BHAGWAN MAHAVEER FOUNDATION

26th
MAHAVEER AWARDS

Honouring Altruistic Services Since 1995

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Tirthankara Sculptures – Anaimalai, Tamil Nadu

Photo On Cover
Courtesy: Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu

During the 9th and 10th centuries CE, Jainism thrived in the southern
peninsula, leaving an indelible mark on the region’s art, culture, literature,
and social fabric. Anaimalai, located just 8 kilometres from Madurai,
úķúŠĎúôÒŧÒŧĚĎĹĚƥîÒĹŰîúĹŰúŠčŃŠŰĕúôúƐúĮŃŝķúĹŰŃčXÒĚĹĚŧķôŸŠĚĹĎŰĕú
early Pandya period.

On the picturesque hills of Anaimalai, a remarkable collection of Jain

sculptures from the 9th to 10th century CE can be found. These sculptures,
ĚĹîĮŸôĚĹĎ ôúŝĚîŰĚŃĹŧ Ńč ŠúƐúŠúô ƥĎŸŠúŧ ĮĚīú ĕÒĎƑÒĹ eÒĕÒƐúúŠȢ
ŠÒŠŧƐÒĹÒŰĕÒȢ ÒĕŸíÒĮĚȢ ÒĹô ÄÒīŧĕĚ ķíĚīÒȢ ƑúŠú ķúŰĚîŸĮŃŸŧĮƗ îÒŠƐúô
under the guidance of the Jain Monk Ajjanandhi. The sculptures, originally
plastered and painted, have stood the test of time, preserving the rich
heritage of Jainism in the region.

At the base of these sculptures, inscriptions in ancient scripts such as

“Tamil,” “Grantha,” and “Vatteluthu” have been discovered, shedding light
ŃĹ Űĕú ĕĚŧŰŃŠĚîÒĮ ÒĹô îŸĮŰŸŠÒĮ îŃĹŰúƖŰ Ńč Űĕúŧú ÒŠŰƑŃŠīŧȡ ôôĚŰĚŃĹÒĮĮƗȢ
remnants of paintings can still be seen on these sculptures, offering a
glimpse into the vibrant artistic traditions of the time.

This collection of Tirthankara sculptures in Anaimalai stands as a

ŰúŧŰÒķúĹŰ ŰŃ Űĕú ôúúŝȺŠŃŃŰúô ĚĹƦŸúĹîú Ńč XÒĚĹĚŧķ ĚĹ Űĕú ŧŃŸŰĕúŠĹ
peninsula and serves as a captivating reminder of the region’s cultural and
religious heritage.
 NAVKAR MANTRA

Namo Arihantanam I bow down to Arihanta

Namo Siddhanam
Namo Ayariyanam
Namo Uvajjhayanam
Eso Panch Namokaro
Savva-pavappanasano
Manglananch Savvesim
Padhamam Havei Mangalam
I bow down to Siddha
I bow down to Acharya
I bow down to Sadhu and Sadhvi
These five Obeisance
Destroy all the sins
Amongst all that is auspicious
This Navkar Mantra is the foremost

úĎĚŧŰúŠúôpčƥîúôôŠúŧŧȣ
Siyat House
961, Poonamallee High Road
Puraswalkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 084
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Founder’s Message
I am pleased to share the aims and activities of the Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation.
It is dedicated to recognizing, honouring, and expressing gratitude to individuals and
ĚĹŧŰĚŰŸŰĚŃĹŧƑĕŃÒŠúôŃĚĹĎŧúĮƦúŧŧŧúŠƐĚîúčŃŠŰĕúƑúĮčÒŠúŃčŰĕúĹúúôƗÒĹôƐŃĚîúĮúŧŧ
ĚĹŃŸŠŧŃîĚúŰƗȡ

In the face of daunting challenges, we have witnessed the remarkable noble and
dedicated work of numerous individuals and institutions. Their unwavering passion and
ôúôĚîÒŰĚŃĹ ĕÒƐú íúúĹ ĚĹŧŰŠŸķúĹŰÒĮ ĚĹ ÒĮĮúƐĚÒŰĚĹĎ Űĕú ôĚčƥîŸĮŰĚúŧ Ńč Űĕú ƑúÒī ÒĹô Űĕú
ĹúúôƗĚĹŃŸŠŧŃîĚúŰƗȡ=ŠŃķŝŠŃƐĚôĚĹĎúŧŧúĹŰĚÒĮŧúŠƐĚîúŧȢŰŃÒôôŠúŧŧĚĹĎŰĕúķúĹŰÒĮÒĹô
ŝĕƗŧĚîÒĮĕúÒĮŰĕĹúúôŧŃčƐŸĮĹúŠÒíĮúîĕĚĮôŠúĹÒĹôŝúŃŝĮúȢŧŸŝŝŃŠŰĚĹĎÒĹôúķŝŃƑúŠĚĹĎ
women and children, imparting education and life skills to the vulnerable, rescuing and
sheltering voiceless animals, these altruistic individuals and institutions have been a
source of inspiration and hope to all.

The Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation extends heartfelt gratitude to all these

îŃķŝÒŧŧĚŃĹÒŰúȢ ĹŃíĮú ŧŃŸĮŧ čŃŠ ŰĕúĚŠ ŧúĮƦúŧŧ ŧúŠƐĚîúŧ ÒĹô ŰĚŠúĮúŧŧ úččŃŠŰŧȡ ”ĚĹîú
1995, the Foundation has been honouring these exceptional efforts through the annual
eÒĕÒƐúúŠƑÒŠôŧȢŠúîŃĎĹĚƠĚĹĎŃŸŰŧŰÒĹôĚĹĎîŃĹŰŠĚíŸŰĚŃĹŧĚĹŰĕúƥúĮôŧŃčgŃĹȺ½ĚŃĮúĹîú
ʒ½úĎúŰÒŠĚÒĹĚŧķȢ+ôŸîÒŰĚŃĹȢeúôĚîĚĹúȢÒĹôŃķķŸĹĚŰƗʒ”ŃîĚÒĮ”úŠƐĚîúȡpƐúŠŰĕúŝÒŧŰ
two and a half decades, we have presented awards to 88 exceptional individuals and
ĚĹŧŰĚŰŸŰĚŃĹŧȢ ŧŝÒĹĹĚĹĎ DZDz ŧŰÒŰúŧ ÒĹô ǰ ¥ĹĚŃĹ žúŠŠĚŰŃŠƗȡ žĕúĚŠ ôúôĚîÒŰĚŃĹ ŰŃ ĚķŝŠŃƐĚĹĎ
ŰĕúşŸÒĮĚŰƗŃčĮĚčúÒĹôĎúĹúŠÒĮƑúĮĮȺíúĚĹĎŃčŰĕúŸĹôúŠŝŠĚƐĚĮúĎúôȢƑúÒīȢÒĹôƐŃĚîúĮúŧŧ
ÒĹĚķÒĮŧĚŧÒŰúŧŰÒķúĹŰŰŃŰĕúŝŃƑúŠŃčîŃķŝÒŧŧĚŃĹÒĹôúķŝÒŰĕƗȡ

pŸŠķĚŧŧĚŃĹĎŃúŧíúƗŃĹôķúŠúŠúîŃĎĹĚŰĚŃĹȤĚŰĚŧÒíŃŸŰĚĹŧŝĚŠĚĹĎŃŰĕúŠŧŰŃčŃĮĮŃƑĚĹ
ŰĕúĹŃíĮúčŃŃŰŧŰúŝŧŃčŰĕúŧúĕúŠŃúŧȡôôĚŰĚŃĹÒĮĮƗȢŰĕú=ŃŸĹôÒŰĚŃĹĚĹŧŰĚŰŸŰúôŰĕúĹĹŸÒĮ
eÒĕÒƐúúŠ ƑÒŠô čŃŠ +ŧŧÒƗŧȢ ÒĚķúô ÒŰ ÒîşŸÒĚĹŰĚĹĎ ƗŃŸĹĎ ķĚĹôŧ ƑĚŰĕ Űĕú ŰĚķúĮúŧŧ
ŰúÒîĕĚĹĎŧ Ńč ĕÒĎƑÒĹ eÒĕÒƐúúŠȢ ƑĕĚîĕ ĕŃĮô ĚķķúĹŧú ŠúĮúƐÒĹîú ĚĹ îŃĹŰúķŝŃŠÒŠƗ
ŧŃîĚúŰƗȡ

ŧŰĕú=ŃŸĹôúŠŃčĕÒĎƑÒĹeÒĕÒƐúúŠ=ŃŸĹôÒŰĚŃĹȢJƥŠķĮƗíúĮĚúƐúĚĹŃŸŠôŸŰƗÒĹô
ŠúŧŝŃĹŧĚíĚĮĚŰƗŰŃĎĚƐúíÒîīŰŃŰĕúŧŃîĚúŰƗčŠŃķƑĕĚîĕƑúíúĹúƥŰĚĹŃŸŠôÒĚĮƗĮĚƐúŧȡžĕŠŃŸĎĕ
ŃŸŠĚĹĚŰĚÒŰĚƐúŧȢƑúÒŧŝĚŠúŰŃîŃĹŰŠĚíŸŰúŰŃÒíúŰŰúŠŧŃîĚúŰƗȢŃĹúÒîŰŃčīĚĹôĹúŧŧÒŰÒŰĚķúȡ
žĕúŧŰŠúĹĎŰĕŃče=ĮĚúŧĚĹĚŰŧôúôĚîÒŰúô”úĮúîŰĚŃĹXŸŠƗȢ”ĕŃŠŰĮĚŧŰĚĹĎŃķķĚŰŰúúÒĹô
ÒĮĮŰĕúŧŸŝŝŃŠŰúŠŧÒĹôƑúĮĮȺƑĚŧĕúŠŧƑĕŃŧŰÒĹôÒĮŃĹĎŧĚôúŸŧĚĹŰĕĚŧĹŃíĮúúĹôúÒƐŃŸŠȡ

JčƗŃŸÒŠúÒƑÒŠúŃčÒĹƗĚĹôĚƐĚôŸÒĮŃŠĚĹŧŰĚŰŸŰĚŃĹôŃĚĹĎŧúĮƦúŧŧŧúŠƐĚîúčŃŠŰĕúĹúúôƗ
ÒĹôƗŃŸíúĮĚúƐúŰĕúƗîÒĹíúîŃĹŧĚôúŠúôčŃŠŰĕúŝŠúŧŰĚĎĚŃŸŧeÒĕÒƐúúŠƑÒŠôŧȢƑúƑÒŠķĮƗ
ĚĹƐĚŰúƗŃŸŰŃĹŃķĚĹÒŰúŰĕúķȡÄŃŸŠŧŸŝŝŃŠŰĚŧĚĹƐÒĮŸÒíĮúÒŧƑúîŃĹŰĚĹŸúŰĕĚŧĚĹŧŝĚŠĚĹĎ
ĨŃŸŠĹúƗŃčĕŃĹŃŸŠĚĹĎŰĕúÒĮŰŠŸĚŧŰĚîĚĹôĚƐĚôŸÒĮŧĚĹŃŸŠŧŃîĚúŰƗȢƑĕŃÒŠúķÒīĚĹĎŰĕúƑŃŠĮô
ÒíúŰŰúŠŝĮÒîúčŃŠúƐúŠƗŃĹúȡžĕÒĹīƗŃŸȡ

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Chief Guest
Chief Guest for 26th Mahaveer Awards
Presentation Function on 23rd November 2023

SHRI R.N.RAVI
EŃĹŃŸŠÒíĮú>ŃƐúŠĹŃŠŃčžÒķĚĮgÒôŸ

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Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation

žĕú ĕÒĎƑÒĹ eÒĕÒƐúúŠ =ŃŸĹôÒŰĚŃĹ ƑÒŧ úŧŰÒíĮĚŧĕúô ĚĹ ǰǸǸdz íƗ ”ĕŠĚ
gȡ”ŸĎÒĮîĕÒĹôXÒĚĹŸĹôúŠŰĕúĕÒĚŠķÒĹŧĕĚŝŃčĕÒŠÒۍÒŰĹÒ\ÒŰú”ĕŠĚȡ”ŸíŠÒĹÒĹĚÒķȡ
žĕú=ŃŸĹôÒŰĚŃĹĚôúĹŰĚƥúŧȢúĹîŃŸŠÒĎúŧÒĹôĕŃĹŃŸŠŧĚĹôĚƐĚôŸÒĮŧÒĹôĚĹŧŰĚŰŸŰĚŃĹŧƑĕŃ
ÒŠúôŃĚĹĎŧúĮƦúŧŧŧúŠƐĚîúčŃŠŰĕúŸĹôúŠŝŠĚƐĚĮúĎúôĚĹŃŸŠŧŃîĚúŰƗȡ

Mahaveer Awards
The Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation instituted Mahaveer Awards in 1995. The
ƑÒŠôŧÒŠúĎĚƐúĹčŃŠúƖîúĮĮúĹîúĚĹĕŸķÒĹúĹôúÒƐŃŸŠĚĹŰĕúčŃĮĮŃƑĚĹĎƥúĮôŧ

• gŃĹȺ½ĚŃĮúĹîúʒ½úĎúŰÒŠĚÒĹĚŧķȢ

• +ôŸîÒŰĚŃĹȢ

• Medicine,

• ŃķķŸĹĚŰƗʒ”ŃîĚÒĮ”úŠƐĚîú

žĕĚŧĚŧÒĹÒĹĹŸÒĮƑÒŠôȡžĕúÒƑÒŠôŧîÒŠŠƗÒîÒŧĕîŃķŝŃĹúĹŰŃčŧȡǰǯ\Òīĕŧ
each with a memento and a citation.

