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Chenraj Roychand
Indian educationist and entrepreneur (born 1961) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chenraj Roychand (born 7 July 1961) is an Indian educator, entrepreneur, angel investor and philanthropist. He founded the Jain Group and has been chancellor of Jain University since 1990.[1]
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Career
In 1990, Roychand founded the Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College in Bangalore at VV Puram, later establishing additional schools and colleges.[2] Jain University was declared a Deemed University under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
Roychand established the Chenraj Roychand Center for Entrepreneurship in 2001.[3] The Center aims to support social entrepreneurship, and has incubated companies.[4][5]
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Awards and Accolades
Roychand has been awarded the Rotary Award for Vocational Service; Dr. B C Roy Award from Indian Medical Association Award for Leading Personalities; SEVAK Award for Service to Humanity; Rajasthan Youth Association Award for Service in Education Sector; Seva Ratna Award awarded by Centurion Trust, Chennai; and the Kempegowda Award. He was also conferred the Degree of Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa) for his cotribution to the Mangalore University, Karnataka.[1]
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References
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