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Dr. Chandrakant Shah was invested with the "Order of Ontario" by Ontario Lt. Governor James K Bartleman. He is a pioneer in public health education in Canada and in developing innovative healthcare programs, and advocates for Aboriginal peoples, the homeless, the jobless and poor children in Canada.
He played a national leadership role in developing undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in public health and creating national objectives for teaching community health across Canada. His textbook, Public Health and Preventive Medicine in Canada, remains required reading for Canadian health sciences students.
At the University of Toronto, he was the force behind the Annual Visiting Lectureship Program on Native Health and creation of the Endowed Chair in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing. His work on employment equity has profoundly influenced hiring policies for visible minorities at Canadian
universities.
Dr. Shah has received an Honorary Life Membership in the Ontario Medical Association, the Canadian Public Health Association's highest award, Defries Award and the "Eagle Feather" from the First Nations House among other honours.
BHARAT GAURAV AWARD was presented at Hyderabad in January by India International Friendship Society to Keshav Chandaria for his contribution
for better better world.
HIND RATNA was presented in New Delhi by International Congress of NRI for outstanding
services achivement & contributions.
Shreyas and Meena Ajmera of Toronto, long time members of Jain Society of Toronto donated Five million dollars to Royal Ontario Museum. This great act of philanthropy attracted banner headlines in Canadian national newspapers. Shreyas Ajmera has been a member of the ROM Board of Governors. After arriving in Canada in 1974, he and his brother founded Dough Delight, which became Canada's largest producer of frozen bakery products, flatbreads of the world, croissants, bagels, pizza and bran muffins. After selling the company in 1993, Mr. Ajmera founded Seenergy Foods Ltd., a producer of high fibre, low fat, specialty vegetarian foods that is now a premium supplier of I.Q.F. pulses (beans) in the North American
marketplace.
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JAIN DIGEST. Summer 2006/7
On February 13th 2006 during Gommteshware Bhagawan Bahabali Mahamastabhisheka - 2006,NRI Reception Committee during grand Diksha Maha Mahotsav at Shavanbelgola, Kernataka, Dr. Tansukh Salgia, the founding member and past president of JAINA, was honored by the title of "Overseas Jain Samaj Ratan" by Shri Nirmal Kumar Jain Sethi, the President of the All India Digamaber Mahasabha.
Jain Friends Association, Pune has announced it's most prestigious Prerana International awards for Active Jains at International Level honouring most promising active dignities of Jain community throughout world.
Saurabh Dalal was awarded Prerana Ahimsa Award
for his devotion to promoting Veganism and vegetarianism. He has done his masters in Electrical Engineering and
Physics. He is now a devout Jain, a Vegan. He was involved in Washington Jain Center, nationally in YJA and YJP, and internationally in Young Jains International (YJI).
Mr. Pravin K. Shah of North Carolina is a long time JAINA Director, has served as a Regional VP in JAINA Executive Committee.He is fully engaged in JAINA Education. He has been instrumental in preparing of uniform pathshala curriculum and publish a CD containing pathshala material and presentation of Jain philosophy with the goal of providing Jain religious education to children, youth and adults through classes, workshops and lecture at various Jain centers in North America.
Mr. Vijay Chheda, trustee of Jain Center of Southern California received Jain Vibhuson award for his 26 years of humanatarian services. The award was given by the Jain Social Group International Federation during Silver Jubilee Convention at Hyderabad by the hands of the Andhra Pradesh Governor Shinde.
awarded the Alberta Centennial Medal and tpgether with an Jasvant V. Mehta, a regional VP of JAINA, have been Official Certicate, as part of Alberta's 2005 Centennial celebrations, for his contributions to the community or to
their fellow Albertans.
Ram Gada, a long time JAINA director, received Service Excellence award from the India Association of Minnesota for his leadership and many years of service to the community. He has been re-elected on the council of The Minnesota Historical Society.
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