JĹĚŰĚÒĮĮƗ Űĕú =ŃŸĹôÒŰĚŃĹ ĚĹŧŰĚŰŸŰúô ŃĹú ÒƑÒŠô ŸĹôúŠ Űĕú îÒŰúĎŃŠƗ ŃķķŸĹĚŰƗ
ʒ”ŃîĚÒĮ”úŠƐĚîúȡ>ŠÒôŸÒĮĮƗȢŰĕúĹŸķíúŠŃčÒƑÒŠôŧĚĹîŠúÒŧúôčŠŃķǰŰŃdzŃƐúŠŰĕú
ƗúÒŠŧÒĹôŰĕúŰŃŰÒĮîÒŧĕîŃķŝŃĹúĹŰŃčŰĕúÒƑÒŠôčŠŃķɥǴ\ÒīĕŰŃɥdzǯ\ÒīĕȡJčŰĕú
ĹŃķĚĹÒŰĚŃĹŠúîúĚƐúôĚĹÒŝÒŠŰĚîŸĮÒŠƗúÒŠȢčŃŠÒîúŠŰÒĚĹîÒŰúĎŃŠƗôŃúŧĹŃŰķúúŰŰĕú
úƖŝúîŰúôŧŰÒĹôÒŠôŧȢŰĕúĹŰĕúÒƑÒŠôŧĚĹŰĕÒŰîÒŰúĎŃŠƗÒŠúĹŃŰŝŠúŧúĹŰúôȡ

gŃķĚĹÒŰĚŃĹŧĚĹŰĕúŝŠúŧîŠĚíúôčŃŠķÒŰÒŠúĚĹƐĚŰúôčŠŃķôĚŧŰŠĚîŰÒôķĚĹĚŧŰŠÒŰŃŠŧȢ
legislators, bureaucrats, educationists, media, social workers, parliamentarians and
ŃŰĕúŠúķĚĹúĹŰŝúŃŝĮúȡžĕúŠúîúĚƐúôĹŃķĚĹÒŰĚŃĹŧÒŠúŧŸíķĚŰŰúôŰŃŰĕú”ĕŃŠŰĮĚŧŰĚĹĎ
ŃķķĚŰŰúú ƑĕŃ ŝŠúŝÒŠú Ò ŧĕŃŠŰĮĚŧŰ Ńč Űĕú ĹŃķĚĹÒŰĚŃĹŧȡ žĕú ŧĕŃŠŰĮĚŧŰúô ĹŃķĚĹúúŧ
are visited to ascertain the overall genuineness and the positive impact of services
ŠúĹôúŠúôíƗŰĕúĹŃķĚĹúúŧȡ

žĕúŧĕŃŠŰĮĚŧŰúôĹŃķĚĹÒŰĚŃĹŧÒĹôƐĚŧĚŰŠúŝŃŠŰŧÒŠúŝĮÒîúôíúčŃŠúŰĕú”úĮúîŰĚŃĹ
XŸŠƗȢƑĕĚîĕĚŧĕúÒôúôíƗXŸŧŰĚîú”ĕŠĚeg½úĹīÒŰÒîĕÒĮĚÒĕȢ=ŃŠķúŠĕĚúčXŸŧŰĚîúŃč
JĹôĚÒƑĕŃúƐÒĮŸÒŰúÒĹôôúîĚôúŰĕúÒƑÒŠôúúŧȡžĕúÒƑÒŠôŧÒŠúŝŠúŧúĹŰúôíƗúķĚĹúĹŰ
ŝúŠŧŃĹÒĮĚŰĚúŧĮĚīúŰĕúŠŠúŧĚôúĹŰŃčJĹôĚÒȢ½ĚîúŠŠúŧĚôúĹŰȢ>ŃƐúŠĹŃŠŧȢĕĚúčeĚĹĚŧŰúŠȢ
Ministers etc in formal functions.

žĚĮĮ ĹŃƑ ǷǷ ƑÒŠôŧ îŃƐúŠĚĹĎ DZDz ”ŰÒŰúŧ ÒĹô ǰ ¥ĹĚŃĹ žúŠŠĚŰŃŠƗ ĕÒƐú íúúĹ
presented.

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Trustees

Shri Prasanchand Jain, Shri Pravin B.Chheda, Shri Vinodh Kumar,

Managing Trustee Trustee Trustee

Shri N.Sugalchand Jain,

Founder Trustee

Shri Pramod Jain, Shri Pratik Jain, Shri K.Nanda Kishore,

Trustee Trustee I.A.S.(Retd.), Advisor

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Scope of Mahaveer Awards

Field Scope of Award
• Propagation, Promotion and Practice of Non-violence and Vegetarianism
Non-violence
ʒ • Protection and care of animals and birds
Vegetarianism • ”ŝúîĚƥîĚĹŧŰÒĹîúŧƑĕúĹƐĚŃĮúĹîúƑÒŧÒƐúŠŰúôÒĹôŧŃĮŸŰĚŃĹŧÒĹôÒĎŠúúķúĹŰŧ
ŠúÒîĕúôíƗĹŃĹȺƐĚŃĮúĹŰķúŰĕŃôŧ
• JôúÒŧȢÒîŰĚŃĹŧŰĕÒŰíŠĚĹĎÒíŃŸŰĚķŝŠŃƐúķúĹŰĚĹşŸÒĮĚŰƗŃčúôŸîÒŰĚŃĹȢŰúÒîĕĚĹĎʒ
ŸŰĚĮĚŧÒŰĚŃĹŃčĹúƑŰúîĕĹŃĮŃĎĚúŧŰŃĚķŝŠŃƐúîŃķŝŠúĕúĹŧĚŃĹÒĹôŰŠÒĹŧčúŠŃčīĹŃƑĮúôĎú
• +ččŃŠŰŧŰŃúôŸîÒŰúŰĕúŝúŃŝĮúĮĚƐĚĹĎĚĹŠúķŃŰúŠŸŠÒĮÒŠúÒŧȡ
• JķŝŠŃƐúķúĹŰĚĹÒŰŰúĹôÒĹîúĚĹŠŸŠÒĮŧîĕŃŃĮŧȢŠúôŸîŰĚŃĹŃčŧîĕŃŃĮôŠŃŝŃŸŰŧ
+ôŸîÒŰĚŃĹ
• +ôŸîÒŰĚŃĹķÒƗĚĹîĮŸôúƐŃîÒŰĚŃĹÒĮŰŠÒĚĹĚĹĎŃŠÒĹƗÒĮŰúŠĹÒŰĚƐúŧƗŧŰúķŃčúôŸîÒŰĚŃĹȢ
úôŸîÒŰĚŃĹčŃŠŰĕúôĚččúŠúĹŰĮƗÒíĮúôîĕĚĮôŠúĹúŰîȡ
• +ôŸîÒŰĚŃĹÒĹôŠúĕÒíĚĮĚŰÒŰĚŃĹŃčŰĕúķúĹŰÒĮĮƗÒĹôŰĕúŝĕƗŧĚîÒĮĮƗîĕÒĮĮúĹĎúôÒĹô
ôƗŧĮúƖĚîîĕĚĮôŠúĹúŰî
• =ÒîĚĮĚŰÒŰĚŃĹÒĹôÒŝŝĮĚîÒŰĚŃĹŃčŧîĚúĹîúʒŰúîĕĹŃĮŃĎƗŰŃúĹĕÒĹîúúîŃĹŃķĚîÒĹôŧŃîĚÒĮ
îŃĹôĚŰĚŃĹŧŃčŰĕúŠŸŠÒĮȢŰŠĚíÒĮÒĹôķÒŠĎĚĹÒĮĚƠúôŧúîŰĚŃĹŧȡ

• ŠŠŃƐĚôĚĹĎşŸÒĮĚŰƗĕúÒĮŰĕîÒŠúÒĹôĎúĹúŠÒĮƑúĮĮĹúŧŧŰŃŰĕúŸĹôúŠŧúŠƐúôÒĹô
ķÒŠĎĚĹÒĮĚƠúôŝŃŝŸĮÒŰĚŃĹȡ
• ”ŝŠúÒôĚĹĎÒƑÒŠúĹúŧŧŃĹĕúÒĮŰĕȢĕƗĎĚúĹúÒĹôŧÒĹĚŰÒŰĚŃĹȡ
Medicine • ŠúÒŰĚĹĎíúŰŰúŠĕúÒĮŰĕîÒŠúĚĹčŠÒŧŰŠŸîŰŸŠúȡ
• =ŠúúŃŠĮŃƑîŃŧŰķúôĚîÒĮîÒŠúčÒîĚĮĚŰĚúŧčŃŠƑŃķúĹÒĹôîĕĚĮôŠúĹȢŝŠúȺĹÒŰÒĮÒĹô
ŝŃŧŰȺĹÒŰÒĮîÒŠúȢúôŸîÒŰĚŃĹčŃŠíúŰŰúŠĕúÒĮŰĕȢĕƗĎĚúĹúÒĹôíúŰŰúŠĹŸŰŠĚŰĚŃĹčŃŠîĕĚĮôŠúĹȡ
• ŠúŠŧŃĹŧĚĹƐŃĮƐúôĚĹŧúŰŰĚĹĎŸŝŃčŰĕúķúôĚîÒĮĚĹŧŰĚŰŸŰĚŃĹŧčŃŠŰĕúƑúĮčÒŠúŃčŝŃŃŠȡ
• pŸŰŧŰÒĹôĚĹĎîŃĹŰŠĚíŸŰĚŃĹĚĹúĹĕÒĹîĚĹĎŰĕúşŸÒĮĚŰƗÒĹôúčƥîÒîƗÒĹôîŃŧŰȺúččúîŰĚƐúŰŠúÒŰķúĹŰȡ
• ”ŸŝŝĮƗŃčôŠĚĹīĚĹĎƑÒŰúŠȢîŠúÒŰĚĹĎÒƑÒŠúĹúŧŧÒĹôŝŠŃƐĚôĚĹĎĚķŝŠŃƐúôŧÒĹĚŰÒŠƗ
čÒîĚĮĚŰĚúŧȢŧŝŠúÒôĚĹĎīĹŃƑĮúôĎúÒĹôŝŠŃƐĚôĚĹĎíÒĮÒĹîúôôĚúŰȡ
• JķŝŠŃƐúķúĹŰĚĹƐĚĮĮÒĎúŠŃÒôŧȢŰŠÒĹŧŝŃŠŰÒĹôîŃķķŸĹĚîÒŰĚŃĹŧƗŧŰúķŧ
• úĕÒíĚĮĚŰÒŰĚŃĹŃčƐŸĮĹúŠÒíĮúîĕĚĮôŠúĹ
• =ŠúúŃŠĮŃƑȺîŃŧŰĮúĎÒĮÒĚôŰŃƑŃķúĹĚĹôĚŧŰŠúŧŧȢîŠúÒŰĚĹĎĎúĹúŠÒĮÒƑÒŠúĹúŧŧÒķŃĹĎ
ƑŃķúĹȢŠúčŃŠķŧčŃŠúĹĕÒĹîĚĹĎŰĕúĚŠŧŃîĚÒĮŧŰÒŰŸŧ
ŃķķŸĹĚŰƗ
ʒ • JĹîŃķúĎúĹúŠÒŰĚŃĹÒîŰĚƐĚŰĚúŧčŃŠƑŃķúĹÒĹôŰĕúķÒŠĎĚĹÒĮĚƠúôŧúîŰĚŃĹŧ
Social Service • ôŸĮŰ+ôŸîÒŰĚŃĹÒĹôÒƑÒŠúĹúŧŧîŠúÒŰĚŃĹŃčŠĚĎĕŰŧȢĮÒƑúŰî
• +ķŝŃƑúŠķúĹŰŃčƑŃķúĹÒĹôƐŸĮĹúŠÒíĮúŧúîŰĚŃĹŧȡ
• úĕÒíĚĮĚŰÒŰĚŃĹŃčŝúŠŧŃĹŧÒčƦĚîŰúôíƗĮúŝŠŃŧƗȢŝĕƗŧĚîÒĮĮƗÒĹôķúĹŰÒĮĮƗîĕÒĮĮúĹĎúô
îĕĚĮôŠúĹȢÒôŸĮŰôúŧŰĚŰŸŰúúŰî
• eŃŰĚƐÒŰĚĹĎŝúŃŝĮúŰŃƑÒŠôŧŧúĮčĕúĮŝÒĹôŧúĮčȺŠúĮĚÒĹîú
• ”īĚĮĮôúƐúĮŃŝķúĹŰŰĕŠŃŸĎĕŰŠÒĚĹĚĹĎȢĚķŝŠŃƐúķúĹŰĚĹŰĕúĮĚƐĚĹĎŧŰÒĹôÒŠôŧŃčŝúŃŝĮúȢÒôƐŃîÒîƗúŰî
• ”úŰŰĚĹĎŸŝƑÒŰúŠĕÒŠƐúŧŰĚĹĎŧŰŠŸîŰŸŠúŧĮĚīúŝŃĹôŧȢčŃŠķĚĹŃŠĚŠŠĚĎÒŰĚŃĹÒĹôîŃķķŸĹĚŰƗ
ŝŃŰÒíĮúƑÒŰúŠŧŃŸŠîúȡ

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Selection Process

Step 1
gŃķĚĹÒŰĚŃĹŧĚĹŰĕúŝŠúŧîŠĚíúôčŃŠķÒŰÒŠúĚĹƐĚŰúôčŠŃķÒŠŃŸĹôŰĕúîŃŸĹŰŠƗȢúĹĮĚŧŰĚĹĎ
Űĕú ĕúĮŝ Ńč ôĚŧŰŠĚîŰ ÒôķĚĹĚŧŰŠÒŰŃŠŧȢ ĮúĎĚŧĮÒŰŃŠŧȢ ퟊úÒŸîŠÒŰŧȢ ½Ěîú ĕÒĹîúĮĮŃŠŧȢ
media, social workers, parliamentarians and other eminent people.

