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Doves feeding at Singhvi Scan & Diagnostic Centre, Triplicane, Chennai
“Live and let live. Love all. Serve all”– Bhagwan Mahaveer
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Welcome Address by
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Chief Guest
Shri Subramanian Swamy
Honourable Member of Rajya Sabha
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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Activities of Animal Aid Charitable Trust,
Udaipur, Rajasthan
Injured Animals Healed After Care
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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.
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Activities of AIM For Seva,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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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.
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Activities of Dr. M C Nahata,
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
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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.
The Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation is pleased to
confer the 20th Mahaveer Award in the field of
Medicine on Dr.M.C.Nahata in recognition of his
exemplary service. We believe many others would be
inspired to emulate him.
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Activities of Arpana Research & Charities Trust,
Karnal, Haryana
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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.
The Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation is pleased to
confer the 20th Mahaveer Award in the field of
Community & Social Service on Arpana Research &
Charities Trust in recognition of its exemplary service.
We believe many others would be inspired to emulate
them.
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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
4
5
5 5
6
7
7
8
8
9
9 9
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18
State wise Field wise
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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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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.
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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
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st Prize winners of II Mahaveer Award for Essays (1 July,2017)
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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
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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
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Infrastructure created by Sugal Group in various Institutions
Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai.
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Cancer Institute
VHS
Corporation School, Triplicane
Sankara Nethralaya
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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
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Glimpses of rural health care Camps in TN
conducted by Singhvi Charitable Trust
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE
Patients playing carrom at Mahaveer Ashray
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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
NGO honoured by Smt. Futri Bai,
mother of Shri N.Sugalchand Jain in the
presence of Ms. P.Payal
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NGO honoured by Smt. Futri Bai,
mother of Shri N.Sugalchand Jain in the
presence of Smt. Kiran Bai
NGO honoured by Smt. Futri Bai,
mother of Shri N.Sugalchand Jain in the
presence of Smt. P.Nirmala
NGO honoured by Smt. Futri Bai,
mother of Shri N.Sugalchand Jain in the
presence of Ms. V.Palak
NGO honoured by Smt. Futri Bai,
mother of Shri N.Sugalchand Jain in the
presence of Smt. P.Shraddha
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Ms. V.Palak and Smt. Kalavathy distributing Geometry Boxes to
Students of Corporation School
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Primary School at Big Street, Triplicane, Chennai
Primary School at Ponnappa Lane, Triplicane, Chennai
Lab activities in School
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Arts & Science College Building ; College to be started
Ganadipathy Tulsi’s Jain Engineering College Buildings
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Academic activitiesat GTEC
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.