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Dr Bains Crowned with Life Achievement Award in Canada

Chandigarh, March 13, 2008
Gurmeet Singh

Mississauga: In a packed house of more than thousand guests, political leaders and community celebrities at Woodbine Banquet Hall, Rexdale, Ontario, Dr Raghbir Singh Bains a renowned drug therapist, encyclopaedist and museologist was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award-2007 by Parvasi Media Group for his excellence and outstanding accomplishments in the service to the global society. The award was presented by the highly decorated retired IPS of Indian Police Dr Kiran Bedi, an Ramon Magsaysay Awardee. Known artist Jarnail Singh from Surrey and Dr Kulbir Singh Thind Punjabi Font Maker from USA were also honoured for expertise and community service in their fields

Parvasi Awards were instituted in 2005 to honor the Punjabi Canadians in recognition for their contribution to the Canadian society. The nominees for awards are screened by a committee of reputed and renowned Punjabi Canadians. Parvasi group of Media runs Punjabi newspapers from Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Chandigarh. In the series for service to the community, the media group is also running a magazine and radio.

Dr Raghbir Singh Bains is a longtime social activist. He inherited humility, love and sacrifice to humanity and devotion to Almighty Lord from his mother. He championed the struggle creating awareness on evils of drugs, rapes, prostitution and havoc of AIDS in Canada and outside its borders. He is an active campaigner for world peace and has traveled dozens of countries in the world to spread the divine message. Multicultural communities have benefited from the commitment, generosity and service to the community done by Dr Raghbir Singh Bains.

Dr Bains is author of the Encyclopaedia of Sikhism, first of its kind in the world on multimedia technology. He set up the first of its kind robotic and LCD touch screen Multimedia Sikh Museum at Khadur Sahib in India during 2004. He did not stop here but opened the second Multimedia Sikh Museum at Jalandhar during 2008.
A living legend, Dr Bains, a septuagenarian has touched the heights of life long achievements by dint of his honest labour, commitment and hard work in life. He has earned good name and reputation and accomplished more than most men of his time. He has been decorated with prestigious awards for working with vulnerable youth on drugs, rapes, prostitution, AIDS, environment and world peace. Dr Raghbir Singh Bains has been honored with dozens of local, national and international awards like: Order of British Columbia, Government of B.C. Canada, Sikh Scholar of Computer Age (Sri Akal Takht Sahib and SGPC) India, Order of Khalsa, Government of Punjab, India, Good Citizen of Surrey Title, Local Government of Surrey, Canada, Scholar of Sikh Literature Award UK, Queen II’s Golden Jubilee Medal, Government of Canada, Sahitya Shiromani Award (Vashesh), Government of Punjab, India, Community Service Award Kenya, Africa, Panth Ratan Award, India, International Dasmesh Award, USA, Information Technology Volunteer Award, India, Sewa Award USA, Wisdom of Age Mentorship Award, Canada, Order of Nishan-e-Sikhi, India, Shan-e-Punjab International Award, India, Community Mentor Award, Surrey, B.C. Canada, Philanthropy Award Canada, MotherTeresa Award India and Glory of Punjab Award India etc.

High dignitaries at the Award giving ceremony included Hon’ble Harinder Singh Takhar Small Business and Entrepreneurship Minister Ontario, Ujjal Dosanjh MP and former Premier of British Columbia, Ruby Dhala MP, Amrit Kaur Mangat Member Provincial Parliament Ontario, Vic Dhillon MPP and Her Worship Susan Fennells the Mayor of Brampton, Ontario.

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Dr Bains Crowned with Life Achievement Award in Canada from
Retired IPS of Indian Police Dr Kiran Bedi,