Step 2
žĕúŠúîúĚƐúôĹŃķĚĹÒŰĚŃĹŧÒŠúŧŸíķĚŰŰúôŰŃŰĕú”ĕŃŠŰĮĚŧŰĚĹĎŃķķĚŰŰúúƑĕŃŝŠúŝÒŠú
a shortlist of the nominations

Step 3
žĕú”ĕŃŠŰĮĚŧŰúôĹŃķĚĹúúŧÒŠúƐĚŧĚŰúôŰŃÒŧîúŠŰÒĚĹŰĕúŃƐúŠÒĮĮĎúĹŸĚĹúĹúŧŧÒĹôŰĕú
ŝŃŧĚŰĚƐúĚķŝÒîŰŃčŧúŠƐĚîúŧŠúĹôúŠúôíƗŰĕúĹŃķĚĹúúŧȡ

Step 4
žĕú ŧĕŃŠŰĮĚŧŰúô ĹŃķĚĹúúŧ ÒĹô ƐĚŧĚŰ ŠúŝŃŠŰŧ ÒŠú ŝĮÒîúô íúčŃŠú Űĕú ”úĮúîŰĚŃĹ XŸŠƗȢ
ĕúÒôúô íƗ XŸŧŰĚîú ”ĕŠĚ e g ½úĹīÒŰÒîĕÒĮĚÒĕȢ =ŃŠķúŠ ĕĚúč XŸŧŰĚîú Ńč JĹôĚÒ ƑĕŃ
evaluate and decide the awardees

Step 5
žĕú ÒƑÒŠôŧ ÒŠú ŝŠúŧúĹŰúô ŰŃ Űĕú ƑÒŠôúúŧ íƗ úķĚĹúĹŰ ŝúŠŧŃĹÒĮĚŰĚúŧ ĮĚīú Űĕú
ŠŠúŧĚôúĹŰŃčJĹôĚÒȢ½ĚîúŠŠúŧĚôúĹŰȢ>ŃƐúŠĹŃŠŧȢĕĚúčeĚĹĚŧŰúŠȢeĚĹĚŧŰúŠŧúŰîĚĹčŃŠķÒĮ
functions.

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Shortlisting Committee Members

Shri Chinny Krishna, Smt.Girija Vaidyanathan, Shri Kailashmull Dugar,

Co-Founder & Chairman I.A.S. (retd.), Former Chief Secretary, Former President,
Blue Cross of India & Govt of Tamil Nadu Rajasthani Association, Tamil Nadu
Chairman Emeritus FIAPO

Shri P.Shankar, Dr.T.S.Surendran,

I.A.S. (retd.), Former Chief Vigilance Director, Paediatric Ophthalmology,
Commissioner Sankara Nethralaya

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Selection Jury

Justice Shri M.N.Venkatachaliah, Poojya Acharya Shri S.Gurumurthy,

Former Chief Justice of India, Shri Chandanaji Maharaj, Editor – Thuglak,
Chairman Selection Jury Eminent Sanyasini and Part-time Director of RBI
Social Reformer

Prof. B.M.Hegde, Shri T.S.Krishnamurthy, Shri D.R.Mehta, I.A.S. (retd.),

Chairman Bharatiya Former Chief Election Former Chairman, Securities
Vidya Bhavan, Commissioner of India and Exchange Board of India
Mangalore Kendra

Shri Prabhat Kumar, Justice Shri G.S.Singhvi,

I.A.S. (retd.), Former Judge of
Former Cabinet Secretary, Supreme Court of India
Government of India

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Chief Guests
of Mahaveer
Award Functions

2023 – 26th Mahaveer Award 2022- 25th Mahaveer Award

His Excellency His Excellency
Shri.R.N.Ravi Shri Kalraj Mishra
Governor of Tamil Nadu Governor of Rajasthan

2022 – 24th Award 2021 – 22nd & 23rd Award 2018 – 21st Award
Shri Om Birla His Excellency His Excellency
Honourable Speaker Shri Banwarilal Purohit Shri M.Venkiah Naidu
of Lok Sabha Governor of Tamil Nadu Vice President of India

2017 – 20th Award 2016 – 19th Award 2015 – 18th Award

Dr.Subramanian Swamy Shri S.Gurumurthy Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot
Hon’ble Member of Rajya Sabha Editor Thuglak Hon’ble Union Minister for
Part-time Director of RBI Social Justice & Empowerment
`

2015 – 17th Award 2013 – 16th Award 2012 – 15th Award

Dr.S.S.Badrinath His Excellency His Excellency
Chairman Emeritus Shri M.Hamid Ansari Dr.K.Rosaiah
Sankara Nethralaya Vice President of India Governor of Tamil Nadu

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2011 – 14th Award 2010 – 13th Award 2008 – 11th& 12th Award
His Excellency Prof.M.S.Swaminathan Her Excellency
Shri M.K.Narayanan Chairman Emeritus Smt.Pratibha Patil
Governor of West Bengal M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation, President of India
Chennai

2006 – 10th Award 2005 – 9th Award 2003 – 7th & 8th Award
His Excellency His Excellency His Excellency
Shri T.N.Chaturvedi Shri Surjeet Singh Barnala Shri K.R.Malkani
Governor of Karnataka Governor of Tamil Nadu Lt.Governor of Pondicherry

2000 – 6th Award 1999 – 5th Award 1998 – 4th Award

Shri P.T.R.Palanivelrajan Dr.M.Karunanidhi His Excellency
Hon’ble Speaker of Tamil Nadu Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Krishan Kant
Legislative Assembly Of Tamil Nadu Vice President of India

1997 – 3rd Award 1996 – 2nd Award 1995 – 1st Award

Shri Karan Singh Shri C.Subramaniam His Excellency
Hon’ble Member of Former Governor of Shri K.R.Narayanan
Rajya Sabha Maharashtra Vice President of India

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The 26th Mahaveer Awardees

Non-Violence & Vegetarianism Education

Dhyan Foundation, Friends of Tribals Society,
New Delhi Represented by West Bengal Represented by
Shri Amit Jain Shri Ramesh Saraogi

Medicine Community & Social Service

Jan Swasthya Sahyog, Nongstoin Social Service Society,
Chhattisgarh Meghalaya Represented by
Represented by Shri James Anderson Syiemlieh
Dr.Raman Kataria

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Dhyan Foundation, New Delhi

Non-Violence & Vegetarianism

%ĕƗÒĹ=ŃŸĹôÒŰĚŃĹȢŧĚĹîúĚŰŧúŧŰÒíĮĚŧĕķúĹŰĚĹDZǯǯDZȢĕÒŧíúúĹÒîŰĚƐúĮƗúĹĎÒĎúô
in animal welfare, providing food, shelter, treatment to the voiceless and saving
ŰĕúķčŠŃķĚĮĮúĎÒĮÒĹôĚĹĕŸķÒĹúŰŠÒĹŧŝŃŠŰÒĹôŧĮÒŸĎĕŰúŠȡŸŠŠúĹŰĮƗĚŰĚŧîÒŠĚĹĎčŃŠ
ŃƐúŠǶǯȢǯǯǯÒĹĚķÒĮŧĚĹîĮŸôĚĹĎîŃƑŧȢíŸĮĮŧȢíŸččÒĮŃúŧȢîÒķúĮŧȢĎŃÒŰŧȢŧĕúúŝȢĕŃŠŧúŧȢ
dogs, cats, rabbits etc and managing over 43 animal shelters and gaushalas across
JĹôĚÒȡJŰÒĮŧŃƑŃŠīŧƑĚŰĕJĹôĚÒɇŧŃŠôúŠ”úĚŰƗ=ŃŠîúŰŃŝŸŰÒĹúĹôŰŃĚĮĮúĎÒĮîŠŃŧŧȺ
border cattle smuggling.

%ĕƗÒĹ =ŃŸĹôÒŰĚŃĹ ŧŰÒŠŰúô ÒĹĚķÒĮ ƑúĮčÒŠú ĚĹĚŰĚÒŰĚƐúŧ ĮĚīú ɆŧÒƐú Ò îŃƑɇȢ Ɇčúúô
Ò ôŃĎɇȢ ɆĕúĮŝ Ò ķŃĹīúƗɇ ÒĹô ɆíúčŠĚúĹô Ò íĚŠôɇ úŰîȡ žĕŠŃŸĎĕ ŃĹĮĚĹú ŧŃîĚÒĮ ķúôĚÒ
platforms, it shares valuable information on how to care for street animals, how
ŰŃ íŸĚĮô ŰúķŝŃŠÒŠƗ ŧĕúĮŰúŠŧȢ ŝŠŃƐĚôú čŃŠ Űĕúķ ôŸŠĚĹĎ úƖŰŠúķú ƑúÒŰĕúŠ îŃĹôĚŰĚŃĹŧ
and so on. Their website also has a page on India’s animal welfare laws that can
ĕúĮŝÒĹĚķÒĮĮŃƐúŠŧĮúĎÒĮĮƗƥĎĕŰĚĹĨŸŧŰĚîúÒĹôĚĹĕŸķÒĹúŰŠúÒŰķúĹŰŃčÒĹĚķÒĮŧȡJŰĚŧ
ŃŝúŠÒŰĚĹĎǰǯÒķíŸĮÒĹîúŧĚĹĕŸƐĹúŧĕƑÒŠȢ%úĮĕĚȢ>ŃÒȢZŃîĕĚÒĹôeŸķíÒĚȡ

žĕúÒîŰĚƐĚŰĚúŧŃč%ĕƗÒĹ=ŃŸĹôÒŰĚŃĹÒŠúķÒĹÒĎúôíƗƐŃĮŸĹŰúúŠŧčŠŃķÒĮĮƑÒĮīŧ
Ńč ĮĚčúȢ ĮĚīú ĨŃŸŠĹÒĮĚŧŰŧȢ ôŃîŰŃŠŧȢ ôúŧĚĎĹúŠŧȢ ĮÒƑƗúŠŧȢ ŧŰŸôúĹŰŧȢ ĕŃķúȺķÒīúŠŧȢ
businessmen and businesswomen.

%ĕƗÒĹ=ŃŸĹôÒŰĚŃĹÒĮŧŃŃŠĎÒĹĚƠúŧ”ÒĹÒŰÒĹZŠĚƗÒŧúŧŧĚŃĹŧȢŰúÒîĕĚĹĎŧŃĹÒĹîĚúĹŰ
ŧîĚúĹîúŧŃčŧŝĚŠĚŰŸÒĮĕúÒĮĚĹĎȢƐúôĚîîĕÒĹŰŧúŰîĚĹķÒĹƗŝÒŠŰŧŃčŰĕúƑŃŠĮôȡ%ĕƗÒĹ
=ŃŸĹôÒŰĚŃĹŝŸíĮĚŧĕúŧÒķŃĹŰĕĮƗĨŃŸŠĹÒĮɄžĕúJĹĹúŠ¾ŃŠĮôɅŰĕÒŰîŃƐúŠŧŰŃŝĚîŧŠÒĹĎĚĹĎ
čŠŃķÒƗŸŠƐúôÒȢĕúÒĮŰĕÒĹôíúÒŸŰƗȢŰŠÒƐúĮȢƐÒÒŧŰŸȢķƗŧŰĚîÒĮķŸŧĚĹĎŧȢÒĹôĕĚĎĕĮĚĎĕŰŧ
ŰĕúŠĚîĕîŸĮŰŸŠúŃčŃŸŠîŃŸĹŰŠƗȡ

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Friends of Tribals Society, West Bengal

Education

=ŠĚúĹôŧ Ńč žŠĚíÒĮŧ ŧŃîĚúŰƗȢ Ò ƐŃĮŸĹŰúúŠ ŃŠĎÒĹĚƠÒŰĚŃĹȢ ƑÒŧ úŧŰÒíĮĚŧĕúô ĚĹ ǰǸǷǸ
ŸĹôúŠŰĕúÒŝúƖíŃôƗ+īÒĮíĕĚƗÒĹžŠŸŧŰȡ=ŠĚúĹôŧŃ螊ĚíÒĮŧ”ŃîĚúŰƗĚŧƑŃŠīĚĹĎŰŃĎĚƐú
ĹŃĹȺčŃŠķÒĮíÒŧĚîúôŸîÒŰĚŃĹŰŃîĕĚĮôŠúĹčŠŃķÒƐúŠƗƗŃŸĹĎÒĎúŃčdzƗúÒŠŧŠúŧĚôĚĹĎĚĹ
ŠŸŠÒĮÒĹôŰŠĚíÒĮƐĚĮĮÒĎúŧŃčJĹôĚÒȡžĕúŧŃîĚúŰƗŃŝúŠÒŰúŧŃĹúȺŰúÒîĕúŠŧîĕŃŃĮŧȢîÒĮĮúô
Űĕú+īÒĮ”îĕŃŃĮŧȢĚĹŰĕúƐĚĮĮÒĎúŧȢĮúôíƗŰŠÒĚĹúôķúķíúŠŧŃčŰĕúĮŃîÒĮîŃķķŸĹĚŰƗȡ

