News for the month of June Obituary for the month of June Nishit Parikh Elected as AWDC Vice President Nishit Parikh, a senior Palanpuri diamantaire in Antwerp, was elected as the Vice President of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) for 2016-18 at the first meeting of the new Board of Directors. Aakash Jhaveri Wins Video Contest, Selected to ‘Unbox’ First OnePlus 3 in India Aakash Jhaveri, a 19 year old who is associated with tech company EOTO, was the winner of a promotional contest and had the privilege of being the first to ‘unbox’ the latest version of the OnePlus smart phone in India at events in Delhi and Mumbai. Aakash is the son of Seema and Rajkumar Chandrakant Jhaveri. PSK Women’s Forum Celebrates International Yoga Day Palanpur Samaj Kendra - Women's Forum took the initiative to celebrate International Yoga Day this year, to join the world movement to promote peace and good health. United Nations had passed a resolution declaring 21st June as the 'World Yoga Day' last year and the forum decided to hold an open event for our community members. PSK Charitable Trust Invites Applications for Educational Financial Assistance Scheme Palanpur Samaj Kendra Charitable Trust, Mumbai has invited applications from needy and deserving students for the Educational Financial Assistance Scheme 2016-17. Palanpur gets its 1st IAS Officer; Vidyamandir Student Tejas Parmar selected for Prestigious Service Tejas Dilipbhai Parmar, a former student of Vidyamandir in Palanpur has been selected as the first ever IAS office from Palanpur after he secured the 310th rank at the highly competitive all-India UPSC exam in 2015-16. He is one of only 12 students from across Gujarat who cleared the prestigious Civil Service exam this year. Sriya Mehta wins bronze at Gujarat State Badminton Championship, Shines at other events too Sriya B. Mehta, aged just over 14 years, won a Bronze medal in the Girls Doubles U-17 age group at the Gujarat State Badminton Championship held at Adani Shantigram from May 30 to June 5, 2016. Sriya is the daughter of Mital and Bhavin Naresh Mehta. Mehul N. Shah elected Treasurer-General of World Federation of Diamond Bourses Mehul N. Shah has been elected as the new Treasurer-General of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), the apex body of the world diamond industry with 30 member Bourses from all across the world. Shah was among the new Executive Committee members who were unanimously voted into office at the 37th World Diamond Congress recently held in Dubai. Shri Rajeshbhai Rasiklalbhai Kothari (age 65) passed away in Mumbai on 26 Jun 2016 Shri Kulinbhai Kantilalbhai Mody (age 70) passed away in Mumbai on 25 Jun 2016 Shri Dipakbhai Shantilalbhai Shah (age 68) passed away in Surat on 21 Jun 2016 Smt Mrudulaben Kanaiyalalbhai Shah (age 86) passed away in Mumbai on 12 Jun 2016 Smt Jayvantiben Kishorchandrabhai Shah passed away in Mumbai on 09 Jun 2016 Shri Neerajbhai Arvindkumarbhai Shah (age 47) passed away in Navsari on 06 Jun 2016 a Vidyamandir Trust, Palanpur initiative 11 Kala Bhavan, 3 Mathew Road, Opera House, Mumbai 400 004, India Tel: +91-22-2368 5344 Fax: +91-22-2368 5458 Email: info@palanpuronline.com Website: www.palanpuronline.com