Ahimsa Times 2009 03 SrNo 105

Author(s): Ahimsa Times
Publisher: Ahimsa Times

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HONOUR / AWARDS DR. C. L. BAGDA HONOURED WITH MEGHNATH SAHA AWARD AT CALCUTTA Dr. Chiranji Lal Bagda, an authority on vegetarianism and dedicated to spread it all over the country was honoured with the coveted "Meghnath Saha Award" for his rich contribution in this field. The award was given away at the 32nd International Heritage Conference-2009 held recently at Calcutta. Dr. Bagda had earlier done his Ph.D. in the field of vegetarianism from USA. As a mark of honour, Dr. D. N. Sahay, Governor of Tripura, present on this occasion, honoured him with a memento and a shawl.
KARUNA INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES "KARUNA RATNA AWARD" Karuna International, a social organisation, devoted wholly to inculcate compassion and non-violence amongst children at the very early age during schooling, has announced a "Karuna Ratna Award" to a person, who has spent all his life in the promotion of ahimsa, compassion and vegetarianism. The award consists of a letter of eulogy with a sum of Rs. one lakh. This amount of the award is to be given with the cooperation of M/S Surana and Surana, International Attornies Charitable Trust, Chennai. Those wishing to be considered for the award may please send their particulars to Shri Kailash Mal Doogar, Chairman, Award Selection Committee Karuna International, at 70, Shambudas Street, Chennai - 600 001.
JANHAVI DHARIWAL WINS 'YOUNG WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR' AWARD Ms. Janhavi Dhariwal, Managing Director, Manikchand Nandadeep Paper Products Private Ltd was conferred the best young woman entrepreneur of the year award' at a recent function held by Jain International Trade Organization. Ms. Dhariwal was awarded with this prestigious award in the presence our honorable Mayor, Ms. Raj Lakshmi Bhosale, Mr. Rasiklal Dhariwal, Mrs. Shobha Dhariwal amongst others.
On winning the award Ms. Janhavi R. Dhariwal (MD, MNPPPL) emphasized that, 'It is not at all tough for a woman to make a mark in the society today provided she leaves her mentality at home when she comes to work. Women today are multitasking, balancing both their personal and professional lives. They should not be judged by their attires but by the work they do. As a well-accepted challenge, Janhavi Dhariwal joined Nandadeep Paper Products Pvt. Ltd, as the Executive Director in September 2005. It was a courageous decision for the young lady, as the company was then a loss-making unit. She started with a modest workforce of 60 people and today Nandadeep Paper Products Pvt. Ltd has grown to 150 people and after breaking even in just one year, the company today boasts of being a profitable unit with distinguished corporate brands as their customers.
DR. TATER APPOINTED AS VICE CHANCELLOR OF SINGHANIA UNIVERSITY It is heartening to note that Dr. Sohan Raj Tater, a noted scholar of Jainism and an academician has been appointed as " Vice Chancellor" of Singhania University, Pacheri Bari, Dist: Jhunjhunu (Raj.), which is run by J. K. Singhania Group. Dr. Tater was born on 5th July, 1947 at Jasol in Barmer Dist. of Rajasthan and his residence is at Jodhpur. He passed B.E. (Mech.), M. E. (P.H.), M.A. (Jainilogy) and Ph. D. and has written more than 50 articles, published in Indian and international journals. He is recipient of several awards and is a member of large number of social and religious institutions and associations.
EDUCATION
A JAILED BIHAR LEGISLATOR RECEIVES DOCTORAL DEGREE FOR THESIS ON MAHAVIR'S NON-VIOLENCE - March 5 : Jailed Bihar legislator, Sunil Pandey, sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping a doctor, was awarded a PhD for his research on Lord Mahavir's philosophy of Ahimsa (non-violence). The Veer Kunwar Singh University (VKSU) at
Arrah in Bhojpur district, about 60 km from here, awarded a doctorate degree to Pandey at its convocation for his thesis "Mahavir Ke Updesh Adhunik Paripeksha Mein (Mahavir's Teachings in the Modern
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