Английская Википедия:Bhavarlal Jain

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Bhavarlal Hiralal Jain (12 December 1937 – 25 February 2016) was an Indian entrepreneur, hounered by the Padma Award, Government of India, and the founder chairman of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. (JISL), now the second largest micro-irrigation company in the world. He was a staunch Gandhian and philanthropist. He was the founder of Gandhi Research Foundation.

Life (1937 to 2016)

Bhavarlal Jain was born in 1937 into a farming Marwari Oswal Jain family, originally in the village of Wakod located in Jalgaon district, Maharashtra,. A law graduate, he spurned the offer of a civil service job to pursue agriculture as a profession at the age of twenty-three.Шаблон:Citation needed In 1963, selling kerosene from a pushcart, Jain started the family business. The family formed a partnership with a meagre ₹ 7,000, the accumulated savings of three generations, as capital. In 1972–74, Jain decided to revert to his ancestral farms from trading and business. In 1980, he established a PVC pipe manufacturing operation. In 1987–88, he set up a public corporation – the first of its kind in the private sector in the Khandesh region – for the production, promotion and propagation of drip irrigation in the country.Шаблон:Sfn He purchased a piece of land that was lying between a hill and the Jalgaon – Pachora road. The revenue classification of the land was less than that of degraded land. He converted this land into cultivable land, now recognised as the Jain Hills and Jain Valley, or Jain Agri Park and Jain Food Park.Шаблон:Sfn Then, he went on to pioneer the concept of micro irrigation in India. He received many awards and accolades for outstanding work in agriculture including the prestigious Crawford Reid Memorial Award instituted by the Irrigation Association, USA for "Significant achievements in promoting proper irrigation techniques and in fostering major advancements in the Industry outside the United States of America" in 1997. He was the first Indian and the second Asian to receive this honour. He was greatly influenced by the Jain teachings of Ahimsa (non-violence) and Anekāntavāda (multiplicity of view points).

Jain died at Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai on 25 February 2016 from multi-organ failure, septicaemia, and listeriosis.

Works

Inspired by a quote, "Agriculture: a profession with future", Jain added dealerships for tractors, sprinkler systems, PVC pipes, and other farm equipment. To broaden the business base, he also added agencies for farm inputs such as fertilizers, seeds, and pesticides. His business grew from Rs. 1 million in 1963 to Rs. 110 million in 1978.

Jain did a considerable amount of work particularly regarding water management systems. At JISL's modern Шаблон:Convert research and development farm, work takes place to provide cost effective measures for wasteland development, soil and water conservation, greenhouse, fertilisation, adoption of bio-pesticides and bio-fertilisers, effective farm management and improving productivity for horticultural crops. 'Grand Nain'- a tissue cultured banana variety introduced by him has emerged as the leading variety with banana farmers in Maharashtra.

He strove hard to earn a place of pride for Indian agriculture by augmenting yields and adding value using technology.

In July 2007, he founded the Anubhuti School, a strictly vegetarian, residential school with a difference which judiciously blends classroom learning with experiential project work. This school recently achieved the Green School Award.

Jain was the managing trustee of Jain Charities, an organisation dedicated to social causes like education and rural development. The organisation is now known as 'Bhavarlal and Kantabai Jain Multipurpose Foundation'.

Writings

Jain authored many books in English and Marathi. The following table contains his writings listed by year of publication. His speeches, articles and interviews have been collected and published extensively.

Index Number	Title of Book	Year of Publication	Subject	Language
1	Aajchi Samajrachna, tiche swarup va punarbandhani	2001	Present social system and its reconstruction	Marathi
2	A Telling Tale	2003	Water Management and Conservation	English
3	Ti aani Mi	2009	Autobiographical and inspirational sketch of a spiritually united couple	Marathi
4	Uniting Bond	2010	25 years' journey between two friends	English
5	Then and Now	2011	Transformation of Jain Hills	English
6	The Enlightened Entrepreneur	2013	Compilation of lectures delivered by Mr. Jain	English
7	She and Me	2014	Autobiographical and inspirational sketch of a spiritually united couple	English

Awards and recognitions

Jain received 22 International and National Awards. He was conferred the prestigious UNESCO-West-Net Water Conserver of India award in November 2007 by the Honourable Union Minister of Water Resources, Professor Saif-Ud-Din Soz at a function held in New Delhi attended by eminent delegates from the World Bank, UNICEF, UNESCO, the Central Water Commission and TERI.

