Paperman Media । Rewa, 21st October
At a grand Vijayadashami celebration held at the Rewa Fort, senior Philatelist and social worker from Satna, Sudhir Jain, was honored by the Maharaja of Rewa Pushpraj Singh, with a shawl, coconut, citation, and a memento.
In this dignified ceremony held within the Rewa Fort premises, theatre artists, litterateurs, collectors and social workers who have achieved special distinctions in various fields from Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Satna, and Rewa were honored. Sudhir Jain, a three-time Limca Book of Records awardee and former Lions District Governor, was honored by Maharaja Pushpraj Singh and Yuvraj Divyraj Singh MLA. While inviting him to be honored, the announcer detailed Sudhir Jain's collection of postage stamps, currency notes, coins, newspapers, bells, matchboxes, etc., and stated that he is the only person in Madhya Pradesh to have the distinct honor of securing a place in the Limca Book of Records three times in a row.
During the felicitation, Maharaja Pushpraj Singh himself specially mentioned his personal warmth towards Sudhir Jain, stating that 25-30 years ago he had gone to Satna to see Sudhir Jain’s stamp collection and was deeply impressed by it. Sudhir Jain is a social worker, writer, and nature lover, and is the pride of Vindhya. His various collections are renowned across the country. Sudhir Jain presented a frame of pre-independence stamps of the Rewa princely state to Maharaja Pushpraj Singh for the Baghela Museum.
The Vijayadashami program was conducted by historian Asad Khan, and the felicitation ceremony was conducted by Rakesh Singh Gaharwar. Coordinator Yuvraj Divyraj Singh delivered the vote of thanks.
On this occasion, a very soulful Kathak dance was performed by the artists of the Badal Group from Delhi. A large number of distinguished citizens, government officials, and local chieftains from surrounding areas in traditional attire were present at the program. Members of the Central India Philatelic Society from Satna, including Rajendra Agarwal Shashi, Ravi Gupta, Pankaj Pratap Singh, Sachin Tolwani, Arun Bharatiya, Rakesh Kumar Choubey, Mrs. Rashmi Jain, Mrs. Aradhana Agarwal, Mrs. Hema Yadav, Deepak Yadav, and Maitri Jain attended the event.