žĕúŧŃîĚúŰƗĕÒŧúŧŰÒíĮĚŧĕúôķŃŠúŰĕÒĹǰȡǯDZĮÒīĕ+īÒĮ”îĕŃŃĮŧĚĹŰĕúŠŸŠÒĮÒĹô
ŰŠĚíÒĮÒŠúÒŧȡeŃŠúŰĕÒĹDZǵĮÒīĕîĕĚĮôŠúĹÒŠúŠúĹŰĮƗŧŰŸôƗĚĹĎĚĹ+īÒĮ½ĚôƗÒĮÒƗÒŧȡ
žĕúÒĚķĚŧŰŃŠúôŸîúŧîĕŃŃĮôŠŃŝŃŸŰŧíƗĮĚĹīĚĹĎîĕĚĮôŠúĹŰŃčŃŠķÒĮúôŸîÒŰĚŃĹȡžĕú
school curriculum covers reading, writing, arithmetic, general knowledge, basic
ŧîĚúĹîúȢ ĕúÒĮŰĕ ÒĹô ĕƗĎĚúĹú ÒƑÒŠúĹúŧŧȢ ķŃŠÒĮ úôŸîÒŰĚŃĹȢ ĮŃîÒĮ ŧŝŃŠŰŧȢ îŠÒčŰ ÒĹô
îŠúÒŰĚƐĚŰƗȡ

žĕú +īÒĮ ŧîĕŃŃĮŧ ÒŠú ŠŸĹ ĚĹ îĕÒŸŝÒĮȢ ŸĹôúŠ Ò ŰŠúúȢ ĚĹ ƐĚĮĮÒĎú îŃŸŠŰƗÒŠô ŃŠ
ÒŰ ŰúÒîĕúŠɇŧ ĕŃķúȢ Òŧ ŝúŠ Űĕú ÒƐÒĚĮÒíĚĮĚŰƗ Ńč ŧŝÒîúȢ ŧúÒŧŃĹ ÒĹô îĮĚķÒŰúȡ  ĮŃîÒĮ
úôŸîÒŰúôƗŃŸŰĕȢŝŠúčúŠÒíĮƗÒĮÒôƗȢčŠŃķŰĕúŧÒķúƐĚĮĮÒĎúĚŧÒŝŝŃĚĹŰúôÒŧÒŰúÒîĕúŠ
íƗŰĕú>ŠÒķ”ÒķĚŰĚȡžĕúĚôúÒĚŧŰŃķÒīúƐĚĮĮÒĎúîŃķķŸĹĚŰƗŰÒīúŃƑĹúŠŧĕĚŝŃčŰĕú
½ĚôƗÒĮÒƗÒ ÒĹô úĹŧŸŠú ĚŰŧ ŧķŃŃŰĕ ŠŸĹĹĚĹĎ ÒĹô čŸŠŰĕúŠ Űĕú ŧŃîĚÒĮ ŰŠÒĹŧčŃŠķÒŰĚŃĹ
ŰĕŠŃŸĎĕ Űĕú ½ĚôƗÒĮÒƗÒȡ žĕú ŧúĮúîŰúô ŰúÒîĕúŠŧ ÒŠú ĚķŝÒŠŰúô ĚĹôŸîŰĚŃĹ ŰúÒîĕĚĹĎ
ŰŠÒĚĹĚĹĎÒĹôŸĹôúŠĎŃķŃĹŰĕĮƗŠúƐĚŧĚŃĹÒĹôŝúŠĚŃôĚîÒĮŠúčŠúŧĕúŠŰŠÒĚĹĚĹĎŧȡ

=ŠĚúĹôŧ Ńč žŠĚíÒĮŧ ”ŃîĚúŰƗ ĕÒŧ Ò ķÒŧŧĚƐú ƐŃĮŸĹŰúúŠ íÒŧú Ńč ŰúÒîĕúŠŧ ÒĹô
ƐŃĮŸĹŰúúŠŧȡ žĕúƗ ÒŠú ŧŸŝŝŃŠŰúô íƗ îŃķķŸĹĚŰĚúŧ ŰĕŠŃŸĎĕ îŃķķĚŰŰúúŧ ŧúŰ Ÿŝ ŠĚĎĕŰ
from the village level to the national level. The entire village participates in its
activities to provide education to the children.

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Jan Swasthya Sahyog, Chhattisgarh

Medicine

XÒĹ”ƑÒŧŰĕƗÒ”ÒĕƗŃĎƑÒŧčŃŸĹôúôĚĹǰǸǸǵĚĹĚĮÒŧŝŸŠȢĕĕÒŰŰĚŧĎÒŠĕíƗÒĎŠŃŸŝ
ŃčǰǯşŸÒĮĚƥúôôŃîŰŃŠŧčŠŃķŰĕúĮĮJĹôĚÒJĹŧŰĚŰŸŰúŃčeúôĚîÒĮ”îĚúĹîúŧȢ%úĮĕĚȢƑĕŃ
ôúôĚîÒŰúôŰĕúĚŠŧúŠƐĚîúŧčŃŠŰĕúîÒŠúŃčŰĕúŸĹôúŠŧúŠƐúôŝúŃŝĮúȡžĕúX””ŝŠŃƐĚôúŧ
ÒččŃŠôÒíĮú ĕúÒĮŰĕîÒŠú ƑĕĚîĕ Ěŧ úÒŧĚĮƗ ÒîîúŧŧĚíĮú ŰŃ Űĕú ŠŸŠÒĮ ŰŠĚíÒĮ îŃķķŸĹĚŰĚúŧȡ
ŃķŝŠúĕúĹŧĚƐúĕúÒĮŰĕîÒŠúĚŧŝŠŃƐĚôúôŰĕŠŃŸĎĕÒDzȺŰĚúŠŧƗŧŰúķîŃĹŧĚŧŰĚĹĎŃč½ĚĮĮÒĎú
EúÒĮŰĕ¾ŃŠīúŠŧÒŰŰĕúƥŠŧŰŰĚúŠȢŝŠŃƐĚôĚĹĎôŃŃŠŰŃôŃŃŠîÒŠúÒĹôŝŠĚķÒŠƗĕúÒĮŰĕîÒŠúȡ
JŰĚŧîÒŰúŠĚĹĎŰŃÒŝŃŝŸĮÒŰĚŃĹŃčdzǰǯǯǯŠúŧĚôĚĹĎĚĹǶDZƐĚĮĮÒĎúŧȢŃŸŰŃčƑĕĚîĕǵǶɿÒŠú
vulnerable tribal groups.

In the second tier, three village outposts/subcentres are set up catering to the
ĹúúôŧŃčDZǴȺDzǯĕÒķĮúŰŧúÒîĕȡžĕúîúĹŰŠúŧÒŠúķÒĹÒĎúôíƗŰŠÒĚĹúô”úĹĚŃŠEúÒĮŰĕ
¾ŃŠīúŠŧ ÒĹô ĹŸŠŧúŧ ƑĕĚîĕ ŝŠŃƐĚôú ôÒĚĮƗ ŃŸŰŝÒŰĚúĹŰ îŃĹŧŸĮŰÒŰĚŃĹŧȢ ĚĹƐúŧŰĚĎÒŰĚŃĹŧȡ
ôŃîŰŃŠĮúôķŃíĚĮúîĮĚĹĚîĚŧÒĮŧŃÒŰŰÒîĕúôŰŃĚŰȡžúŠŰĚÒŠƗîÒŠúĚŧŝŠŃƐĚôúôĚĹĚŰŧǰǯǯ
íúôŠúčúŠŠÒĮĕŃŧŝĚŰÒĮĚĹ>ÒĹĚƗÒŠĚƐĚĮĮÒĎúƑĕĚîĕŝŠŃƐĚôúŧÒôƐÒĹîúôîÒŠúÒĹôŧŸŠĎĚîÒĮ
interventions. It is equipped with facilities and has been providing low cost care to
DzǸǯȢǯǯǯŝÒŰĚúĹŰŧčŠŃķŃƐúŠDZǴǯǯƐĚĮĮÒĎúŧŃčĕĕÒŰŰĚŧĎÒŠĕÒĹôÒôĨŃĚĹĚĹĎôĚŧŰŠĚîŰŧ
ŃčeÒôĕƗÒŠŠÒôúŧĕȡpƐúŠǴǯȢǯǯǯŝúŃŝĮúĕÒƐúŠúîúĚƐúôŧŸŠĎĚîÒĮÒĹôŃíŧŰúŰŠĚîîÒŠú
ÒĹôŃƐúŠDZǸǯǯǯĕÒƐúíúúĹÒôķĚŰŰúôÒĹôŰŠúÒŰúôčŃŠŧúŠĚŃŸŧĚĮĮĹúŧŧúŧȡ

JŰĚŧŠŸĹĹĚĹĎÒĹŸŠŧĚĹĎŧîĕŃŃĮčŃŠŰŠĚíÒĮÒĹô%ÒĮĚŰĎĚŠĮŧȢÒ%gŝŠŃĎŠÒķķúčŃŠ
>úĹúŠÒĮ”ŸŠĎúŠƗÒĹô=ÒķĚĮƗeúôĚîĚĹúȢŠŸŠÒĮîŠúîĕúŧčŃŠîĕĚĮôŠúĹŸĹôúŠDzȢčÒîĚĮĚŰÒŰĚĹĎ
čŃŠķÒŰĚŃĹŃč”E>ŧŃčƑŃķúĹŰŃúķŝŃƑúŠŰĕúķŧúĮƐúŧȡX””ÒĮŧŃîŃĹôŸîŰŧÒĎŠĚîŸĮŰŸŠú
ÒĹô ÒĹĚķÒĮ ĕúÒĮŰĕ ŝŠŃĎŠÒķŧ ÒĹô ŝŠŃƐĚôúŧ ôúȺÒôôĚîŰĚŃĹ čÒîĚĮĚŰĚúŧȡ =ŃŠ Űĕú ĮÒŧŰ DZDZ
ƗúÒŠŧȢĚŰĕÒŧíúúĹŝŠŃƐĚôĚĹĎĕĚĎĕşŸÒĮĚŰƗîÒŠúÒŰÒƐúŠƗĮŃƑîŃŧŰŰŃŰĕúŝŃŃŠŰŠĚíÒĮŧ
ƑĚŰĕúķŝÒŰĕƗÒĹôĕÒŧĎÒĚĹúôŰĕúŰŠŸŧŰŃčŰĕúîŃķķŸĹĚŰƗȡ

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Nongstoin Social Service Society, Meghalaya

Community & Social Service

gŃĹĎŧŰŃĚĹ ”ŃîĚÒĮ ”úŠƐĚîú ”ŃîĚúŰƗȢ úŧŰÒíĮĚŧĕúô ĚĹ DZǯǯǶȢ Ěŧ ŝŠŃƐĚôĚĹĎ ŧúŠƐĚîúŧ
ĚĹZĕÒŧĚÒĹô>ÒŠŃEĚĮĮŧŃčeúĎĕÒĮÒƗÒȡJŰĚŧŝŠŃƐĚôĚĹĎŧŸŝŝŃŠŰȢĎŸĚôÒĹîúȢŰŠÒĚĹĚĹĎĚĹ
life skills and good farming practices and brings about a difference in the lives
of the underprivileged and marginalized people through economic empowerment,
ķÒĚĹŧŰŠúÒķĚĹĎ îĕĚĮôŠúĹȢ ƑŃķúĹ ÒĹô ŝúŠŧŃĹŧȮîĕĚĮôŠúĹ ƑĚŰĕ ôĚŧÒíĚĮĚŰĚúŧ íƗ ŧīĚĮĮ
ŰŠÒĚĹĚĹĎčŃŠƗŃŸŰĕȢîŠúÒŰĚĹĎÒƑÒŠúĹúŧŧÒíŃŸŰŰĕúĚŠŠĚĎĕŰŧÒĹôÒŧŧĚŧŰŰĕúķĚĹŃíŰÒĚĹĚĹĎ
ŰĕúĚŠúĹŰĚŰĮúķúĹŰȡg”””ŝŠŃƐĚôúŧĕúÒĮŰĕîÒŠúÒĹôƑŃŠīŧčŃŠúŠÒôĚîÒŰĚŃĹŃčķÒĮÒŠĚÒ
and tuberculosis in the area.

g””” ŃŝúŠÒŰúŧ ŰƑŃ EJ\%\Jg+ úĹŰúŠŧȢ ƑŃŠīĚĹĎ îĮŃŧúĮƗ ƑĚŰĕ %ĚŧŰŠĚîŰ

ĕĚĮô ŠŠŃŰúîŰĚŃĹ pčƥîúŠȢ ŠŃĮĚîú %úŝÒŠŰķúĹŰȢ ”ŃîĚÒĮ ¾úĮčÒŠú %úŝÒŠŰķúĹŰȢ EúÒĮŰĕ
%úŝÒŠŰķúĹŰÒĹô+ôŸîÒŰĚŃĹÒĮJĹŧŰĚŰŸŰĚŃĹȢúƖŰúĹôĚĹĎîÒŠúÒĹôŠúĕÒíĚĮĚŰÒŰĚŃĹŰŃƐÒŠĚŃŸŧ
ƐŸĮĹúŠÒíĮúîĕĚĮôŠúĹŧŸîĕÒŧÒíŸŧúôîĕĚĮôŠúĹȢîĕĚĮôĮÒíŃŸŠȢîĕĚĮôŠúĹĚĹîŃĹƦĚîŰƑĚŰĕ
\ÒƑȢ EJ½ȮJ%” ÒččúîŰúô îĕĚĮôŠúĹȢ ŧŸíŧŰÒĹîú ÒôôĚîŰúô îĕĚĮôŠúĹ ÒĹô ŧŝúîĚÒĮȺÒíĮúô
children and others.

