Shri Dilip R. Parikh

Former Chief Minister Gujarat - 1997

Education: B.A. Economics Elphinstone College, Mumbai

Qualification: L.L.B govt. College, Bombay.

Business Interest: Managing Director , D.R.Plastics Pvt. Ltd.

Political career: MLA Gujarat, 1990, Member of State’s Parliamentary Board, Became Minister-Cabinet rank in charge of Industry and Tourism 1995.Director, State Bank of Saurashtra.

Shri Mahesh M. Shah

Education: After completing 11th in The Modern School, joined Elphinstone College, Mumbai and later completed B.E. Mech. and B.E. Elec. Degree at V.J.T.I. Mumbai. Later completed masters’ degree in Management Engineering at R.P.I. U.S.A. standing first in the class.

Professional: joined father’s business in 1960 , later in 1963 moved to vadodara to start a joint venture manufacturing injection needles and blood pressure instruments with World renowned Becton Dickinson & Co. USA. Was a member of Surgical Instruments Manufacturing Advisory Committee of Govt. of India and headed several committees of Indian Standards Institution to draft may ISI standards for medical equipment.

Dr. Dinesh K. Daftary

Professional Qualifications:

Undergraduate: Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) Bombay University

Graduate: Master of Dental Surgery(MDS) –Oral Pathology and Bacteriology –Bombay University

Professional Activities: Practicing Dental Surgeon in Bombay since 1960.

Held positions as lecturer and professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Bacteriology and Oral Diagnosis, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai

Consultant Oral Pathologist since 1963

From 1966 Honorary Oral Pathologist, Basic Dental Research Unit and WHO collaborating Center for Oral Cancer Prevention, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay.

Examiner for the undergraduate and post graduate courses in Dentistry in the speciality of Oral Pathology and Backeriology in various Indian Universities.

Held position of Honorary Dental Surgeon of the Goernor of Maharashtra

Fellowship

Recipient of Fellowships of DANIDA and has worked with Prof. J.J. Pindborg, at various times at Department of Oral Pathology, Royal Dental College, Copenhagen Denmark.

Shri Dinesh Vyas

Practising Senior Advocate, Specializing in Taxation Law, Constitutional Law, International Law and Legal Aspects of Foreign Collaborations. Appeared in Supreme Court of India , Various High Courts and Income Tax Tribunals in India in several matters of all India importance.

The first Senior Advocate to receive “Rashtriya Samman” (National Honour) conferred by the Govt. of India for being one of the highest taxpayers of India.

Current author of famous book “Kanga, Palkhivala & Vyas –the Law and Practice of Income Tax” two volumes being the most authoritative treatise on the subject.

Recipient of Award “Achievers of Millennium” conferred by Lions Club International.

Appointed by Govt. of India (Ministry of Finance) to draft Direct Taxes Code.

Appointed by Govt. of India on the Central Direct Taxes Advisory Committee under the Chairmanship of the Finance Minister.

Appointed by the Govt. of India on the National Committee of Eminent Persons.

Designated as Senior Advocate by the Chief Justice and the other judges of the Bombay High Court.
Legal Counsel to large Indian and foreign corporations.

Former professor of Taxation Laws and International Law for the Master of Law Degree (L.L.M.) at the University of Bombay.

Shri Siddharth Randeria

Started his career in 1974 with and did many his plays during that time, including “Jhoot Bole Kauva Katte” co-strarring Paresh Rawal

Played the title role in “Guru Brahma” directed by late Safi Inamdar co starring Muni Jha, Sejal Jha and Shefali Shetty Shah.

Won the Indian Express Best Actor award for “Maha Manav”

In 1992 did the commercially and critically hit play “Bhai” which was later made into the Sanjay Dutt starrer Vstav.

In 1993 directed “Patti Namme Patangiyu” which was made into the hit serial Shriman Shrimatti strarring Jatin Kanakiya who also acted int her serial

Done over 70 plays in 30+ years with over 10,000 performances in India, U.K. , USA, Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia etc.

Many of his plays have been released by Shemaroo on DVD.

Shri Vipin Shah

Education: Barrister at Law, Lincoln’s Inn London

Courses Equivalent to Diploma in Industrial Management Holland.

B.Sc. (Hons) St. Xavier’s College –Mumbai.

Had a distinguished career at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai and was ranked in the first three numbers in Science faculty throughout the college career.

On the completion of twenty years of age was elected as the Secretary of the Indian Community (membership 40000) in U.K.

In May/June 1953 four debates were organized under his Chairmanship where Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (Chief Guest), Shri V.K.Krishna Menon and Shri B.G.Kher (Guests). The debates were on various objects inter-alia.

   a. The way of Gandhi v/s the way of Nehru
   b. The Suzerainty over Tibet
   c. The economic policy of the Country and
   d. Foreign policy of India

Dr. Lopa Mehta

Having acquired the foundation at school, I was ranked 1st at the college and university examinations.

Besides Professorship, my areas of interest have led me to work  in the fields of Cancer and Medical Philosophy. This has resulted in my co-authoring books such as The Nature of Cancer, Cancer: Myths and Reality of Cause and Cure (English, Dutch and German), Death : A New Perspective in the Phenomena of Disease and Dying, Violence in Medicine, The Other Face of Cancer (English, Bengali, Tamil), Living Dying, Gaia’s Will: Dying Declaration of Mother Earth.

Having had the fortune of studying in my mother tongue at the school, a number of books in Gujarati also have been published: Cancer: Ketlik Bramana Ketluk Satya , Ghadpan, Rog ane Mrityu, Vigyan Ketlu Kalyankari, Tabibi Kshetre Himsa, Nabhi Swas Leti Dhartimata nu Vasiyatnamu, Jivan Maran.

Besides these, I have co-authored the following books pertaining to my subject of specialization. The titles are: Understanding Anatomical Terms, Essentials of Human Embryology and Essentials of Human Genetics.

Shri Shreyas K. Doshi

Shri Shreyas K. Doshi- is the Managing Director of one of India’s largest public limited companies in diamond industry, Shrenuj & Co. Ltd., and a major sight holder of Diamond Trading Co. London. He has set up a jewellery unit in Export Promotion Zone in Seepz.

He introduced laser cutting of diamond in India in 1987 and won four times Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council awards for export performance. His company has won two international awards from De-Beers. He has extensively traveled with international exposure in business. Shreyas Doshi is a member of Indian Merchant Chamber, Managing Committee and a Trustee of Saurashtra Trust and A.D.Shroff Memorial Trust. Hobby-golf playing.

Dr. Shirish Bhansali

Dr. Shirish K. Bhansali graduated from Seth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai. During his brilliant career, he acquired sixteen gold medals, prizes etc. After doing MS (Gen. Surgery) from the same college, he obtained fellowship of the Royal College of surgeons (FRCS), England.

Based on his academic work and professional experience he was awarded Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and Fellowship of the American College of Gastroenterology (FACG). He was also given the William Rover Award by the American College of Surgeons and Fellowship by the Danish Government.

He is currently a Consultant Surgeon at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre and Breach Candy Hospital and Research Centre Mumbai. His professional work is mainly in the field of gastrointestinal (including hepatopancreafobiliary and endocrine surgeries.