit of service to

provide health care to the rural people. It conducts

medical camp on regular basis in remote areas like

Siyat, Phulad, Jojawar, Nana, Jadan, Kantaliya,

Sevari, Magartalb, Bagari, Marwar Junction, Goriya,

Bhimana and Bhabhan so as to provide benefit to the

people who do not have easy accessibility to medical

help. Till June 2017, 17 camps benefitting 7497 eye

& dental patients have been conducted and 346

cataract operations have been performed.

To inculcate healthy personal hygiene habits and

prevent spread of disease and ensure clean

environment, the Vidhya Jyothi Trust has constructed

toilets in Schools for the benefit of the students,

especially girl students, in Rajasthan. This is in

response to the call of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra

Modi. Availability of toilets in schools also minimises

drop outs of girl students.

Under this programme toilets have been

constructed in four government schools in the village

of Sojat, Bagawas, Jadan and Siyat; this is an ongoing

programme.

Medical camp at village Goriya, Dist. Pali,

Rajasthan, on 29/01/2017

Handing over newly constructed toilet to Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Siyat Village, Dist. Pali,

Rajasthan on 02/05/2016



Dedicated to improvement of educational

facilities for rural poor, the Trust has adopted several

schools run by Government agencies in rural areas

around Pali district, painted school buildings,

upgraded the basic learning facilities and provided

furniture like tables & chairs, almirah, ceiling fans,

carpet, staff chairs, water motors.

The following are the schools adopted:

• Govt. Sec. School, Jadan

• Govt. Middle School, Bagawas

• Govt. Sec. School,Siyat, Sojat Road

• Govt. Sec. School Boys , Sojat Road

• Govt. Sec. School Girls , Sojat Road

• Govt. Sec. School, Dhundla, Sojat Road

Govt. Sec. School, Jadan village, Dist. Pali,

Rajasthan

Cultural activity at Govt Sr. Sec School inVillage Dhundla Sojat Road



Smt. Chandrabai Computer Literacy Programme

idea of ‘knowledge available at click' to contribute to

the vision of digital India. Under this Programme,

trained professionals carry the laptops to various

Government Schools and familiarise the students

with computers and teach them how to use them

effectively.

The Vidhya Jyothi Trust has launched the

Smt. Chandrabai Mobile Computer l i teracy

programme to enable the rural students of Pali district

to learn and know about computers, access to which

is very difficult in these areas. The aim is to reach out

to rural students and develop in true sense the

Govt Middle school, Village-Malpuraiya Kallan, Sojat



Public Health Engineering Depar tment & Shri

Pushpendra Singh Ramawat – Honourable Minister

Rajasthan Govt. 538 students from 8 Schools have

been benefitted so far. Books have also been

distributed to assist them in learning.

This programme was launched in December 2016

and was inaugurated by Shri P P Chaudhary-

Honourable Union Minister of State for Law and

Justice, Electronics and Information Technology, in

the presence of Shri Surendra Goel-Honourable

Minister Rajasthan Govt.

Government Adarsh girls senior secondary school, Sojat Road



JAINSINDIA TRUST

The JainsIndia Trust was set up by Shri N

Sugalchand Jain in 2002 as a religious charitable trust

to provide various kinds of relief to the poor and needy

members of Jain community.

The Trust also provides stipend to students

pursuing higher studies in Jainology in the University

of Madras. In 2016-17, 59 students were given

stipend .

It also provides financial assistance to the needy

widows, deserted women and other deserving people

belonging to Jain community for the maintenance of

their livelihood. During the year 2016-17, 167 needy

people were given monthly pension.

Details of Stipend provided forhigher studies in Jainology

Year No. of students Amount in Rs.

2013-14 36 1,12,000

2014-15 57 3,15,000

2015-16 52 3,35,000

2016-17 59 2,57,000

2017 (Till July) 24 1,16,000

Details of Pension provided to needy Jains

Year No. of Pensioners Amount inRs.

2008 -09 26 3,41,150

2009 -10 25 3,07,200

2010 -11 36 4,74,700

2011 -12 41 5,97,900

2012 -13 46 6,96,800

2013 -14 48 7,54,800

2014 -15 94 16,75,500

2015 -16 145 25,51,500

2016 -17 167 31,23,750



JainsIndia Trust aims to propagate Jainism as a

way of life, promotes the philosophy, literature and

architecture of Jainism. It grants scholarships to the

deserving school & college students of the Jain

community. In 2016-17, 604 students were given

scholarship.

