Padma Shri Awardees From Jain Commuity

Year	Name	Stream	State
1968	Devchand Chaggan Lal Shah	Literature & Education	Maharashtra
1968	Smt. Sharan Rani Backliwal	Arts	Delhi
1965	Smt. Mrinalini Sarabhai	Arts	Gujarat
1963	Shri Sumant Kishore Jain	Other	U.P.
1961	Shri Muni Jin Vijayaji	Literature & Education	Rajasthan

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Year	Name	Stream	State
1985	Shri Shital Raj Mehta	Medicine	Rajasthan
1984	Shri Dharamchand Patni	Social Work	Manipur
1982	Shri Virendra Prabhakar	Arts	Delhi
1981	Dr. Hari Krishna Jain	Science & Engineering	Delhi
1981	Dr. Pramod Karan Sethi	Medicine	Rajasthan
1977	Dr. Madhuri Ratilal Shah	Literature & Education	Maharashtra
1973	Dr. Narendra Singh Jain	Medicine	Delhi
1972	Shri Mohan Mull Chordia	Trade & Industry	Tamil Nadu
1970	Smt. Sumathiben  Shah	Literature & Education	Maharashtra
1968	Shri Balasaheb Amgonda Patil	Literature & Education	Maharashtra

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Year	Name	Stream	State
1992	Shri Lalchand Hirachand	Trade & Industry	Maharashtra
1992	Meenakshi Saraogi	Trade & Industry	West Bengal
1992	Shri Shanti Lal Jain	Other	Delhi
1992	Dr. Vijayakumar Shah	Medicine	Maharashtra
1991	Shri Bimal Prashad Jain	Social Work	Delhi
1991	Dr. Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti	Social Work	Maharashtra
1990	Shri Yashpal Jain	Literature & Education	Delhi
1989	Shri Mag Raj Khangarmal Jain	Social Work	Rajasthan
1985	Dr. Ramniklal Gandhi	Medicine	Maharashtra

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Year	Name	Stream	State
2003	Shri Nemi Chandra Jain	Arts	Delhi
2003	Shri Om Prakash Jain	Arts	Delhi
2002	Darshana Navnitlal Jhaveri	Literature & Education	Maharashtra
2002	Shri Gyan Chand Jain	Literature & Education	Delhi
2002	Dr. Prakash Nanalal Kothari	Medicine	Maharashtra
2001	Dr. Sunil Manilal Kothari	Arts	Delhi
1999	Dr. (Smt.) Saryu Vinod Doshi	Arts	Maharashtra
1992	Shri Anandji Virji Shah	Arts	Maharashtra
1992	Kum. Asha Bachubai Parekh	Arts	Maharashtra
1992	Shri Kalyanji Virji Shah	Arts	Maharashtra

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Year	Name	Stream	State
2010	Shri Kranti Shah	Social Work	Maharashtra
2010	Dr. Sudhir M. Parikh	Social Work	West Bengal
2009	Shri Alok Mehta	Literature & Education	Delhi
2009	Shri Bhavarlal Hiralal Jain	Science & Engineering	Maharashtra
2009	Dr. Rakesh Kumar Jain	Medicine	Uttarakhand
2004	Dr. Ashwin Balachand Mehta	Medicine	Maharashtra
2004	Shri Kanhaiya Lal Sethia	Literature & Education	West Bengal
2004	Dr. Kumarpal Desai	Literature & Education	Gujarat
2004	Smt. Sharayu Daftary	Trade & Industry	Maharashtra
2004	Prof.(Smt) Sunita Jain	Literature & Education	Delhi

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Neeraj Jain | a passionate stamp collector

By Ravinder Singh Robin

Neeraj Jain, a passionate stamp collector from Punjab’s Amritsar district, boasts of some of the rare stamps that were issued in the country and continues to carry on with his passion despite reeling global slow down and recession.

Jain, who works as a team leader in a private shopping mall, had started collecting stamps from a very early age of thirteen and has continued with his passion since then. He has so far collected 1,50,000 million Indian stamps, which include the 2100 stamps issued after independence.
“In my childhood, I met some collectors who inspired me by and guided me in my effort to collect stamps. The government issues stamps of value Rs.1200 in a year. And, if you collect a minimum of four stamps it will cost you about Rs.5,000,” Jain said.

“Besides the collection, the cost of preserving the stamps is very high, as there are chances of their getting damaged. You have to spend at least Rs.2500 to buy accessories to preserve the stamps. I have a century-old stamp in a very good condition as I have preserved it properly,” he added.

In his possession he has a variety of are stamps that were issued in 1947, and he also boasts of possessing a total of 1200 rare stamps.

“If you remember, a question was asked in Kaun Banega Crorepati for Rs. one million on what was the logo on the first stamp of India. It was a flag. A new stamp has been released recently, so now I have a collection of total 1200 rare stamps,” Jain said.

“Moreover I have a multiple variety of stamps that I like most. In total I have a collection of around 150,000 stamps, which are rarely found in any small post office,” he added.
Jain’s passion can be understood from the fact that he spent Rs.6,000 to get hold of a gold stamp that was recently by the Government.

“Once I went to a post office for some work, I heard somebody talking about gold series of stamps. I asked the person about it and collected more information through Internet. I got to know that a total of 25 stamps were going to be released,” Jain said.

