
After India, this city-based industrialist gets recognition in New York for his philanthropist acts
It8217;s easy to get carried away in our own world and concentrate on our little needs and desires. But what is not is to have the ability to bring a smile to others. A trait that industrialist JC Nagpal has imbibed in him and a fact that has been recognized in India and in New York. Been awarded the lifetime achievement award by the Nassau Country Government of New York this October, 8220;this is for my work on behalf of causes and ideals which uphold the principles of human decency,8221; he tells us modestly, as he packs bags for requirements of the needy in his hometown Abohar.
An awardee of the Indira Gandhi National Lifetime Achievement Award, Nanda has been running a free medical dispensary and has donated land for public parks, 8220;The latest is a marriage palace8221; chirps this 83-year-old, who when not occupied with his philanthropist acts is pre-occupied with his spinning mills, from where too he sends quilts to needy. Been a councilor in Abohar for a span of 10 years , 8220;It8217;s the time when I was serving the people that I truly understood the needs of the society and decided to do something about it,8221; he tells us that is why he thought of building a 8216;barat ghar8217;. The latest on his agenda being health, 8220;While the health park constructed under the guidance of Nek Chand at Abohar is complete, health camps are what we are gearing up for now,8221; he signs off.