JŰĕÒŧÒŧŧĚŧŰúôÒíŃŸŰDzǸǯǯǯîĕĚĮôŠúĹĚĹôĚčƥîŸĮŰÒĹôôĚččúŠúĹŰîĚŠîŸķŧŰÒĹîúŧȡJŰ
is facilitating agriculture regeneration measures and promoting integrated farming
ŧƗŧŰúķŰŃdzǯƐĚĮĮÒĎúŧÒĹôǰǯǯǯčÒŠķúŠŧôĚŠúîŰĮƗĮúÒôĚĹĎŰŃŰŠÒĹŧčúŠŃčŰúîĕĹĚîÒĮ
īĹŃƑȺĕŃƑȢ účƥîĚúĹŰ ŸŧÒĎú Ńč íĚŃȺŝúŧŰĚîĚôúŧ ʒ íĚŃȺĹŸŰŠĚúĹŰŧ ƑĕĚîĕ ĕÒŧ ĚķŝŠŃƐúô
ŝŠŃôŸîŰĚƐĚŰƗÒĹôŝŠŃôŸîŰĚŃĹȡJŰĚŧĕúĮŝĚĹĎčÒŠķúŠŧŰŃÒîîúŧŧķÒŠīúŰčÒîĚĮĚŰĚúŧȡ

JŰĕÒŧŧúŰŸŝEúŠíÒĮeúôĚîĚĹÒĮ”îĕŃŃĮȢķÒĹÒĎúôíƗŝúŃŝĮúŃč”ŃĕŝÒŠŸƐĚĮĮÒĎú
for conservation and preservation of the good traditional practices. It provides
úĕÒíĚĮĚŰÒŰĚŃĹ čŃŠ ŠúŠŧŃĹŧ ƑĚŰĕ %ĚŧÒíĚĮĚŰĚúŧ ĚĹ DZǷ ƐĚĮĮÒĎúŧ Ńč gŃĹĎŧŰŃĚĹ ÒĹô DZ
ƐĚĮĮÒĎúŧŃčeÒƑŰĕÒôŠÒĚŧĕÒĹÒĹôĕúĮŝŧĚĹĎúŰŰĚĹĎŰĕúĚŠúĹŰĚŰĮúķúĹŰŧŸîĕÒŧȢĕĚúč
eĚĹĚŧŰúŠɇŧŠúĹŧĚŃĹ”îĕúķúúŰîȡJŰŝŠŃƐĚôúŧķŸîĕĹúúôúôŧúŠƐĚîúŧĚĹôĚčƥîŸĮŰŰúŠŠÒĚĹ
ÒĹôčÒŠƦŸĹĎĕÒíĚŰÒŰĚŃĹŧȡ

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State-wise Distribution of Mahaveer Awards since inception

Jammu and
Kashmir

Himachal
Pradesh
1 Ut
Punjab ta
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kha
2
nd
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yan

1 hal
nac
Har

5 Delhi Aru adesh

Pr
Sikkim 2
9
Assam 1
Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh 2 Nagaland
1
Bihar Meghalaya
1
3 Manipur

4 1
3 hand Tripura
Jhark Mizoram
6 West
Gujarat Madhya Pradesh 4 3 Bengal
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2
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Orissa
ha

10
Ch

Maharashtra

2
Telangana

Goa
Andhra
Pradesh
6 2
Karnataka
New Delhi
16 Dhyan Foundation
Meghalaya
1 Tamil Nongstoin Social Service Society
Nadu
Ke
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a

West Bengal
Friends of Tribals Society
Chhattisgarh
Jan Swasthya Sahyog

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Awardees

State/ UT Non-Violence & Vegetarianism Education

Andhra 1.Visakha Society for

Pradesh Protection and Care of Animals,
Visakhapatnam in 2015

Arunachal 1. Shri Sathya Narayanan

Pradesh Mundayoor, Founder Lohit Youth
Library Network, Tezu in 2022

Assam 1. Dr.Sapam Nabakishore Singh,

Silchar in 2016

Bihar 1. Shri Anand Kumar,

Super 30, Patna in 2018

Chhattisgarh

1. Smt. Maneka Gandhi, People

for Animals in 1999
New Delhi 2. Federation of Indian Animal
Protection Organisations in 2021
3. Dhyan Foundation in 2023

1. Shri Bharat Amritlal Kothari, 1. Panchmahal Anusuchit Jati

Gujarat
Rajpur in 2008 Education Trust, Adadara in 2021
2. Manav Kalyan Trust, Navsari in 2021

Haryana

Jharkhand

1. Shri Dayananda Swamiji,

1. Mahila Abhivruddhi Mattu
Karnataka Bengaluru in 2011
Samrakshana Samsthe,
2. Compassion Unlimited Plus
Belgaum in 2022
Action, Bengaluru in 2016

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Awardees

Women Social
Medicine Community & Social Service Total
entrepreneur

1. Dr. S V Adinarayana Rao,

Director General – Prema Hospital, 2
Visakhapatnam in 2003

1. Shri Ramakrishna Mission Hospital,

2
Ita Nagar in 2012

1. Dr. R. Ravi Kannan,

2
Silchar in 2013

1. Veerayatan, Rajgir in 1995

2. Acharya Dr.Kishore Kunal, 3
Patna in 2008

1. Shri Ramakrishna Mission, Bastar in 1996

1. Jan Swasthya 2. Smt. Phoolbasanbai Yadav, 4
Sahyog, Rajnandgaon in 2015
Bilaspur in 2023 3. Smt. Shamshad Begum, Durg in 2016

1. Smt. Shyamalatha
1. Dr.Shiv Kumar 5
Mohan Raj in 2021
Sarin in 2008

1. Arpana Research & Charities 1

Trust, Karnal in 2017

1. Bharat Sevashram Sangha,

1. Dr.Anant Sinha,
Jamshedpur in 2003 3
Ranchi in 2012
2. Vikas Bharti, Ranchi in 2015

1. Dr. H Sudarshan, 1. Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement,

Vivekananda Girijana Saragur in 2005
6
Kalyana Kendra, 2. Swami Vivekananda Integrated Rural
Yelandur in 2003 Health Centre, Pavagada in 2010

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Awardees

State/ UT Non-Violence & Vegetarianism Education

Kerala

1. Late Dr.Nemichand Jain,

Madhya Indore in 2003
Pradesh 2ȡ”ĕŠĚeŃĕô”ĕÒƥşŸúZĕÒĹȢ
Sagar in 2013

1. Shri Ratanlal C Bafna,

Jalgaon in 1997
2. Sadhu Vaswani Mission,
Maharashtra 1. The Indian Planetary
Pune in 1998
Society, Mumbai in 2011
3. Dr. Kalyan Motilal Gangwal,
Pune in 2000

Manipur

Meghalaya

Nagaland

1. Action for Protection of 1. Kalinga Institute of

Odisha Social Sciences,
Wild Animals, Kendrapara
in 2008 Bhubaneswar in 2012

Punjab 1. Baba Palla Singh Goushala,

Baba Bakala Town in 2021

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Awardees
Women Social
Medicine Community & Social Service Total
entrepreneur

1. Pain and Palliative

Care Society, 1
Kozhikode in 2021

1. Dr. M.C. Nahata,

Indore in 2017 1. Gramin Adiwas Samaj Vikas Sansthan,
2. Sadguru Netra Sausar in 2021
6
Chikitsalaya, Chitrakoot 2. Sewadham Ashram, Ujjain in 2021
in 2022

1. Shri Anna Hazare, Ralegaon in 1997

1. Dr.Sharadkumar Dicksheet M.D,
2. Dr. Prakash Murlidar Amte &
Dr.Sharadkumar Dicksheet
Dr.Mandakini Prakash Amte,
Charitable Trust (India),
Hemalkasa in 1998
Pune in 2006 10
3. Snehalaya Social Charitable Trust,
2. Mahatma Gandhi Institute of
Solapur in 2011
Medical Sciences,
4. Society for Education, Action & Research
Sevagram in 2008
in Community Health, Gadchiroli in 2022

1. Rural Health Organisation,

1
Imphal in 2018

1. Nongstoin Social Service Society,

1
Nongstoin in 2023

1. Nagaland Gandhi Ashram,

Chuchuyimlang in 2022 1

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Awardees
State/ UT Non-Violence & Vegetarianism Education

1. Shri Siddharaj Dhaddha, 1. Marudhar Mahila

Jaipur in 2005 Shikshan Sangh
2. Animal Aid Charitable Trust, Khimel in 2003
Rajasthan Udaipur in 2017 2. Gandhi Vidya Mandir,
3. People for Animals, Churu in 2013
Sirohi in 2022

1. Shri S Jagannathan & 1. Shri Avinashilingam

Smt.Krishnammal Education Trust Institutions,
Jagannathan, Coimbatore in 1998
Gandhigram in 1996 2. Vivekananda Rock Memorial
2. Blue Cross of India, & Vivekananda Kendra,
Chennai in 2015 Kanyakumari in 2003
3. Dr.Shiranee Pereira, 3. Shri Sarada Ashram,
People For Animals, Ulundhurpet in 2015
Tamil Nadu Chennai in 2018 4. Kasthurba Gandhi Kanya
Gurukulam, Vedaraniam in 2015
5. AIM for Seva, Chennai in 2017

1. Shri Jasraj Shrishrimal,

Telangana
Hyderabad in 2022

Tripura

Uttarakhand 1. Uttarakhand Seva Nidhi

Paryavaran Shiksha Sansthan,
Almora in 2005

1. Shri Chiranjee Lal Bagra, 1. Friends of Tribal Society,

West Bengal
Kolkata in 2012 Kolkatta in 2023

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Awardees
Women Social
Medicine Community & Social Service entrepreneur Total

1. Bhagwan Mahaveer
Viklang Sahayata Samiti, Jaipur in 1999
2. Shri Rajmal S Jain, Pali in 2006 9
3. Shri Karni Nagar Vikas Samiti,
Kota in 2010
4. Smt. Sushila Bohra, Jodhpur in 2013

1. Dr. G Venkataswamy
Chairman – Aravind Eye Hospital
& Post Graduate Institute of
Ophthalmology, Madurai in 1999
2. Cancer Institute (WIA),
Chennai in 2000
3. Dr. S S Badrinath, President &
Chairman, Sankara Nethralaya,
Chennai in 2006 1. Amar Seva Sangam,
4. Tribal Health Initiative, Tirunelveli in 2008 16
Dharmapuri in 2010
5. Voluntary Health Services,
Chennai in 2011
6. Dr. R.V. Ramani, Sankara
Eye Institutions,
Coimbatore in 2016
7. Jeevodaya Hospice for
Cancer Patients, Chennai in 2021

1. Bhagwan Mahavir Jain Relief

Foundation Trust, 2
Hyderabad in 2018

1.Tripura Adivashi Mahila Samithy, 1

Agartala in 2000

1. Dr. Sunil Sanon,

Mussorrie in 2015 2

1. Sane and Enthusiast Volunteers’

Association of Calcutta,
Kolkata in 2015
2. Vivekananda Mission 4
Asram Netra Niramay Niketan,
Haldia in 2022

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1

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Mahaveer Award for Essays

The Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation felt the desire and need to acquaint the
ƗŃŸĹĎ ŝúŃŝĮú ƑĚŰĕ Űĕú ¥ĹĚƐúŠŧÒĮ eúŧŧÒĎú Ńč ŠúÒîú ʒ EÒŠķŃĹĚŃŸŧ îŃȺúƖĚŧŰúĹîú
ŝŠúÒîĕúôíƗĕÒĎƑÒĹeÒĕÒƐúúŠȢŰĕúDZdzŰĕXÒĚĹžĕĚŠŰĕÒĹīÒŠÒÒĹôĕúĹîúĚĹŧŰĚŰŸŰúô
ŰĕúÒĹĹŸÒĮɄeÒĕÒƐúúŠƑÒŠôčŃŠ+ŧŧÒƗŧɅĚĹžÒķĚĮÒĹô+ĹĎĮĚŧĕčŃŠŰĕúŧŰŸôúĹŰŧŃč
ŧîĕŃŃĮŧ ʒ îŃĮĮúĎúŧ ĚĹ DZǯǰǵȡ ŠŠĚƠúŧ ŠÒĹĎĚĹĎ čŠŃķ ŧȡǰǯǯǯ ŰŃ ŧȡǴǯǯǯǯ ÒŠú ĎĚƐúĹ
úƐúŠƗƗúÒŠȡ