“And, they would issue one stamp in a month. The stamp costs Rs.6,000 and the cost of entire collection is Rs. 1,50,000. So, I made up my mind and ordered a stamp. I felt very happy when I received it. It’s not easy for a middle class man to afford such expensive stamps,” he added.

Among the great collection that Jain possesses is the stamp of ‘Radha Krishna’ painting, which dates back to May 1973, and gold and silver coins launched at the silver and golden jubilee of the Independent India.

Ajith Jain likely to succeed Warren Buffet

New York: Blaming himself for some dumb investments he made last year, legendary investor Warren Buffet praised India born Ajith Jain, who handles Buffett's holding company Berkshire Hathaway's reinsurance division, saying that Jain is becoming the possible successor for his business. "There is no one like him and his business is never the same," Buffet said.

Buffet further mentioned, "Ajit came to Berkshire in 1986. Very quickly, I realized that we had acquired an extraordinary talent. So I did the logical thing: I wrote his parents in New Delhi and asked if they had another one like him at home. Of course, I knew the answer before writing. There isn't anyone like Ajit."

"Ajit's business is never the same. It features very large transactions, incredible speed of execution and a willingness to quote on policies that leave others scratching their heads. When there is a huge and unusual risk to be insured, Ajit is almost certain to be called," Buffett pointed out.

On the current global economic downturn, Buffet said the economy would be in shambles throughout 2009. "During 2008, I did some dumb things in investments. I made at least one major mistake of commission and several lesser ones that also hurt," Buffet wrote in his annual letter to the shareholders.

MP Veerendra Kumar

MP Veerendra Kumar (born on 22nd July, 1936), a political leader, writer and former Union Minister has shown his command in almost all areas of life. An orator, thinker, author, parliamentarian, he has been steering the social, political, economic, cultural and literary scenario of Kerala for a long time.

Born to MK Padmaprabha Gowder and Marudevi Amma, Veerendra Kumar inherited the tradition of Socialist Party from his father, who was a famous planter and Socialist Party leader. Veerendra Kumar overjumped the rudimentary political spectacle of Socialist Party and rose as a leader of Socialist Front. Contacts with Ram Manohar Lohia and other leftist leaders enabled him to develop his intellectual and philosophical capacity.

Family:

He is married to Usha and has four children-Asha, Nisha, Jayalakshmi and Shreyams Kumar.

MP Veerendra Kumar endearingly called Veeran is the Chairman and Managing Director of "Mathrubhoomi" for the last eighteen years. He made it one of the most popular dailies in Kerala.

Proficient in English, Malayalam and Kannada languages, Veeran has authored several works. He is considered as a good writer in Malayalam literature.

Interested in reading and book collection, Veerendra Kumar owns a large collection of books ranging from philosophy, literature, religion, economics and politics. His deep knowledge in these subjects is evident through his different articles and works.

Education

Born at Kalpatta in Wayanad district, Veerendra Kumar had his basic education at Karnataka and later joined Subba Krishna Memorial Jain High School, Kalpatta. After schooling, he had his intermediate studies at Kozhikode Samoothiri College (now, Guruvayoorappan College). He took his MA in philosophy from Madras Vivekananda College. He acquired MBA from US.

AwardsSeveral awards were given to Veerendra Kumar for his contributions in the field of instructive literature.

C Achutha Menon Award

Odakkuzhal Award
First Bharat Soorya Award
Kerala Sahitya Academy Award
Koduppunna Award
Dubai Kairali Kalakendram Award for Religious Integration

Sahitya Academy Award 2010 for his Malayalam Travelogue

Positions Held

a) First Vice-Chairman of PTI and later, Chairman. b) Trustee, Press Institute of India- Research Institute for News Paper Development. c) Deputy President, Indian News Paper Society. d) Chairman, Indian News Paper Society. e) Chairman, Sree Ramashramam Award Committee. f) Member of Indian and Eastern News Paper Society. g) Chairman and Managing Director, Mathrubhoomi Printing and Publishing Company.

In politics also, he adorned several positions.

1. Vice-President of Janata Party, Kerala Unit.
2. Elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly by record majority from Kalpatta.
3. Minister of Forest and Environment for one day.
4. Elected to Lok Sabha from Kozhikode.
5. Minister of State for Finance in the Dev Gowda Ministry, Minister of State for Employment in the IK Gujral Ministry.
6. National Executive member of Samyukta Socialist Party.
7. National Secretary of Socialist Party.
8. State President of Janata Dal.

As managing director of Mathrubhoomi Mathrubhoomi made several progresses while Veeran was serving as the Managing Director of Mathrubhoomi. They started Kannur and Kottayam editions at his initiative alone. Uphelding the culture and heritage, he never let any bias fall on the editorial content of the newspaper. With co-operation of the employees he made it a successful institution. For the welfare of the Mathrubhoomi employees he,

• Ensured industrial peace by providing long-term draft in bonus issue.
• Allowed interim wages for newspaper employees even before the government decision.
• Instituted Wage Board recommendations with further more concessions.
• Group Gratuity Institute.
• Medical Insurance.
• Revised Pension scheme.

Contact Details:

MP Veerendra Kumar Managing Director Mathrubhoomi Printing and Publishing Company Limited Kozhikode-673001.