Jain Spirit 2003 03 No 14

Author(s): Jain Spirit UK
Publisher: UK Young Jains

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GLOBAL NEWS
Achievements
Royal Honours in Canada
Prestigious Award for Jain Academic and A penalised likelihood approach to On the occasion of the fiftieth The Guy Medal in Silver for 2003 was image warping' (with C.A. Glasbey. anniversary of the accession of Her awarded to Professor Kanti Mardia for 2001), his highly acclaimed Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to the his many path-breaking contributions to monographs and his lasting leadership British throne, the Golden Jubilee
statistical science, including two role in interdisciplinary research. The Medal was presented to Mr. Keshav fundamental papers read to the Society Guy Medal is awarded by the Royal Chandaria from Ontario, Canada, by on Statistics of directional data' (1975) Statistical Society, founded in 1834. the Government of Canada. The Golden Jubilee medal is awarded to Kenyan Impresses in Prestigious Photographic Competition people who have made a significant contribution to Canada, to their community and to their fellow Canadians at home or internationally.
Mrs. Arti Chandaria was also presented with the Queen's Golden Jubilee medal. She was honoured in a ceremony led by the Lt. Governor of Ontario in recognition of her services to the Royal Ontario Museum, where she launched the South Asian Initiative. This initiative led to the establishment of the Christopher Ondaatje Gallery of South Asia, as well as an endowed Anup Shah, a Kenyan Jain, was highly ground. Very gently, he crouched over curatorship of South Asian civili- commended by the judges of the 2002 her, making a parasol with his wings. sations.
BG Wildlife Photographer of the Year | As they mated, they seemed to fall into Competition for his photograph Mating | a trance, their eyes sometimes open, Ostriches, taken in Kenya's famous sometimes shut, necks swaying grasslands. There were 18,500 entries dreamily from side to side." from 60 countries in what is the world's The overall winner of the 2002 biggest and most prestigious wildlife competition was Angie Scott, whose photographic competition.
spectacular winning image African Amongst world-class competitors, elephant family watching a grey heron
Anup's image achieved a 'Highly is shown here. The photograph shows a Mrs. Chandaria at the Golden Jubilee
Commended' status in the category of family of five African elephants medal ceremony with her family and the *Animal Behaviour: Birds'. Explaining reflected in the still waters of the Lt. Governor of Ontario
how he came to take this excellent Luangwa River in Zambia. Angie was
photograph, Anup said: "I guessed that presented with the trophy at a special High Flyer Earns PhD
these ostriches in the Maasai Mara awards ceremony at London's Natural Sonali Laxmi Shah, aged 29, was National Reserve, Kenya, were History Museum on 17 October 2002. awarded a PhD by Loughborough courting, and so I kept a lookout for The BG Wildlife Photographer of University in the UK for her study, The signs to confirm my suspicions. After the Year Competition is organised by Career Success of Disabled High several days, the hen finally took the BBC Wildlife Magazine and The Flyers. The study focuses on the initiative. First, she stopped grazing Natural History Museum, sponsored by careers of men and women from and began to preen herself. Then she BG Group. All 101 winning and different social and ethnic backgrounds, approached the cock, ruffled her wings commended images from the 2002 with congenital or acquired physical and danced and bowed around him. Competition are currently on display in impairments. Sonali - who herself has Within minutes, his pale pink neck had the Natural History Museum's BG a physical disability - intends this study turned crimson. As she began to run Wildlife Photographer of the Year to provide role models for ambitious away, he chased after her. As soon as exhibition, which runs till 5 May 2003. young disabled people.
he caught up, she dropped to the
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