passion continues

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BHAGWAN MAHAVEER FOUNDATION
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PASSION CONTINUES
(FOR SERVICE TO SOCIETY)
SIYAT HOUSE, IV FLOOR, # 961, POONAMALLEE HIGH ROAD, CHENNAI 600084; PH: 044 42933300/3333
The entire group busy working - keen to serve society
Email: [email protected]; Website: www.bmfawards.org
SIYAT HOUSE, IV FLOOR, # 961, POONAMALLEEHIGH ROAD, CHENNAI 600084; PH: 044 42933300/3333
Email: [email protected]; Website: www.bmfawards.org
The extended Singhvi family which acts as a compass for the family's
charitable activities.
A man of deep compassion which inspired the group's passion
for community service
© Sugal Group, 2015
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First Edition 2015
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INDEX
NAME OF THE TRUST PAGE NO.
1. Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation 1 `
2. Bhagwan Mahaveer Educational Trust 7
3. Empathy Foundation 11
4. Jainsindia Trust 17
5. Singhvi Charitable Trust 19
6. Vidhya Jyothi Trust 27
7. Role of other Trustees 32
8. Additional Activities by the Trustees of Sugal Group 39
9. Details of donations from the Trust to institutions 41

FOREWORD
It may be recalled that a small compendium titled “Enduring Passion” (For Service to
society) was brought out on the 1st of January 2014 brie�ly outlining the activities of Sugal
Group.
The activities included those of the Singhvi Charitable Trust, Singhvi Scan & Diagnostic
Centre, Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation, Empathy Foundation, Mumbai, Vidhya Jyothi
Trust, Ganadipathy Tulsi's Jain Engineering College, Vellore and the Mahaveer Institute of
Technology & Science at Jadan, Rajasthan. Before bringing out an updated version of this
publication, we thought we should share the philosophy underlying our desire to take up
these activities long before CSR came into vogue as a concept.
A few years back, we started wondering why institutions and individuals undertake to
serve the public without any expectation of rewards, material or otherwise. Generally, they
work under dif�icult conditions in places where even basic facilities such as water,
electricity and facilities of sanitation are not available. Their only object is to provide help
to the weaker sections of the community, particularly the SCs, STs, women, the aged and
children. On most occasions they do not receive any recognition for their series, but are
satis�ied with a pleasant smile and on occasions a blessing. We started thinking of reasons
for these entities undertaking such thankless tasks.
After considerable introspection, we came to the conclusion that they do so out of their
innate spirit of empathy and compassion, inherent in all. Some of them have been exposed
to very dif�icult conditions in their childhood, have seen their parents, friends and
relatives suffer for want of basic facilities and in quite a few cases suffer a lonely death
uncared for and even unattended. Therefore, they felt that others in the society, to whom
they relate, should not undergo such emotional and physical torture and hence they
entered into areas of community service.
These efforts are extremely laudable but much requires to be done. In fact, some of us do
make it a point to renew the lingering fond memories of occasions or individuals who
passed by us in the early parts of our life. Their memories linger with us forever but pass us
by on occasions �leetingly. Naming a new born after a family elder may provide emotional
satisfaction to the members of the family. However constructing a school, a hospital or a
hospice, would gladden the hearts of a large number of people and bring them much
needed physical health, comfort and solace. It may even help people, in some cases spend a
major portion of their life in decent circumstances.
Over the years, the Sugal Group started building, brick by brick, certain Trusts in a
systematic manner to serve the community. These have been broadly described in the
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previous publication “Enduring Passion”.
Our group, recently culminating in the establishment of Sugal Group is running three
schools at Triplicane, Chennai through the Vidhya Jyothi Trust which provide quality
education at modest fees. The group maintains a pathological lab where investigations
include CT scan, Ultrasound scan and Digital X-ray which are provided to the public at
reasonable rates. More about them in the succeeding pages.
In addition our endeavours encompass:
1. The Provision of scholarships to the needy students;
2. The Provision of pension to widows and destitute and deserted women;
3. The Provision of assistance to the people undergoing heart surgery in recognized
hospitals in the State
4. The Establishment of an Engineering College in Pali District namely Mahaveer
Institute of Technology & Science (MITS) near the birth place of the ancestors of the
