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Indo-Canadian entrepreneurs make their mark
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Many are already giving back significantly to the mainstream community

aditya_jha_pregoHaving a lunch at Prego Della Piazza in Toronto's upscale Yorkville neighbourhood, Aditya Jha looks every bit the CEO.

The custom-made shirt and designer suit signal that he heads a string of successful businesses throughout the GTA. The private corner booth in one of the city's most iconic power-lunch venues solidifies the impression. Jha, an enthusiastic, passionate man, can't help falling in love with new ventures. Two years ago he bought the landmark eatery because he liked the food.

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Canadian NRI offers to invest in nuclear plant in Bihar
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Patna,(BiharTimes): Aditya Jha, a Canadian entrepreneur of Bihar origin has evinced interest in investing in nuclear power sector in the state.

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Ryerson University Convocation Speech by Aditya Jha: What Got Us Here, Won?t Take Us there
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“What Got Us Here, Won’t Take Us there”
Convocation Speech by Aditya Jha
Honorary Doctorate,  Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University
October 21, 2009 at 2:30pm

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Train station - Project Beyshick
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As soon as Damien Bouchard set foot in TVO's production headquarters last week in downtown Toronto, he knew he had arrived. He could feel it in his bones.

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NAN Grand Chief Urges Toronto Business Community to Participate in First Nation Mentoring Program
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THUNDER BAY, ON Tuesday July 21, 2009: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy is appealing to businesses leaders to participate in a unique mentoring program that pairs NAN First Nation entrepreneurs with mentors from the Toronto business community as he officially launched Project Beyshick 2009 today.
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Starting & Managing Successful Venture: A new Canadian's Perspective
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Centre Stage 2009, Toronto
Joint seminar with Rotman (University of Toronto), Schulich (York University), Wilfrid Laurier MBA Students and India Abroad

- by Aditya Jha, President & CEO, Karma Candy Inc, April 2009

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Laptop Donation Made to Nuns' Welfare Foundations Arya Tara School
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Aditya Jha, a non-resident Nepali and successful Canadian Entrepreneur, visited Arya Tara School on October 16, 2008 and presented 15 children’s laptop computers to students at Nuns' Welfare Foundations Arya Tara School.

Aditya Jha laptop donation  Nuns' Welfare Foundations

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From Different Worlds
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Recent immigrants and First Nations appear, at first, to share little in common, but a deeper look shows the two groups have many parallels
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Masala! Mehndi! Whisky!
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There was no wine, but lots to toast at a recent gala, Anna-Kaisa Walker writes. Photography by Janice Pinto
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Natives get a hand up from Indo-Canadian
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How can people in a first-rate country like Canada be living in Third-World conditions?

That disturbed Aditya Jha, 52, president and CEO of Karma Candy Inc. -- one of Canada's largest contract confectionery manufacturer.

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'Spirit of art' led curator to ROM
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Training program gives First Nations gallery owner chance to learn from top-tier museum

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Foundation's Senior Advisor Prashant Pathak Named to Board of Business Development Bank of Canada
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Prashant Pathak, Senior Advisor of the POA Educational Foundation has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). Prashant advises the foundation on issues pertaining to social venture capital and entrepreneurship. He currently leads the First Nations Social Venture Capital Fund (SVCF) initiative of the foundation. Prashant is also active with Project Beyshick, that nutures entrepreneurship amongst the first nations youth.

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Volunteers Needed for e-Infrastructure Pilot Project in Canada and Nepal
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The POA Educational Foundation is looking for volunteers in Canada and Nepal who have interest in, and are able to help with the e-Infrastructure Project. Volunteers in Canada may have the opportunity to travel to Nepal to help set-up the infrastructure, define required processes and required training around this project.

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Unite for Unicef Campaign Video
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Support UNICEF's Unite For Children Unite Against AIDS campaign.
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e-Infrastructure pilot project launched for Nepali schools by North American NRN members
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Toronto, March 14 – A pilot project to assess the feasibility for developing e-Infrastructure in Nepali schools has been recently launched through sponsorship from POA Educational Foundation, Canada of Aditya Jha (www.poafoundation.org) and leadership of Dr. Shiva Gautam, Harvard University. The pilot project involves10 high schools in Katmandu through donation of 50 computers and printers. The pilot project was launched after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ministry of Education, Government of Nepal. Contingent upon the results and experience from the pilot, both the Government of Nepal and project team hopes to launch it in all Nepalese schools in phases.

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Project Beyshick and Aditya Featured in a book titled "We Are the New Radicals"
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Aditya Jha New Radical The foundation's flagship project - Project Beyshick - and foundation's chairman Mr. Aditya Jha were recently featured in a book titled "We Are the New Radicals".  The book, authored by former speech writer Julia Moulden, explores and explains the idea that "people around the world, thousands of people who have found success in their chosen careers are getting the call to do something more with their lives -to give something back to a world desperately in need of their help. And you don't have to be a billionaire to do so."

To get her idea across, Julia quotes Aditya as one of the New Radicals who founded Project Beyshick to nurture entrepreneurship amongst the First Nation Communities in Canada. 

For more information on the book visit http://wearethenewradicals.com

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NAN members receive awards for business plans
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THUNDER BAY, ON, Jan. 22 /CNW/ - Project Beyshick partners Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy, POA Educational Foundation Chairman Aditya Jha, and Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) president Harvey Yesno, together with Aboriginal Affairs Minister Michael Bryant and Small Business and Entrepreneurship Minister Harinder Takhar honoured Project Beyshick 2007 participants Devon A. Meekis and Desta Buswa during an award presentation this afternoon at Queen's Park.

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NISHNAWBE ASKI NATION YOUTH STRIVING FOR SUCCESS
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NISHNAWBE ASKI NATION YOUTH STRIVING FOR SUCCESS
McGuinty Government Recognizes First Nation Entrepreneurs

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India Abroad: Speeding up the temporary foreign worker program
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Immigration Minister Diane Finley convened a closed­ door, roundtable discussion with a group of South Asian businessmen and professionals, October 19, to get feed­ back on temporary foreign workers' programs and ways in which the government could get some of India's brightest and best to come to Canada.

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