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JAIN JOURNAL: Vol-XXXV, No. 3 January 2001
K M Gangwal received the award propagating non-violence and vegetarianism. The Cancer Institute bagged the award for excellence in education and medicine and the Tripura Adivasi Mahila Samithy for its social and community service. Each award carried a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh, a memento and a citation.
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V Santha from the Cancer Institute and president of the Samithy Anurupa Mukerjee received the awards on behalf of their institutions.
Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria Edwin Sugarev and Ambassador of Lebanon embassy, New Delhi, Jean Daniel, offered felicitations. Former RBI Governor S Venkitaramanan also spoke. Acharya Sri Chandaji released the brochure.
The New Indian Express 7 October 2000
International Seminar on Aspects of Jainism
The International Seminar on Jainism "Aspects of Jainism" was held at Warsaw University, Poland, between 8th and 9th September, 2000. It was the most important Indological events in Poland. It is also for the first time in the history of Polish Indology that scholars met and debated on issues pertaining to the field of Jaina and related studies. The seminar was presided by Sri Muni Jambuvijaya. World top specialists participated and presented their papers.
From MLBD Newsletter, November 2000
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