News for the month of May Obituary for the month of May Panel Discussion Dr. Shefali Parikh wins record-breaking 12 gold medals at state medical convocation Dr Shefali Parikh, who topped the MBBS in Maharashtra state in 2013, was awarded a record-breaking 12 gold medals at the state awards ceremony held by the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) in Nashik on May 31, 2014. Shefali, the daughter of Bahula and Pradeep Kishorkant Parikh, is currently in the UK, where she moved after marriage, pursuing higher studies. Her parents collected the prizes on her behalf. Dr Biren Shah Receives Prestigious Fellowship of American College of Radiology Dr Biren A Shah, MD, well known diagnostic radiologist in Northville, Michigan and former President of the Michigan Radiological Society (MRS) was among those honoured with a Fellowship of the American College of Radiology (ACR) at the association’s recent Annual Meeting and Chapter Leadership conference held in late April in Washington, D.C. Haribhai P. Chaudhary Re-elected as Banaskantha MP Well known political and social worker Haribhai P. Chaudhary of BJP was re-elected as MP from Banaskantha during the recent Lok Sabha polls, defeating his nearest rival Joitabhai K Patel by a margin of over 2 lakh votes. Chaudhary will be representing the constituency for the fourth time. He was the sitting MP having won the by-election to the seat last year following the sudden death of then sitting MP Mukesh Gadhvi of the Congress. Smt Prabhaben Kanaiyalalbhai Mehta (age 88) passed away Mumbai on 29 May 2014 Smt Sushilaben Shantilalbhai Mehta (age 87) passed away Mumbai on 29 May 2014 Smt Surekhaben Rajnibhai Parikh (age 69) passed away Mumbai on 23 May 2014 Smt Vimlaben Gunvantlalbhai Shah (age 91) passed away Antwerpen on 15 May 2014 Smt Prabhavatiben Navinchandrabhai Shah passed away Mumbai on 13 May 2014 Smt Malaben Navnitbhai Mehta (age 55) passed away Mumbai on 05 May 2014 Shri Parthbhai Harnishbhai Zaveri (age 30) passed away Mumbai on 04 May 2014 Can the Internet help you transform your traditional diamond and jewellery business? Don’t miss this chance to hear what the experts have to say! Ever since the advent of RapNet pioneered a change in the diamond industry, many diamond and jewellery companies have used the Internet to expand and re-invent their business models. Similar transformation has occurred in other industries too! Here’s a chance to listen to and learn from their experiences. Panel Discussion on “E-Commerce and Beyond : Challenges for Traditional Businesses”. K. Ganesh Serial Entrepreneur and Investor (BlueStone, TutorVista, etc)   Sandeep Singhal Nexus Venture Partners (Snapdeal, OLX) Anupam Mittal Co-founder, Shaadi.com Mithun Sacheti Founder, CaratLane.com Mohit Dubey Co-founder, carwale.com Moderated by Paula Mariwala Seedfund (redbus, carwale) Venue   Date   Time Sophia Bhabha Hall Breach Candy Mumbai Sunday June 15th 2014 10 am to 12.30 pm Click here for Pre-Registration Form 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