December 29, 2019

Veteran Philatelist Dhirubhai Mehta honoured with Life Time Achievement Award.



During National Philatelic Exhibition INPEX-2019, Jainism Philately Group (JPG) honour 95 years old India's senior most Philatelist Shri Dhirubhai Mehta with Life Time Achievement Award in the field of Philately.

 In a grand function organized on 20th Dec. 2019 at the INPEX-2019 hall, World Trade Center Mumbai, JPG National Chairman Shri Sudhir Jain (Satna, M.P.) welcomed the gathering and Smt. Meena Mutha (Mumbai) and Shri Udai Gosalia (Mumbai) introduced Shri Mehta. JPG Chairman Shri Sudhir Jain, Vice Chairman Dr. Pradip Jain (Balod, Chhattisgarh) & Shri Pramod Kumar Jain (Pondicherry), General Secretary Shri Dipak Modi (Jalna) & Shri Mithalal Jain (Pune), Shri Surendra Kotadia & Shri Kapil Gogri (Mumbai) honoured Shri Dhirubhai Mehta by presenting garland, turban, shawl, shrjphal, Memento.

Addressing the esteemed audience Shri Dhirubhai Mehta told that it is not his honour but it is the honour of Philately as a whole. He is still a learner and assured that he is always available for the service of Philately. Large number of Philatelists from all over India were present in this function.

It is worth to mention that Shri Dhirubhai Mehta is  deeply involved in Philately since last 75 years. He was President of Philatelic Congress of India, Philatelic Society of India and many other organizations. Apart from winning many Grand Pix Awards, he was Jury member of large number of International Philatelic exhibitions in India and abroad. He is the senior most practicing Chartered Accountant in Mumbai

Courtesy: Sudhir Jain, Satna

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