Details of Scholarship provided to Jain students since inception

Year No. of students Amount in Rs

2002-03 228 2,30,414

2003-04 528 5,80,740

2004-05 298 6,61,495

2005-06 295 10,20,448

2006-07 430 15,52,006

2007-08 496 20,87,947

2008-09 627 51,47,970

2009 -10 640 60,87,387

2010 -11 607 70,05,164

2011 -12 594 83,36,808

2012 -13 570 89,87,611

2013 -14 549 1,10,77,838

2014 -15 589 85,77,480

2015 -16 616 1,02,95,267

2016 -17 604 1,03,73,157

Founder Trustee Shri N Sugalchand Jain

Presenting Scholarship Cheque to student



Ganadipathy Tulsi’s Jain Engineering College (GTEC)

PG levels with the development of infrastructure,

addition of new courses, induction of talented and

experienced faculty members and creating an

ambience where academics and discipline take the

top priority. At present the strength of the College is

about 1200 students. The College offers 6 disciplines

of UG Courses (Civil, CSE, ECE, EEE, IT & Mech), 8

PG Courses (M.E, CSE, C&N, EST, MFE, C&I, M.Tech

IT, MBA & MCA).

GTEC, named after his Holiness Acharya Sri

Ganadipathy Tulsi is functioning from the year 2000.

The College imparts knowledge with emphasis

on core competence in the fundamenta ls

and encourages students to maintain high

professionalism and ethical attitude in their academic

and social life. It provides good opportunities to the

rural students to learn and grow in all aspects of life.

Over the years the College has grown at both UG and



Arts & Science College Building ; College to be started

Ganadipathy Tulsi’s Jain Engineering College Buildings



Academic activitiesat GTEC



EMPATHY FOUNDATION

Empathy Foundation is the CSR wing of M/s

Sugal & Damani Group. Since 2005 it is engaged in the

activity of building rural infrastructure mainly in the

field of EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE. The

Foundation works with the sole aim to help the needy

and underprivileged sections of the society by

providing them with various basic needs including

Medical assistance and Good Educat ional

infrastructure throughout the State of Maharashtra.

Its main activities are:

Construction of New School Building and

repairing existing School Building of Zilla Parishad,

Grampanchayat, Municipal, Govt. owned Schools in

Rural Maharashtra. The Foundation has constructed

141 schools covering a built up area of around 4.13

lakhs sq.ft.. The schools are situated in the rural

districts of Raigad, Ratnagiri, Thane (Navi Mumbai)

Beed, Sangli, Kolhapur, Pune, Satara, Sindhudurg and

Solapur in the State of Maharashra.

Foundation conducts health camps for free Eye /

Dental check up free distribution of Of spectacles, and

has tie up with Raigad Zilla Parishad under Rural

Health Program called Manav Vikas Karyakram.

New school building at Junnar Taluk, Pune.

Eye camp



Palliative home care in association with Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai

The Foundation has constructed water harvesting and storage facilities and

provided solar lights in remote and rural areas of Maharashtra.



REMINISCENCES

His Excellency Shri. K R Narayanan,

Vice President of India presenting the

First Mahaveer Award to Shri N.K.

Firodia of Veerayatan,Bihar in the field

of Community and Social Service.

Date: 08/11/1995

Place: Chennai

His Excellency Shri. C.Subramaniam,

Governor of Maharashtra presenting

the Second Mahaveer Award to

Ramakrishna Ashrama, Narayanapur,

Chhatisgarh, in the field of Community

and Social Service.

Date: 08/09/1996

Place: Chennai



REMINISCENCES

Honourab le Shr i Karan S ingh,

Member of Parliament, presenting the

Third Mahaveer Award to Shri Ratanlal

C Ba fna , Nayan ta ra , Ja lgaon ,

Maharashtra in the field of Non-

violence and Vegetarianism.

Date: 20/04/1997

Place: New Delhi

His Excellency Shri Krishan Kant, Vice

President of India, presenting the

Fourth Mahaveer Award to Smt. R.

A.Vaswani, representative of Sadhu

Vaswani Mission, Pune, Maharashtra

in the Field of Non-Violence and

Vegetarianism.

Date: 09/04/1998

Place: Chennai



REMINISCENCES

Honourable Dr. M. Karunanidhi, Chief

Minister of Tamil Nadu, presenting the

Fifth Mahaveer Award to Bhagwan

Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti,

Jaipur, Rajasthan in the Field of

Community & Social Service.

Date: 03/04/1999

Place: Chennai

Honourable Shri P.T.R. Palanivel Rajan,

Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative

Assembly, presenting the Sixth

Mahaveer Award to Smt. Anurupa

Mukherji, President of Tripura Adivasi

Mahila Samithy, Agartala, Tripura in the

Field of Community & Social Service.

Date: 05/10/2000

Place: Chennai



REMINISCENCES

His Excellency Shri K.R. Malkani,

Governor of Pondicherry, presenting

the Seventh Mahaveer Award to Dr. H.