žĕú ŠúŧŝŃĹŧú Ńč ŧŰŸôúĹŰŧ ÒĹô ŰúÒîĕúŠŧ Ńč ŧîĕŃŃĮŧ ÒĹô îŃĮĮúĎúŧ Ěŧ ƐúŠƗ
úĹîŃŸŠÒĎĚĹĎȡžĚĮĮôÒŰúȢǶ+ŧŧÒƗîŃķŝúŰĚŰĚŃĹŧĕÒƐúíúúĹîŃĹôŸîŰúôȡžĕúǵŰĕʒǶŰĕ
eÒĕÒƐúúŠƑÒŠôčŃŠ+ŧŧÒƗŧîŃķŝúŰĚŰĚŃĹŧƑúŠúîŃĹôŸîŰúôŃĹĮĚĹúȡžĕúŠŠĚƠúčŸĹîŰĚŃĹ
ƑĚĮĮíúĕúĮôŧĕŃŠŰĮƗŰŃôĚŧŰŠĚíŸŰúŝŠĚƠúŧŰŃŰĕúƑĚĹĹúŠŧŃčŰĕúǶŰĕeÒĕÒƐúúŠƑÒŠô
čŃŠ+ŧŧÒƗŧȡ
Cumulative (From 2016)

95778 24538 120316

School students College students Total
participated participated participants

Rs.20.34 lakhs Total prize money distributed

The 6th Mahaveer Award for Essays Prize Distribution Function

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Establishment of Charitable Institutions:

Singhvi Charitable Trust:Estd in 1974

žĕú”ĚĹĎĕƐĚĕÒŠĚŰÒíĮúžŠŸŧŰĕúĮŝŧŰĕúôúŧúŠƐĚĹĎÒĹôÒŧŧĚŧŰŧŰĕúŸĹôúŠŝŠĚƐĚĮúĎúô
ŃčŃŸŠŧŃîĚúŰƗƑĚŰĕŧŝúîĚÒĮčŃîŸŧŃĹĕúÒĮŰĕîÒŠúȡžĕúžŠŸŧŰŧŰÒŠŰúôîŃĹôŸîŰĚĹĎčŠúú
ôúĹŰÒĮȢúƗúÒĹôĕúÒĮŰĕîÒķŝŧĚĹŠúķŃŰúŠŸŠÒĮÒŠúÒŧŃčĕúĹĹÒĚŰĕÒŰĮÒîīķúôĚîÒĮ
čÒîĚĮĚŰĚúŧȡ žĕú žŠŸŧŰ îŃĹŰĚĹŸúŧ ŰŃ îŃĹôŸîŰ Űĕú îÒķŝŧ čŃŠ Űĕú ŝÒŧŰ Dzǯ ƗúÒŠŧȡ žĕú
ÒîŰĚƐĚŰĚúŧôŃĹúíƗŰĕúžŠŸŧŰÒŠúÒŧčŃĮĮŃƑŧ

ǰȡÒķŝŧĚĹŠŸŠÒĮÒŠúÒŧȣ
ÒȡJĹĕúĹĹÒĚȣžĕúžŠŸŧŰŃŠĎÒĹĚŧúŧÒĹôîŃĹôŸîŰŧôúĹŰÒĮȢúƗúÒĹôĕúÒĮŰĕîÒķŝŧ
úƐúŠƗ”ŸĹôÒƗĚĹŠŸŠÒĮÒŠúÒŧƑĕĚîĕĕÒƐúŝŃŃŠÒîîúŧŧĚíĚĮĚŰƗŰŃĕúÒĮŰĕîÒŠúȡ”ĚĹîú
ĚĹîúŝŰĚŃĹŰĚĮĮpîŰŃíúŠDZǯDZDzȢŰĕúžŠŸŧŰĕÒŧîŃĹôŸîŰúôǰǯdzdzŠŸŠÒĮîÒķŝŧȡ=Šúú
medicines, spectacles and food are distributed to the patients.

íȡ JĹŠÒĮĚôĚŧŰŠĚîŰȣžĕúžŠŸŧŰŧŰÒŠŰúôîŃĹôŸîŰĚĹĎŠúĎŸĮÒŠķúôĚîÒĮîÒķŝŧĚĹŰĕú
ƐĚĮĮÒĎúŧ Ńč ŠÒĮĚ ôĚŧŰŠĚîŰȢ ŰŃ ĹÒķú Ò čúƑȢ ”ĚƗÒŰȢ ŠĕŸĮÒôȢ ĨŃĨÒƑÒŠȢ gÒĹÒȢ XÒôÒĹȢ
ZÒĹŰÒĮĚƗÒȢ ”úƐÒŠĚȢ eÒĎÒŠŰÒĮíȢ úĎÒŠĚȢ ĕĚķÒĹÒȡ íŃŸŰ Ǵǯ îÒķŝŧ ĕÒƐú íúúĹ
organised.

DZȡJĹȺĕŃŸŧúîÒķŝŧȣ
žĕú žŠŸŧŰ îŃĹôŸîŰŧ ôÒĚĮƗ ĚĹȺĕŃŸŧú îÒķŝŧ ÒŰ ”ĚĹĎĕƐĚ ”îÒĹ ÒĹô %ĚÒĎĹŃŧŰĚî
úĹŰŠúȢ ĕúĹĹÒĚȡ žĚĮĮ pîŰŃíúŠ DZǯDZDzȢ Űĕú žŠŸŧŰ ĕÒŧ îŃĹôŸîŰúô dzǸǰDz ĚĹȺĕŃŸŧú
camps.

DzȡŧŧĚŧŰÒĹîúčŃŠĕúÒŠŰŧŸŠĎúŠƗȣ
”ĚĹîúDZǯǯǰȢ”ĚĹĎĕƐĚĕÒŠĚŰÒíĮúžŠŸŧŰŝŠŃƐĚôúŧÒŧŧĚŧŰÒĹîúŰŃŝŃŃŠÒĹôĹúúôƗŰŃ
ŸĹôúŠĎŃĕúÒŠŰŧŸŠĎúŠƗȡŧŸķŃčŧȡǰǯǯǯǯĚŧĎĚƐúĹčŃŠŰĕúŝŸŠŝŃŧúȡžĚĮĮpîŰŃíúŠ
DZǯDZDzȢŰĕúžŠŸŧŰĕÒŧŝŠŃƐĚôúôÒŧŧĚŧŰÒĹîúŰŃǰǶǰDZĹúúôƗŝúŃŝĮúčŃŠŸĹôúŠĎŃĚĹĎ
ĕúÒŠŰŧŸŠĎúŠĚúŧȡ”ĚĹĎĕƐĚĕÒŠĚŰÒíĮúžŠŸŧŰŝŠŃƐĚôúŧÒŧŧĚŧŰÒĹîúŃĹĹúúôíÒŧĚŧŰŃ
the poor people to undergo medical treatment, give medicines etc. Amount of
ŧȡǴȡǴǴĮÒīĕŧĕÒŧíúúĹĎĚƐúĹŰŃŝŃŃŠŝÒŰĚúĹŰŧŰĚĮĮpîŰDZǯDZDzȡ

dzȡŠúĹŧĚŃĹŰŃĹúúôƗXÒĚĹŧȣ
žĕúžŠŸŧŰŝŠŃƐĚôúŧķŃĹŰĕĮƗŝúĹŧĚŃĹŰŃĹúúôƗXÒĚĹŧȢŧŝúîĚÒĮĮƗĚōÒĨÒŧŰĕÒĹÒĹô
ĕúĹĹÒĚȡžĚĮĮpîŰDZǯDZDzȢŰĕúžŠŸŧŰĕÒŧŝŠŃƐĚôúôŝúĹŧĚŃĹƑŃŠŰĕŧȡDzǷǸĮÒīĕŧŰŃ
DZDzǰǸĹúúôƗôúŧŰĚŰŸŰúȡ

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5. žĕú”ĚĹĎĕƐĚ”îÒĹÒĹô%ĚÒĎĹŃŧŰĚîúĹŰŠúĚŧčŸĹîŰĚŃĹĚĹĎĚĹžŠĚŝĮĚîÒĹúȢĕúĹĹÒĚȡ
žĕúúĹŰŠúĚŧŝŠŃƐĚôĚĹĎşŸÒĮĚŰƗÒĹôŠúĮĚÒíĮúŝÒŰĕŃĮŃĎĚîÒĮĮÒíŃŠÒŰŃŠƗŧúŠƐĚîúÒŰķŃŧŰ
affordable cost.

ǵȡŠúÒŰĚŃĹÒĹôôŃĹÒŰĚŃĹŃčĚĹčŠÒŧŰŠŸîŰŸŠúŰŃƐÒŠĚŃŸŧĚĹŧŰĚŰŸŰĚŃĹŧȣ
Òȡ eÒĕÒƐúúŠŧĕŠÒƗŰŃÒĹîúŠJĹŧŰĚŰŸŰúȢôƗÒŠ
íȡ ĕÒĎƑÒĹôĚĹÒŰĕXÒĚĹŃķŝĮúƖŰŃÒĹîúŠJĹŧŰĚŰŸŰúȢôƗÒŠ
îȡ ĕÒĎƑÒĹeÒĕÒƐúúŠ½ĚŧĕŠÒĹŰĚ>ŠÒĕÒŰŃÒĹîúŠJĹŧŰĚŰŸŰúȢôƗÒŠ
ôȡ pĹîŃĮŃĎƗĮŃîīŰŃÒĹîúŠJĹŧŰĚŰŸŰúȢôƗÒŠ
úȡ ŠÒŰĚúĹŰĮŃîīŰŃ½ŃĮŸĹŰÒŠƗEúÒĮŰĕ”úŠƐĚîúŧȢĕúĹĹÒĚ
čȡ ”ķŰȡXÒôÒƐíÒĚgÒŰĕķÒĮ”ĚĹĎĕƐúú>ĮÒŸîŃķÒ”úŠƐĚîúŰŃ”ÒĹīÒŠÒ
gúŰĕŠÒĮÒƗÒȢĕúĹĹÒ

žĕú”ĚĹĎĕƐĚĕÒŠĚŰÒíĮúžŠŸŧŰíŸĚĮŰeÒĕÒƐúúŠŧĕŠÒƗȢÒŧŰÒŰúȺŃčȺŰĕúȺÒŠŰŠÒĮĮĚÒŰĚƐú
ÒŠúúĹŰŠúĚĹ”ķŰȡĕÒĹôŠÒíÒĚ”ĚĹĎĕƐĚÒķŝŸŧĚĹDZǯǰǶĚĹ”ŠĚŝúŠŸķíŸôŸŠȡJŰƑÒŧ
ĕÒĹôúôŃƐúŠŰŃÒĹîúŠJĹŧŰĚŰŸŰúȲ¾JȳȢôƗÒŠŃĹDZDZĹôXŸĹúȢDZǯǰǶȡJŰĚŧŰĕúŸĹĚŰŃč
ÒĹîúŠJĹŧŰĚŰŸŰúȢôƗÒŠȡ

žĕú eÒĕÒƐúúŠ ŧĕŠÒƗ ƑÒŧ ĚĹÒŸĎŸŠÒŰúô íƗ ”ĕŠĚ gÒŠúĹôŠÒ eŃôĚȢ EŃĹŃŸŠÒíĮú
ŠŠĚķúeĚĹĚŧŰúŠŃčJĹôĚÒŃĹǰDZȮǯdzȮDZǯǰǷȡ

žĕú ŧĕŠÒƗȢ ŧĚŰŸÒŰúô ĚĹ Ǵ ÒîŠúŧ Ńč ĮÒĹô Ěŧ Ǵǯ íúô îÒŠú îúĹŰŠú ĕŃŸŧúô ĚĹ Ò
ƑúĮĮȺŝĮÒĹĹúô ÒúŧŰĕúŰĚî íŸĚĮôĚĹĎ ƑĚŰĕ úşŸĚŝķúĹŰȢ čŸŠĹĚŰŸŠú ÒĹô ŝÒŰĚúĹŰȺîŃķčŃŠŰ
ÒķíĚúĹîúȡžĕúŧĕŠÒƗčŃîŸŧúŧŃĹôĚķĚĹĚŧĕĚĹĎŰĕúŝÒĚĹŃčŰĕúŰúŠķĚĹÒĮĮƗĚĮĮŝÒŰĚúĹŰŧȢ
ŠúĮĚúƐúŧŸččúŠĚĹĎŧŃčŰĕúĚĹķÒŰúŧÒĹôÒŧŧĚŧŰŰĕúķŰŃŧŝúĹôŰĕúĚŠŠúķÒĚĹĚĹĎôÒƗŧƑĚŰĕ
ôĚĎĹĚŰƗÒĹôîŃķčŃŠŰȡJŰķúúŰŧŰĕúŸŠĎúĹŰĹúúôŃčŰĕúŰúŠķĚĹÒĮĮƗĚĮĮŝúŠŧŃĹŧȡ

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Jinendra Jeevdaya Kendra, Uthukottai, Chennai

