The 11th and 12th Bhagwan Mahaveer Awards were presented by Her Excellency Smt.Pratibha Devi Singh Patil, Hon’ble President of India at Yellow Room, Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi on 19th May 2008. The awards were presented in the presence of Selection Jury of the Foundation and other elite gathering.

The Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation gives three Mahaveer Awards every year and the awards are given for Excellence in Human Endeavour in the fields of:

1)  Non-violence and Vegetarianism
2)  Education and Medicine
3)  Community and Social Service.

In his welcome speech Shri N. Sugal Chand Jain – Managing Trustee of the Foundation and the Chairman of Sugal & Damani Group welcome and thanked to the Hon’ble President for giving an opportunity to present the Bhagwan Mahaveer Awards to the recipients. Mr. Jain explained the objective of the Foundation and the relevant process of finalization of awards by the selection jury. Mr. Jain further explained that the foundation received hundreds of nominations from all over the country from the individuals and institutions who are rendering services to the needy sections of the society at large.

The Hon’ble President presented 11th Mahaveer Awards to the following persons:

1) Award for Excellence in the sphere of Non-violence &     Vegetarianism – 2005 – Sri Bharat Amritlal Kothari,     Gujarat.

2) Award for Excellence in the sphere of Education & Medicine 2005 –  Dr. Shiv Kumar Sarin, New Delhi

3) Award for Excellence in the sphere of Community & Social Service 2005 - Acharya Kishore Kunal, Patna.

The 12th Mahaveer Awards were given to the following persons:

1) Award for Excellence in the sphere of Non-violence & Vegetarianism – 2006 – Action for Protection of  Wild Animals, Orissa.

2) Award for Excellence in the sphere of Education & Medicine 2006 –  Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Maharashtra.

3) Award for Excellence in the sphere of Community & Social Service 2006 -  Acharya Kishore Kunal, Patna.