Sudarshan, Vivekananda Girijana

Kalyana Kendra, Yelandur, Karnataka,

in the Field of Education & Medicine.

Date: 22/03/2003

Place: Chennai

His Excellency Shri K.R. Malkani,

Governor of Pondicherry, presenting

the Eigthth Mahaveer Award to

Vivekananda Rock Memorial &

Vivekananda Kendra, Kanya Kumari,

Tamil Nadu, in the Field of Education &

Medicine.

Date: 22/03/2003

Place: Chennai



REMINISCENCES

His Excellency Shri Surjeet Singh

Barnala,Governor of Tamil Nadu,

presenting the Ninth Mahaveer Award

to Uttarakhand Seva Nidhi Paryavaran

S h i k s h a S a n s t h a n ,

Almora,Uttaranchal, in the Field of

Education and Medicine.

Date: 14/02/2005

Place: Chennai

His Excellency Shri T.N. Chaturvedi,

Governor of Karnataka, presenting the

Ten th Mahaveer Award to Dr.

S.S.Badrinath, Chairman of Sankara

Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, in the

Field of Education & Medicine.

Date: 11/01/2006

Place: Bengaluru



REMINISCENCES

Her Exce l l ency Smt . Pra t ibha

Devisingh Patil, President of India,

presenting the 11th Mahaveer Award

to Shri Bharath Amrithlal Kothari for

Excellence in the Sphere of Non -

Violence & Vegetarianism.

Date: 19/05/2008

Place: Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi

Her Exce l l ency Smt . Pra t ibha

Devisingh Patil, President of India,

presenting the 12th Mahaveer Award

to Shri. Dhirubhai Mehtha, President of

Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical

Sciences for excellence in sphere of

Education and Medicine.

Date: 19/05/2008

Place: Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi



REMINISCENCES

Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, M.P &

C h a i r m a n M . S . S w a m i n a t h a n

Research Foundation, presenting the

13th Mahaveer Award to Dr.M. Regi

George and Dr. Lalitha Regi, Founders

of Tribal Health Initiative, Dharmapuri,

Tamil Nadu, for Excellence in the

Sphere of Education & Medicine

Date: 09/07/2010

Place: Raj Bhavan, Chennai

His Excellency Shri M.K. Narayanan,

Governor of West Bengal, presenting

the 14th Mahaveer Award to Shri

Dayanand Swamiji, Bangalore, in the

Field of Non-Violence & Vegetarianism.

Date: 09/11/2011

Place: Chennai



REMINISCENCES

His Excellency Dr. K. Rosaiah,

Governor of Tamil Nadu, presenting the

15th Mahaveer Award to Dr.Achyuta

Samanta, Kalinga Institute of Social

Sciences, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha in

the Field of Education.

Date: 10/10/2012

Place: Chennai

His Excellency Shri M. Hamid Ansari,

Vice President of India, presenting the

16th Mahaveer Award to Shr i

Kanakmal Dugar, Founder of Gandhi

Vidya Mandir in the sphere of

Education.

Date: 04/06/2013

Place: New Delhi



REMINISCENCES

Dr.S.S.Badrinath, Chairman Emeritus,

Sankara Nethralaya, presenting the

17th Mahaveer Award to Dr.Chinny

Krishna, Chairman Emeritus Blue

Cross of Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

in the sphere of Non-Violence &

Vegetarianism.

Date: 14/02/2015

Place: Chennai

Honourable Shri Thawarchand Gehlot,

M in is te r fo r Soc ia l Jus t ice &

Empowerment, presenting the 18th

Mahaveer Award to Shri Ashok Bhagat,

Secretary of Vikas Bharati, Bishnupur,

J h a r k h a n d , i n t h e s p h e r e o f

Community & Social Service.

Date: 21/08/2015

Place: Chennai



REMINISCENCES

Shri S.Gurumurthy, corporate adviser

and well known commentator on

economic and pol i t ical affairs,

presenting the 19th Mahaveer Award to

Ms. Sanober Bharucha, President of

Compassion Unlimited Plus Action,

Bengaluru, Karnataka, in the field of

Non-Violence & Vegetarianism.

Date: 29/09/2016

Place: Chennai

OUR INSPIRATIONTriveni of Compassion, Love and Grace

Smt. S Chandra Bai (1946 – 2016)

(W/o N Sugalchand Jain)

The Rajasthan Ratna Award was conferred on N Sugalchand Jain for his 25 years of service in the field of education, medicine and social service,by Rajasthani Association, Tamil Nadu.

Award was presented by Shri P P Chaudhary, Honourable Union Minister of State for Law and Justice, Electronics and Information Technology, in the presence of Shri Devji M Patel, Honourable Member of Parliament.