Mr. Jawaharlal Darda

Born in Yawatmal District in Maharastra on July 2,1923, Mr. Darda joined the freedom struggle at the age of 17. He actively participated in the Quit India Movement in 1942. Mr. Darda launched “Nave Jag” a weekly newspaper from Yawatmal to foster the spirit of nationalism in the year 1947. Later he launched “Lokmat” a Marathi weekly in 1952 which was transformed into daily in 1971.

Mr. Darda was elected to the Maharastra Legislative Council between 1972 and 1995. He made a mark in the governance in Maharastra by his admirable handling of the portfolios of energy , industry, irrigation, health, food and civil supplies, sports, youth affairs, textiles and environment as a Minister.

To commemorate late Mr. Jawaharlal Darda, Govt. of India has issued a special postage stamp on 2nd Dec. 2005.

Padma Vibhushan Awardees From Jain Commuity

Year	Name	Stream	State
1992	Dr.V. Shantaram	Arts	Maharashtra
1973	Dr. Daulat Singh Kothari	Science & Engineering	Delhi
1972	Dr. Jivraj N. Mehta	Public Affairs	Maharashtra
1972	Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai	Science & Engineering	Gujarat
1969	Dr. Mohan Singh Mehta	Civil Service	Rajasthan

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Padma Bhushan Awardees From Jain Community

Year	Name	Stream	State
2010	Ms. Mallika Sarabhai	Arts	Gujarat
2010	Shri S.P. Oswal	Trade & Industry	Pujnjab
2009	Shri D.R. Mehta	Social Work	Rajsthan
2009	Dr. Kirit Shantilal Parikh	Pulic Affairs	Delhi
2007	Prof. Bhikhu Parekh	Literature & Education	Maharashtra
2006	Shri Deepak Parekh	Trade & Industry	Maharashtra
2006	Ms. Devki Jain	Social Work	Karnataka
2006	Ms. Dinesh Nandini Dalmia	Literature & Education	Delhi
2004	Shri Komal Kothari	Arts	Rajsthan
2003	Dr. Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti	Medicine	Maharashtra
2002	Pravinchandra V. Gandhi	Trade & Industry	Maharashtra
2000	Shri D. Veerendra Heggade	Social Work	Karnataka
2000	Sharan Rani Backliwal	Arts	Delhi
1998	Dr. Laxmi Mall Singhvi	Public Affairs	Delhi
1992	Dalsukh Dahyabhai Malvania	Literature & Education	Gujarat
1992	Smt. Mrinalini Sarabhai	Arts	Gujarat
1989	Shri Girilal Jain	Literature & Education	Delhi
1988	Shri Shrijans Prasad Jain	Social Work	Maharashtra
1974	Pandit Sukhlalji Sanghavi	Literature & Education	Gujarat
1972	Dr. Shantilal C. Sheth	Medicine	Maharashtra
1971	Devchand Chhaganlal Shah	Social Work	Maharashtra
1971	Shri Jainendra Kumar Jain	Literature & Education	Delhi
1969	Shri Kasturbhai Lalbhai	Trade & Industry	Gujarat
1967	Shri Akshy Kumar Jain	Literature & Education	Delhi
1966	Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai	Science & Engineering	Gujarat
1962	Dr. Daulat Singh Kothari	Civil Service	Delhi
1959	Bhaurao Payagounda Patil	Social Work	Maharashtra
1959	Smt. Hansa Jivraj M. Mehta	Social Work	Maharashtra

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