News for the month of July Obituary for the month of July Anecdotes Priyank Parikh member of 3rd place winning Indian team at International Physics Olympiad - The Indian team won third place at the 40th International Physics Olympiad held at Mexico City in mid July, bagging four golds and one silver. A total of 340 students from 76 countries took part in the competition. Priyank Parikh, son of Bahula and Pradeep Parikh was a member of the team. Shri K.D. Parikh General Surgical & Medical Female Hospital inaugurated - The Shri K. D. Parikh General Surgical & Medical Female Hospital was inaugurated on February 27, 2009 at Palanpur. It is managed by the Palanpur Female Hospital. Melange Picnic to Harshgiri resort - Melange, the youth club of the Palanpur Samaj Kendra (PSK), organized a day log picnic to the Harshgiri resort near Shahpur in Thane district. Mr. Shrenikbhai Choksi sponsors Saurashtra tour of Mamtamandir students - Students of the Vidyamandir Trust-managed Mamtamandir, the section for the differently-abled, were taken on a tour of Saurashtra recently. The trip was sponsored by Mr. Shrenikbhai Choksi and family. Nearly 350 students benefited from the experience. Aditya Mehta beats Yasin Merchant to win Madras Gymkhana All India Open - Aditya Mehta, India No. 3 in Snooker, defeated former National Snooker champion Yasin Merchant to win the Madras Gymkhana Club all-India invitation snooker trophy recently. Aditya is the son of Sheela and Snehal Jagdishchandra Mehta. Asha and Mahendra Mehta honoured with JAINA Award - JAINA, Federation of Jain Associations of North America -- honored Asha and Mahendra Mehta -- trustees of Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust -- for their pioneering work in the social sector in India and overseas. The award was presented during the JAINA convention on the 2nd of July, 2009 in Los Angeles. Dr. Nilima Mehta appointed Honorary Chair Professor at TISS - Dr Nilima Shreyas Mehta has recently been invited by the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to be an "Honorary Chair Professor." This invitation is extended to scholars. Anuradha Mehta gets 99.87 percentile in All-India GATE exam - Anuradha, daughter of Sandhya and Shashank Kantilal Mehta, secured 99.87 percentile in the All India Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and was ranked 52nd out of the 44,000 who appeared for the test. German researcher studying Palanpuri community in Antwerp and NY - The impact that the strong global family networks of the Palanpuri community have had on the diamond industry in Antwerp and New York forms the subject of an international study being carried out under German researcher Dr. Sebastian Henn. Praveenaben Ramniklal Kothari (age 70) passed away in Mumbai on 05 Jul 2009 True Nobility - Mrs. Kasturba Gandhi and Mr. Mahadevbhai Desai came to Palanpur specially.... The Charkha is born - Mahatma Gandhi found his famous charkha (spinning wheel) from Kanodar, a village close to Palanpur.... Gandhiji at Palanpur station - In 1937, while Mahatma Gandhi was travelling by train to Delhi, he passed through Palanpur.... Early Education - The Palanpur High School was the first of its kind in the region, established 170 years ago.... A Hindu King builds Jain Derasar - Legend has it that King Pralhadan of the Parmar dynasty.... Shri Hira Vijaya Suri influences Emperor Akbar - Shri Hira Vijaya Suriji was born in Palanpur in the year 1527. He met with Mughal Emperor Akbar.... Able Administrator - Arab families used to often visit Palanpur, and some even settled down there.... Do you have your own memories to share? Incidents you may have witnessed, or stories heard form your parents / grandparents? Send them to us at info@palanpuronline.com 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