In 2008, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India. The North Maharashtra University awarded him the degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris causa) for "Remarkable achievements in the field of agriculture, industry and social work". Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Rajasthan and Konkan Krishi Vidhyapith, Maharashtra awarded the degrees of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) to him for "tremendous service to the nation by putting up Research Projects and Drip Irrigation Projects which is a unique boon to the agriculturists all over"; and "Significant Contribution in the field of Agriculture, Horticulture, Micro Irrigation & Water Conservation" respectively. In 2012, he was awarded The Good Company Award by Forbes.

Sr. No.	Year	Name	Instituted By	Citation
1	1983	I.M.M.-Bata Marketing Award Certificate & Trophy	IMM Bata, New Delhi	Marketing Award for Small Entrepreneurs
2	1984	A. R. Bhat Entrepreneurship Award Certificate & Trophy	FASII, New Delhi	Outstanding Performance in Industry of Organic Chemicals
3	1995	FIE Foundation Award Trophy + Rs. 35,000	FIE Foundation, Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra	Innovation in Agriculture & Management
4	1997	Crawford Reid Memorial Award Trophy	Irrigation Association, USA	Significant achievements in promoting proper irrigation techniques in fostering major advancements in the industry outside United States
5	2001	Yashodeep Puraskar Certificate & Trophy	The Institution of Engineers (India), Nasik Chapter, Maharashtra	Came up in the field of Irrigation Engineering with innovative ideas and made a name on global scenario
6	2002	Gandhi-Ambedkar Social Justice Award Trophy	Gandhi-Ambedkar Foundation for Modern India, Mumbai	For his long contribution in Agriculture Industry
7	2006	Doctor of Letters (D. Lit.) Certificate & Citation	NMU, Jalgaon, GoM	Remarkable achievements in the field of Agriculture, Industry and Social Work
8	2006	Doctor of Science (D. Sc.) Certificate & Citation	KKV, Dapoli, GoM	Significant Contribution in the field of Agriculture, Horticulture, Micro Irrigation and Water Conservation
9	2006	Doctor of Science (D. Sc.) Certificate & Citation	MPUAT, Udaipur, GoR	Outstanding contributions in developing systems of Micro Irrigation, Food Processing and Tissue Culture facilities and bringing economic empowerment of farmers
10	2006	Yashwantrao Chavan Krishi Audyogik Samajrachna, Rs. 100,000 & Citation	Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, Mumbai	Extraordinary contribution to the on-going innovation in the Agricultural Sector, by propagating Drip Irrigation Technology, especially throughout the water-deficient Maharashtra State
11	2008	Padma Shri Certificate & Medal	MOHA, GoI	Significant Contributions in Science & Engineering
12	2008	Water Conserver of India Certificate & Trophy	Water Digest, New Delhi	For outstanding contribution in the field of water in India
13	2008	Doctor of Science (D.Sc.)	TNAU, Coimbatore, GoT	Outstanding Contribution in the field of Agriculture and Micro Irrigation Systems
14	2009	Bharat Sevak Ratna	Confederation of NGOs of Rural India, New Delhi	Outstanding services to nation & society in different capacities over decades and particularly his concern for upliftment of the poor and the underprivileged
15	2010	Podar Ratna Trophy	Shikshan Prasarak Mandali's R.A. Podar College of Commerce & Economics Alumni Association, Mumbai	You have spread the light of knowledge far and wide – in the field of Industry
16	2011	Lifetime Achievement Award Trophy	World Trade Centre, Mumbai, and All India Association of Industries	Outstanding contribution to the development of Indian Agriculture
17	2011	Jalgaon Ratna	Jalgaon Municipal Corporation, Jalgaon, Maharashtra	Overall contribution to the upliftment of society in general and the farming community in particular
18	2011	Pride of Gujarat-Maharashtra Award	Feelings Multimedia Ltd., Ahmedabad	"Have proved themselves as icons in their respective fields"
19	2012	Heroes of Philanthropy	Forbes Asia	"One of the 48 Global & Fourth Indian recipient who build Gandhi Research Foundation to teach the young about Mahatma Gandhi "

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External links

• Bhavarlal Jain Official website
• Gandhi Research Foundation, Gandhi Teerth, Jalgaon
• World Record of Largest Pipe Mosaic of Padmashree Bhavarlal Jain made by Jain Irrigation Systems