family in Rajasthan. Scholarships are given to deserving students and no capitation fee
is collected.
5. The group also manages an Engineering College at Vellore namely Ganadipathy Tulsi's
Jain Engineering College (GTEC) which has the rare distinction of not collecting any
capitation fee from aspiring students.
6. Further, the Empathy Foundation at Mumbai, assisting in the development of
infrastructure & in spheres of education and health in Maharashtra State is managed
by the Group. The Foundation has completed 90 schools measuring about 2.05 lacs
sq.ft. and 18 schools are under construction in 14 districts. It has also adopted few
villages, runs eye camps and has incurred an expenditure of over Rs. 50 Crores on these
projects.
7. The Group has also adopted �ive villages in Rajasthan under a State Government
Scheme covering Jadan, Bhagawas, Siyat, Sojat Road and Dhunla in Pali District.
8. The Group has contributed 10 Acres in Village Gudappakkam near Poonamallee,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Rajasthani Educational Foundation Tamil Nadu for starting
the Mahaveer International School.
9. Plans are well on way to establish a palliative care centre at Chennai at a cost of
Rs. 17.5 crores to provide solace to the terminally ill patients.
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A heartwarming view of these activities has an emotional, physical and �inancial support
by the entire family and friends. The younger generation namely children and
grandchildren are following the footsteps of their seniors. Hopefully, they would continue
these spheres of activities. An interesting aspect of these efforts is the positive and
dynamic support being provided by the ladies of the clan.
You will �ind that the Annex provides details of institutions such as their address, location
and telephone numbers. This is being done because when, on an earlier occasion, a small
volume entitled “Born to serve” was brought out by us; a number of our friends sought such
details to enable them to make their own contribution to these institutions. We hope that
our modest efforts would enable a large number of well wishers to make worthwhile
contribution to these institutions. To the extent additional details are available with us, we
will gladly provide them to those who seek such information.
We close with the fond hopes that the community at large, particularly the af�luent section
thereof would rise to the occasion. We are sure that they would also be the recipients of
the emotional satisfaction and sense of peace which we have received because of our
modest efforts in this respect.
It may be mentioned in passing that even voluntary physical help would be welcomed by
some institutions since they do contribute emotional support to the patients.
Before closing, we would like to add that in order to provide greater focus to our efforts in
this regard, Sri Nanda Kishore, a retired civil servant has come forward to help the group as
full time head of its CSR efforts.
To conclude: The Passion for community service continues, not an iota less. May it long
endure!
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1. BHAGWAN MAHAVEER FOUNDATION
Website: www.bmfawards.org
In each corner of our country, there exist seless souls whose sole aim is to make the
lives of the marginalized better. They desire neither riches nor fame. The reward they
seek is a thank you or a boost in condence from those they are working for. A smile
alone can tell them that their good work has borne fruit.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Sri S Prasanchand Jain

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Managing Trustee

Sri P V Krishnamurthy, IAAS (Retd)
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Hony. Executive Trustee
TRUSTEES
Sri N Sugalchand Jain
- Sri S Vinodh kumar


Sri Pravin B Chheda


- Sri Gunwant N Damani

Sri Pramod Jain


- Sri Pratik Jain



Sri Paras Jain -
Public Relations
The world needs to know of these dedicated humanitarians so that more and more will
be willing to give of their time and resources for those in need. With the aim of bringing
such humanitarian work to light, the Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation was founded in
1994, with late Sri C. Subramaniam as the rst Chairman. The Foundation has
instituted the Mahaveer Awards to identify, recognize and nurture public service
rendered by institutions and individuals. To begin with, the Foundation has started in the
year 1995 with one Award of Rs.5 Lac which went to Veerayatan, a service institute in
Bihar. Subsequently, the number of awards (2nd & 3rd ) was increased to two covering
the elds of Non-violence & Vegetarianism and Community & social service. Later the
number of awards was increased to three (4th to 13th) covering the elds of Non-violence
& Vegetarianism, Education & Medicine and Community & Social service.
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