”ĕŠĚ”ŸĎÒĮîĕÒĹôXÒĚĹčŃŸĹôúôŠúŃŝĮúčŃŠĹĚķÒĮŧȢĕúĹĹÒĚĚĹǰǸǸǴŰŃîĕÒķŝĚŃĹ
the cause of animals. An animal welfare shelter was being run in a 3.5 acres land
čŃŠŰĕúÒíŃŸŰDZǯƗúÒŠŧŰÒīĚĹĎîÒŠúŃčÒíÒĹôŃĹúôÒĹôŧŰŠÒƗÒĹĚķÒĮŧȡŧŰĕúĹŸķíúŠ
ŃčĚĹķÒŰúŧÒĹôĹŸķíúŠƑúĮčÒŠúŝŠŃĎŠÒķķúŧƑúŠúĚĹîŠúÒŧĚĹĎȢ”ĕŠĚ”ŸĎÒĮîĕÒĹôčúĮŰ
ŰĕúĹúúôŰŃúŧŰÒíĮĚŧĕÒíĚĎĎúŠúĹŰŠúȡEúĕÒŧĎĚƐúĹǰǷȡdzÒîŠúŧŃčĮÒĹôĚĹ¥ŰĕŸīŃŰŰÒĚȢ
ĹúÒŠĕúĹĹÒĚȢÒĹôîŃĹŧŰŠŸîŰúôÒíĚĎȢîŃķčŃŠŰÒíĮúÒĹĚķÒĮŧĕúĮŰúŠȢXĚĹúĹôŠÒXúúƐôÒƗÒ
ZúĹôŠÒƑĕĚîĕĕÒŧÒƑŃĹôúŠčŸĮÒķíĚúĹîúčŃŠŰĕúÒĹĚķÒĮŧŰŃŧŝúĹôŠúŧŰŃčŰĕúĚŠĮĚƐúŧ
ŝúÒîúčŸĮĮƗŧŸŠŠŃŸĹôúôíƗĹÒŰŸŠúȡJŰĕŃķúŧķŃŠúŰĕÒĹǰǯǯǯÒĹĚķÒĮŧȼîÒŰŰĮúȢŝĚĎŧȢ
ĕŃŠŧúŧȢķŃĹīúƗŧȢîÒŰŧȢôŃĎŧȢŧĕúúŝȢķŸĮúŧÒĹôĎŃÒŰŧŠúŧîŸúôčŠŃķŰĕúîĮŸŰîĕúŧŃčÒ
úĮôúÒŰĕŃŠĕŸķÒĹÒíŸŧúȢŃŠĚĮĮúĎÒĮŧĮÒŸĎĕŰúŠŃŠÒíÒĹôŃĹúôíƗĕúÒŠŰĮúŧŧŃƑĹúŠŧȡ

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Pigeon Feeding
žĕú ”ĚĹĎĕƐĚ ĕÒŠĚŰÒíĮú žŠŸŧŰȢ žŠĚŝĮĚîÒĹú Ěŧ čúúôĚĹĎ ÒŠŃŸĹô ǰDZǯǯǯ ŝĚĎúŃĹŧ
úƐúŠƗôÒƗĚĹŰĕúŃŝúĹŰúŠŠÒîúŃč”ĚĹĎĕƐĚ”îÒĹʒ%ĚÒĎĹŃŧŰĚîúĹŰúŠčŃŠŰĕúŝÒŧŰDZǯ
ƗúÒŠŧȡDZǴǯīĎŧŃčƑĕúÒŰȲǴíÒĎŧŃčƑĕúÒŰȳĚŧŧŝŠúÒôúƐúŠƗôÒƗĚĹŰĕúķŃŠĹĚĹĎȡžĕú
žŠŸŧŰĕÒŧŧŃčÒŠŧŝúĹۍŧȡDZȡǰǰîŠŃŠúŧčŃŠčúúôĚĹĎíĚŠôŧȡ

Dr.B.Shamoondeswari, IPS, DIGP and Joint Commissioner participated

in the bird feeding activity with Shri N.Sugalchand Jain

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Vidhya Jyothi Trust: Estd in 2000

½ĚôĕƗÒXƗŃŰĕĚžŠŸŧŰĚŧŝŠŃƐĚôĚĹĎúôŸîÒŰĚŃĹÒŰÒĹÒččŃŠôÒíĮúîŃŧŰȡžĕúžŠŸŧŰÒĮŧŃ
čŃîŸŧúŧŃĹôúƐúĮŃŝĚĹĎĹúƑĚĹŧŰĚŰŸŰĚŃĹŧčŃŠĚķŝÒŠŰĚĹĎĕĚĎĕúŠúôŸîÒŰĚŃĹȡ½ĚôĕƗÒXƗŃŰĕĚ
žŠŸŧŰĚŧîŃķķĚŰŰúôŰŃúƖîúĮĮúĹîúĚĹúôŸîÒŰĚŃĹȡgŃîÒŝĚŰÒŰĚŃĹŃŠôŃĹÒŰĚŃĹĚŧîŃĮĮúîŰúô
íƗÒĹƗŃčŰĕúúôŸîÒŰĚŃĹÒĮĚĹŧŰĚŰŸŰĚŃĹŧúŧŰÒíĮĚŧĕúôíƗŰĕúžŠŸŧŰȡJŰĕÒŧúŧŰÒíĮĚŧĕúôȣ

 ǰȡ”Xg”XÒĚĹ>ŠŃŸŝŃč”îĕŃŃĮŧȢĕúĹĹÒĚȢžÒķĚĮgÒôŸ
 DZȡeÒĕÒƐúúŠJĹŧŰĚŰŸŰúŃčžúîĕĹŃĮŃĎƗʒ”îĚúĹîúȲeJž”ȳȢŠÒĮĚȢÒĨÒŧŰĕÒĹȡ

1. SJNS Jain Group Of Schools

žĕú½ĚôĕƗÒXƗŃŰĕĚžŠŸŧŰŠŸĹŧDZŝŠĚķÒŠƗŧîĕŃŃĮŧÒĹôǰĕĚĎĕúŠŧúîŃĹôÒŠƗŧîĕŃŃĮ
ĚĹĕúĹĹÒĚĚĹŰĕúĹÒķúŃč”Xg”XÒĚĹ>ŠŃŸŝŃč”îĕŃŃĮŧȡžĕúŧîĕŃŃĮŧÒŠúŝŠŃƐĚôĚĹĎ
şŸÒĮĚŰƗúôŸîÒŰĚŃĹŰŃĮúŧŧŝŠĚƐĚĮúĎúôîĕĚĮôŠúĹŧĚĹîúŰĕúƗúÒŠǰǸǷdzȡžĕú”îĕŃŃĮŧÒŠú
ŝŠŃƐĚôĚĹĎúôŸîÒŰĚŃĹčŠŃķîĮÒŧŧúŧ\ȡZȡ>ŰŃÃJJĚĹ+ĹĎĮĚŧĕeúôĚŸķȡ

žĕú”îĕŃŃĮŧÒŠúčŸĮĮȺƦúôĎúôŃŝúŠÒŰĚŃĹÒĮŧîĕŃŃĮŧƑĚŰĕŧŃŸĹôĚĹčŠÒŧŰŠŸîŰŸŠúÒĹô
ÒôúôĚîÒŰúôÒĹôşŸÒĮĚƥúôžúÒîĕĚĹĎ”ŰÒččȡŝÒŠŰčŠŃķĕÒƐĚĹĎǰǯǯɿŧŸîîúŧŧŠÒŰúŧĚĹ
the examinations, the school ensures that the students also be given value based
úôŸîÒŰĚŃĹȡžĕúŠúÒŠúǰDZǯǯŧŰŸôúĹŰŧŧŰŸôƗĚĹĎĚĹŰĕúŧîĕŃŃĮŧȡ

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2. MITS Mahaveer Institute of Technology & Science

eÒĕÒƐúúŠ JĹŧŰĚŰŸŰú Ńč žúîĕĹŃĮŃĎƗ ʒ ”îĚúĹîú ŃččúŠŧ ȡžúîĕȡ ĚĹ ŃķŝŸŰúŠ

”îĚúĹîúȢĚƐĚĮʒeúîĕÒĹĚîÒĮÒĹôĚŧÒčƥĮĚÒŰúôŰŃĚīÒĹúŠžúîĕĹĚîÒĮ¥ĹĚƐúŠŧĚŰƗčŃŠŰĕú
ŝŠŃĎŠÒķȡžĕúƥŠŧŰíÒŰîĕŰĕÒŰŝÒŧŧúôŃŸŰúÒŠĮĚúŠĚĹŧúŧŧĚŃĹDZǯǰǶȺǰǷƑÒŧÒčƥĮĚÒŰúô
ŰŃ ÒĨÒŧŰĕÒĹ žúîĕĹĚîÒĮ ¥ĹĚƐúŠŧĚŰƗȢ ĕÒô Űĕú ĕĚĎĕúŧŰ ŝÒŧŧ ŝúŠîúĹŰÒĎú Ńč ǸDzȡǵɿ ĚĹ
ÒĨÒŧŰĕÒĹĚĹŰĕú¥ĹĚƐúŠŧĚŰƗúƖÒķŧȡ

eJž””îĚúĹîúŠŰŧʒŃķķúŠîúŃĮĮúĎúŧŰÒŠŰúôĚĹŧúŧŧĚŃĹDZǯǰǷȺǰǸĚŧÒčƥĮĚÒŰúô
ŰŃ XÒĚ gÒŠÒĚĹ ½ƗÒŧ ¥ĹĚƐúŠŧĚŰƗȢ XŃôĕŝŸŠ žĕú îŃĮĮúĎú Ěŧ Űĕú ƥŠŧŰ +ĹĎĮĚŧĕ ķúôĚŸķ
îŃĮĮúĎú ĚĹ Űĕú ŠúĎĚŃĹȡ  ”ŝúîĚÒĮ úķŝĕÒŧĚŧ Ěŧ ĮÒĚô ŃĹ îŃķķŸĹĚîÒŰĚŃĹ ÒĹô ŃƐúŠ ÒĮĮ
ĎŠŃŃķĚĹĎ Ńč Űĕú ŧŰŸôúĹŰŧȡ  ”ŰŸôúĹŰŧ ÒŠú ÒĮŧŃ úĹîŃŸŠÒĎúô ŰŃ ŝÒŠŰĚîĚŝÒŰú ĚĹ úƖŰŠÒȺ
ŠĚîŸĮÒŠÒîŰĚƐĚŰĚúŧȡžĕúŝŠŃĎŠÒķŧŃččúŠúôÒŠúȡ”îȡȲŠeȳȢȡ”îȡȲÍȳȢȡŃķȢȡȡ
ʒȡȡȡ

eJž” >ŠŃŸŝ Ńč JĹŧŰĚŰŸŰĚŃĹŧ ĕÒƐú íúîŃķú Ò íŠÒĹô ŧƗĹŃĹƗķŃŸŧ ƑĚŰĕ şŸÒĮĚŰƗ
affordable education in the region.

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Other activities of the Trust are:

1. Provide scholarship to deserving students

DZȡ”ķŰȡĕÒĹôŠÒíÒĚŃķŝŸŰúŠ\ĚŰúŠÒîƗŠŠŃĎŠÒķķúȣ
½ĚôĕƗÒXƗŃŰĕĚžŠŸŧŰĮÒŸĹîĕúôÒĹĚĹĚŰĚÒŰĚƐúŰŃŝŠŃƐĚôúîŃķŝŸŰúŠĮĚŰúŠÒîƗŝŠŃĎŠÒķķúŰŃ
ŠŸŠÒĮŧŰŸôúĹŰŧŃčŠÒĮĚôĚŧŰŠĚîŰŃčÒĨÒŧŰĕÒĹĚĹ%úîúķíúŠDZǯǰǵȡžŠÒĚĹúôŝŠŃčúŧŧĚŃĹÒĮŧ
îÒŠŠƗĮÒŝŰŃŝŰŃĎŃƐúŠĹķúĹŰŧîĕŃŃĮŧĚĹƐĚĮĮÒĎúŧĮĚīú%ĕÒīôĚȢÒĎÒƑÒŧȢJĹôŠÒgÒĎÒŠȢ
%ŸôĕŃôȢ ZĕÒŠĚÒ ”ŃôÒȢ ZĕÒŠôĚȢ eÒĮŝŸŠĚƗÒÒĹô ŰÒīú îĮÒŧŧúŧ ŃĹ îŃķŝŸŰúŠ ĮĚŰúŠÒîƗȡ
”ĚĹîúĚĹîúŝŰĚŃĹȢŰĕúŝŠŃĎŠÒķķúĚŧúččúîŰĚƐúĮƗîŃĹôŸîŰúôčŃŠŧŰŸôúĹŰŧŧŰŸôƗĚĹĎĚĹ
îĮÒŧŧúŧǴŰŃǷĚĹDZǵŧîĕŃŃĮŧíúĹúƥŰŰĚĹĎǰǷDZǴŧŰŸôúĹŰŧȡ

