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AWARDS   AND   ACHIEVEMENTS

JAIPUR DOCTOR KARAN DOSHI APPOINTED ADVISER TO PRESIDENT BUSH
Dr. Karan Singh Doshi, Cancer specialist has been appointed as Adviser to the President of the United States, George Bush. Dr. Doshi is the first Indian adviser to a U.S. President. Governors of eight states in USA had sent proposals for his appointment and he will now represent Michigan and New Jersey states in the advisory Board of the President. He will guide research to treat and eradicate cancer. Dr. Doshi hails from Bhopal and after securing his MBBS degree, he joined army. He then passed M.D. in Radiology from Gwalior Medical College and left for USA for higher studies and research. He worked as Professor from 1975 to 1989 at West State University and contributed immensely to the cause of Cancer research. Then, he returned to India and joined Bhagwan Mahavir Cancer hospital, Jaipur as its first director.

BHAGWAN MAHAVEER AWARDS ANNOUNCED
The ninth Mahaveer Awards for the year 2003 were announced by the Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation, Chennai. The awards will be given under three different categories. Siddha Raj Dhaddha, a senior Gandhian, will receive the award for his service in the field of non-violence and vegetarianism. Uttrakhand Seva Nidhi Paryavaran Shiksha Sansthan, Almora ,Uttranchal, which supports educational activities in rural areas throughout the State receives the award for services in the fields of education and medicine. Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement, Mysore, Karnataka,which provides cost- effective medicare to rural and tribal poor, gets the award for services for community and social welfare. Announcing this at a meeting, managing trustee of the Mahaveer Foundation Shri N Sughal Chand Jain said the awardees were selected by a jury headed by former Chief Justice of India, M N Venkatachaliah. The award comprises a cash prize of Rs five lakh, a commendatory scroll and a statuette.

TOWN PLANNER NIPUN JAIN AWARDED BY AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION
Town Planner Nipun Jain received word Monday that his office won a Planning Project Award from the American Planning Association, Massachusetts chapter. The award is given for work done to the Carriage Lofts project in the Upper Millyard. The award will be presented on Dec. 10, at the Tremont Boston Hotel. Thomas Bott, APA Awards Committee chairman and Kingston town planner, said he was impressed with new uses for buildings that had become functionally obsolete.

SIDDHARTH JAIN TAKES OVER AS ZEE-TURNER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Siddharth Jain � who was the chief operating officer of ZEE Turner, the distribution alliance between Turner International and ZEE Network � has been elevated as the chief executive officer of the Company. Jain replaces Dheeraj Kapuria, who was the CEO of ZEE Turner earlier. Kapuria, who had an additional responsibility as President of the international division, had been hopping between India and the US in his earlier stint. Jain played a key role in providing strategic direction to ZEE Turner�s marketing efforts and in its business growth, besides overseeing the distribution sales for the company. Jain has also served the Indian Army during the early days of his career. Before quitting the Army in 1995, Jain received a couple of awards such as the �Sword of Honour� and Gold Medal from the Officers Training Academy (OTA).

MADHU JAIN MASTERS IN JAPANESE NIHONGA PAINTINGS
Madhu Jain has practiced for over ten years Japanese Nihonga paintings and probably, the only artist in this field in the country. The difference of Nihonga paintings with traditional work is its eco-friendliness. The traditional paintings make use of pigment, synthetic oils etc., whereas Nihonga paintings are produced from eco friendly colours derived from rock and mineral pigments. The pigments, derived from natural minerals, shells, corals, semi-precious stones, gold and silver, are applied with a brush with glue and water substrate on a handmade paper, called washi. 

The gold and silver pigments, are either in the powder form or thin leaf or flakes, which are applied on the paper and pigments layered over them. Semi-precious stones are also used in the powder form and emit a shine when light is focussed on the painting. The gold leaf made in Japan is said to be the thinnest in the world at just about 1/10,000 mm in thickness. Rocks are crushed into very fine, sand-grain textures, and present different hues to the colours. Even the paper, washi, is a handmade paper made from flax fibre. Even resin, or Nikawa as it is called, is a special tree resin, that needs to be made fresh, every three days. Brushes too are made of special hair and can hold lot of water.

A recipient of the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award, 1999, for her contribution and achievements in the field, she studied the Japanese language for seven years for guidance by senior Japanese artists at the Aoyama Bunka Centre, Tokyo. Japanese believe that the art of using rock pigments for paintings had originated in India, centuries ago. Which is quite possible since mineral pigments and vegetable dyes were used for paintings in Ellora, Ajanta and miniature paintings. There is a temple near Kyoto in Japan, Horyuji temple of Nara, that has wall frescos similar to those in Ajanta and Ellora caves that are said to be made around the same period.�

SHRI R. K. JAIN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF BHARAT JAIN MAHA-MANDAL
Bharat Jain Mahamandal is the oldest institution, established in the year 1899 to collectively represent all the sects of Jain community, Shwetambar Sthanakwasi, Terapanthi and Mandir-Margi and Digambar. The institution was originally named in 1899 as Jain Young Association, then it was renamed as Bharat Jain Maha-mandal in 1902. Eminent people from Digambar and Shwetambar sects have been representing this body in the past, contributing immensely to meet its objectives. The elections for the Chairmanship of this body are held every three years and Chairman is elected by rotation from amongst the above four groups. In the meeting held on the 2nd December, 2004, Shri R.K. Jain, a social celebrity, philanthropist and devotee of Acharya 108 Shri Vimal Sagar Ji Maharaj from Digambar sect, was elected unanimously as Chairman. His election was hailed by Sri Nirmal Kumar Ji Sethi, Sri Chainroop ji Bakliwal, Sri K.C. Jain, Sri Shikhar Chand Pahadia and everyone else in the country. Shri R.K. Jain is presently national Vice-resident of All India Digambar Jain (Dharm-Sanrakshini) Maha sabha and President of Maharashtra Prantiya Mahasabha.