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Aditya Jha
Aditya Jha, C.M., LL.D (Hon) is a Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist and social activist. A globetrotter, his business portfolio consists of several start-ups and turn-arounds with interests in Canada, India, Thailand and Nepal.〔(Aditya Jha's profile on the Star )〕 He also runs several philanthropic initiatives through his Private Charitable Foundation (POA Educational Foundation),〔(POA Educational Foundation )〕 promoting education and nurturing entrepreneurship to equalize the access to opportunity for those not so fortunate. Jha takes special interest in nurturing prosperity and financial independence amongst Canadian First Nations (aboriginal) communities and individuals through education scholarships at top Canadian universities and a project (Project Beyshick) that nurtures entrepreneurship.〔(Canadian Immigrant )〕
On December 30, 2012, Aditya was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian awards, by Governor General David Johnston. His citation read, "for his achievements in business and for his commitment to promoting education and entrepreneurial opportunities for Aboriginal and disadvantaged youth".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=14904 )〕 On May 8, 2013, he was recognized as Champion of Public Education in Canada by The Learning Partnership, along with scotiabank CEO Richard E. Waugh and The Globe and Mail Editor-in-Chief John Stackhouse.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thelearningpartnership.ca/Toronto_Tribute )〕 The award recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of extraordinary Canadians whose lifelong dedication, generosity and commitment have contributed to making the Canadian public education system one of the best in the world. He is winner of the Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Award (2010), inductee to the '30 most influential Indo-Canadians Power List (2009)', and recipient of Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Ryerson University - the highest honour conferred by the University.〔(CANADA HAS CHOSEN: TOP 25 CANADIAN IMMIGRANTS OF 2010 )〕 Aditya is the former National Convenor of the Canada India Foundation— a public policy organization.〔(CIF Executives )〕
== Early life ==
Aditya Jha was born to an indigenous Nepalese family of Maithali ethnicity in Janakpur, Nepal and grew up in Sitamarhi, Bihar, India.
His Mother tongue is Maithili and his ancestral roots are from Mithila Region of Nepal〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Aditya Jha )〕 He was brought-up in a landed middle-class family of three brothers and two sisters. His father was lawyer by profession and practiced law in district court (Sitamarhi, India). Upon completion of his secondary education in a village near Indo-Nepal border, Aditya went on to pursue post-secondary education in Delhi, India. After receiving a bachelor's degree in sciences from Hans Raj College Delhi University, he went on to do M.Sc. Mathematical Statistics at Kurukshetra University and PG Diploma in Computer Science from Kurukshetra University. He further invested four and a half years from 1979 to 1984 as a Research Scholar at the School of Computer and Systems Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University before visiting Paris, France for Mainframe computer training with CIT Alcatel for six months. He was the recipient of University Grants Commission's Junior and Senior scholarship and Research Associateship from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. He was very active in student politics and student union activities and worked underground with those who were working against when Emergency measures suspending democratic rights in India were promulgated. He played leadership role with the largest student organization in India as General Secretary for Delhi and Haryana state and was on the National Executive of the national student organization when he was just 22 years old.〔("Entrepreneur hopes to see a 'needs-blind' educational system in Canada", Earleen Dover, communications officer, York University Foundation )〕
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