Smt.Chandrabai Computer Literacy Programme in

G.U.P.S. Shivpura Girls School, Rajasthan
DzȡôŃŝŰĚĹĎ”îĕŃŃĮŧÒĹôŝŠŃƐĚôĚĹĎĚĹčŠÒŧŰŠŸîŰŸŠúŰŃĎŃƐúŠĹķúĹŰŧîĕŃŃĮŧĚĹ”ŃĨÒŰȢ
%ĕŸĹôĮÒȢ”ĚƗÒŰȢXÒôÒĹȢÒĎÒƑÒŧúŰîȡîŰĚƐĚŰĚúŧĮĚīúŝÒĚĹŰĚĹĎŰĕúŧîĕŃŃĮíŸĚĮôĚĹĎŧ
ÒĹôŸŝĎŠÒôĚĹĎŰĕúíÒŧĚîĮúÒŠĹĚĹĎčÒîĚĮĚŰĚúŧíƗŝŠŃƐĚôĚĹĎîúĚĮĚĹĎčÒĹŧȢÒĮķĚŠÒĕŧȢŧŰÒčč
îĕÒĚŠŧȢôÒŠĚŝÒŰŰĚȢƑÒŰúŠķŃŰŃŠŧúŰîŰŃŰĕúŧúŧîĕŃŃĮŧÒŠúŸĹôúŠŰÒīúĹíúĹúƥŰŰĚĹĎķŃŠú
ŰĕÒĹDZǵǯǯŝŃŃŠŧŰŸôúĹŰŧȡ

dzȡ”ƑÒîĕĕĕÒŠÒŰeĚŧŧĚŃĹȺJķŝŠŃƐĚĹĎ”ÒĹĚŰÒŰĚŃĹ
žĕúžŠŸŧŰĕÒŧîŃĹŧŰŠŸîŰúôŰŃĚĮúŰŧĚĹdzŧîĕŃŃĮŧĚĹŠÒĮĚôĚŧŰŠĚîŰŃčÒĨÒŧŰĕÒĹ

ǴȡĕŃŸŝÒĮĚĹŧŰÒĮĮÒŰĚŃĹŝŠŃĎŠÒķķú
¥ĹôúŠeŸīĕƗÒeÒĹŰŠĚĕŃŸŝÒĮÄŃĨĹÒȢŰĕúžŠŸŧŰĕÒŧĚĹŧŰÒĮĮúôǴǴîĕŃŸŝÒĮŧĚĹXÒôÒĹȢ
”ĚƗÒŰȢ%ĕŸĹôĮÒȢÒĎÒƑÒŧÒĹô”ŃĨÒۍŃÒôčŃŠîŃķķŸĹĚŰƗƑúĮčÒŠúȡ

6. Donation of school buildings

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Jains India Trust: Estd in 2002

XÒĚĹŧJĹôĚÒŰŠŸŧŰŝŠŃƐĚôúŧŧîĕŃĮÒŠŧĕĚŝŰŃXÒĚĹŧŰŸôúĹŰŧȡžĚĮĮpîŰDZǯDZDzȢĚŰĕÒŧ
ŝŠŃƐĚôúôŧîĕŃĮÒŠŧĕĚŝƑŃŠŰĕŧȡǰdzdzDZĮÒīĕŧŰŃǰǰǶǯDzŧŰŸôúĹŰŧȡ

žĕú žŠŸŧŰ ÒĮŧŃ ŝŠŃƐĚôúŧ ŧŰĚŝúĹô ŰŃ ŧŰŸôúĹŰŧ ŝŸŠŧŸĚĹĎ XÒĚĹŃĮŃĎƗ ĚĹ eÒôŠÒŧ
¥ĹĚƐúŠŧĚŰƗȡ”ĚĹîúĚĹîúŝŰĚŃĹŰĕúžŠŸŧŰĕÒŧŝŠŃƐĚôúôŧŰĚŝúĹôƑŃŠŰĕŧȡDZDzȡǴǯĮÒīĕŧŰŃ
dzǯǷstudents

Shri N.Sugalchand Jain handing over scholarship

cheque to student

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Ganadipathy Tulsi’s Jain Engineering College (Gtec)

>ÒĹÒôĚŝÒŰĕƗžŸĮŧĚɇŧXÒĚĹ+ĹĎĚĹúúŠĚĹĎŃĮĮúĎúȲ>ž+ȳȢĚŧčŸĹîŰĚŃĹĚĹĎčŠŃķDZǯǯǯĚĹ
ZÒĹĚƗÒķíÒôĚȢ½úĮĮŃŠúôĚŧŰŠĚîŰȢžÒķĚĮgÒôŸȡžĕúŃĮĮúĎúŝŠŃƐĚôúŧÒĹŃŝŝŃŠŰŸĹĚŰƗčŃŠ
ŰĕúŧŰŸôúĹŰŧčŠŃķŠŸŠÒĮÒŠúÒŰŃŝŸŠŧŸúĕĚĎĕúŠúôŸîÒŰĚŃĹĚĹŰĕúƥúĮôŃč+ĹĎĚĹúúŠĚĹĎȡ

žĕú ŃĮĮúĎú ĕÒŧ úƖîúĮĮúĹŰ ĚĹčŠÒŧŰŠŸîŰŸŠú ĚĹ ŰúŠķŧ Ńč ĮÒĹôȢ íŸĚĮôĚĹĎȢ úşŸĚŝķúĹŰȢ
ĮÒíŃŠÒŰŃŠĚúŧÒĹôčÒîŸĮŰƗȡžĕúŃĮĮúĎúŃččúŠŧǵôĚŧîĚŝĮĚĹúŧŃč¥>ŃŸŠŧúŧȲJʒ%”Ȣ
”+Ȣ++Ȣ+++ȢJžʒeúîĕȳȢDZŠ>ŃŸŠŧúŧȲeʒeȳȡžĕŠúú¥>îŃŸŠŧúŧĹÒķúĮƗ
”+Ȣ++ʒeúîĕÒŠúŝúŠķÒĹúĹŰĮƗÒčƥĮĚÒŰúôŰŃĹĹÒ¥ĹĚƐúŠŧĚŰƗȢĕúĹĹÒĚȡ

žĕúŃĮĮúĎúĚķŝÒŠŰŧīĹŃƑĮúôĎúÒĹôôĚŧîĚŝĮĚĹúƑĚŰĕúķŝĕÒŧĚŧŃĹîŃŠúîŃķŝúŰúĹîú
in the fundamentals and strives to inculcate high professionalism and ethical
ÒŰŰĚŰŸôúĚĹŰĕúŧŰŸôúĹŰŧȡžĕúîŃĮĮúĎúîŃĹŧĚŧŰúĹŰĮƗķÒĚĹŰÒĚĹŧŰĕúĎŃŃôŰŠÒîīŠúîŃŠô
Ńč ĹĹÒ ¥ĹĚƐúŠŧĚŰƗ ŠÒĹī ĕŃĮôúŠŧȡ žĕú ŠúîŃŠô Ńč îÒķŝŸŧ ŝĮÒîúķúĹŰ ĕÒŧ ĚĹîŠúÒŧúô
îŃĹŧĚôúŠÒíĮƗčŠŃķƗúÒŠŰŃƗúÒŠȢķÒĹƗŃčŃŸŠŧŰŸôúĹŰŧčŃŸĹôĎÒĚĹčŸĮŃŝŝŃŠŰŸĹĚŰƗĚĹ
ŰŃŝegɇŧȡ

eÒĕÒŠĚŧĕĚ ½ĚôƗÒ eÒĹôĚŠȢ Ò ŸĹĚŰ Ńč >ÒĹÒôĚŝÒŰĕƗ žŸĮŧĚɇŧ XÒĚĹ +ĹĎĚĹúúŠĚĹĎ

ŃĮĮúĎúȢƑÒŧŧŰÒŠŰúôĚĹDZǯǰǸȡžĕú”+ÒčƥĮĚÒŰúôŧîĕŃŃĮĚŧîŃĹŧŰŠŸîŰúôĚĹÒĮÒĹô
ÒŠúÒŃčÒíŃŸŰǵȡǴǵÒîŠúŧÒĹôŰĕúíŸĚĮŰŸŝÒŠúÒĚŧÒíŃŸŰDZǶǯǯǯŧşȡčŰȡŠŠúŧúĹŰĮƗȢDZǴǰ
ŧŰŸôúĹŰŧÒŠúŧŰŸôƗĚĹĎĚĹŰĕúŧîĕŃŃĮȡ

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Empathy Foundation: Estd in 2005

+ķŝÒŰĕƗ =ŃŸĹôÒŰĚŃĹ Ěŧ Ò ŠŸíĮĚî îĕÒŠĚŰÒíĮú trust based in Mumbai and the
”ĚĹĚŰĚÒŰĚƐúŃčeȮŧ”ŸĎÒĮÒĹô%ÒķÒĹĚȡJŰƑŃŠīŧķÒĚĹĮƗĚĹŰĕúƥúĮôŃčŝŠŃƐĚôĚĹĎ
educational infrastructure and in providing Healthcare services in rural Maharashtra
and in the slum areas of Greater Mumbai. The Foundation has constructed more than
DZdzǯŧîĕŃŃĮíŸĚĮôĚĹĎŧĚĹǰǶôĚŧŰŠĚîŰŧŃčeÒĕÒŠÒŧĕŰŠÒȡžĕúŧîĕŃŃĮŧÒŠúŧĚŰŸÒŰúôĚĹŰĕú
ŠŸŠÒĮ ôĚŧŰŠĚîŰŧ Ńč ÒĚĎÒôȢ ÒŰĹÒĎĚŠĚȢ žĕÒĹú ȲgÒƐĚ eŸķíÒĚȳ úúôȢ ”ÒĹĎĮĚȢ ZŃĮĕÒŝŸŠȢ
ŠŸĹúȢ”ÒŰÒŠÒȢ”ĚĹôĕŸôŸŠĎÒĹô”ŃĮÒŝŸŠĚĹŰĕú”ŰÒŰúŃčeÒĕÒŠÒŧĕŰŠÒȡ

=ŃŸĹôÒŰĚŃĹîŃĹôŸîŰŧčŠúúĕúÒĮŰĕȢ+ƗúÒĹô%úĹŰÒĮîÒķŝŧȢôĚŧŰŠĚíŸŰúŧŧŝúîŰÒîĮúŧȢ
and ĕÒŧ ŰĚúô Ÿŝ ƑĚŰĕ ÒĚĎÒô ÍĚĮĮÒ ŠÒŠĚŧĕÒô ŸĹôúŠ ŸŠÒĮ EúÒĮŰĕ ŠŠŃĎŠÒķ îÒĮĮúô
eÒĹÒƐ½ĚīÒŧZÒŠƗÒīŠÒķȡ

žĕúŃŰĕúŠÒîŰĚƐĚŰĚúŧôŃĹúíƗ+ķŝÒŰĕƗ=ŃŸĹôÒŰĚŃĹÒŠúȣ

 ȫÒĚĹƑÒŰúŠĕÒŠƐúŧŰĚĹĎĚĹŠŸŠÒĮeÒĕÒŠÒŧĕŰŠÒ
• Provision of solar lights both home and street lights in remote villages
of Maharashtra
• ŠŠŃƐĚôĚĹĎôŠĚĹīĚĹĎƑÒŰúŠíƗôúúŝúĹĚĹĎƑúĮĮŧȢîÒĹÒĮŧÒĹôŧĚĹīĚĹĎ
bore wells
• ½ĚĮĮÒĎúÒôŃŝŰĚŃĹčŃŠĕŃĮĚŧŰĚîôúƐúĮŃŝķúĹŰ

Matoshri Jijabhai High School

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Summary of CSR Activities of Sugal Group

žĕú ”ŸĎÒĮ >ŠŃŸŝ ĕÒŧ úŧŰÒíĮĚŧĕúô ƐÒŠĚŃŸŧ ĕÒŠĚŰÒíĮú JĹŧŰĚŰŸŰĚŃĹŧ ŰŃ îŃĹŰŠĚíŸŰú
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communities.

Charitable Trusts Entities for CSR activities

• Entities for CSR activities

• Singhvi Scan & Diagnostic Centre
Singhvi Charitable • Rural and Inhouse Eye and dental Camps
Trust • Pigeon feeding
Estd. 1974
• Assistance for heart surgery, other treatment and medicines
• Contributions and support to NGOs
• Monthly pension to needy Jains
• Swach Bharat activities in Rajasthan
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Foundation Estd 1994 • Mahaveer Awards for Essays for School and College students

SJNS Jain Group of Schools

• SJNS Jain Matriculation Higher Secondary School,Chennai
• SJNS Jain Nursery and Primary School, Chennai (Big Street, Triplicane)
• SJNS Jain Nursery and Primary School, Chennai (Ponnappa Lane, Triplicane)

MITS Colleges
• Mahaveer Institute of Technology & Science, Jadan, Rajasthan
Vidhya Jyothi Trust • MITS Science, Arts and Commerce College, Jadan, Rajasthan
Estd. 2000
• Provide scholarship to deserving students
• Smt.Chandrabai Computer Literacy Programme in Pali, Rajasthan
• Adopting Schools and providing infrastructure to government schools
in Rajasthan

JainsIndia Trust • Scholarship to Jain students

Estd 2002 • Stipend to students for higher studies in Jainology

Empathy Foundation • Constructed around 240 school buildings and handed over to Govt of
Maharashtra

Sayarbai Educational • Ganadipathy Tulsi’s Jain Engineering College, Vellore

and Charitable Trust • Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Vellore
People for Animals,
• Jinendra Jeevdaya Kendra, Uthukottai
Chennai

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Shri N.Sugalchand Jain, the mentor of institutions, SJNS Jain MHSS Chennai, SJNS N &
P Schools Chennai, MVM School Vellore, MITS College Pali, GTec College Vellore, Avvai
Home Chennai, celebrated his 80th birthday with the students and faculty.