Editing Aditya Jha

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'''Aditya Jha''', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Laws LL.D] is a celebrated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Canadian Indo-Canadian] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/entrepreneur entrepreneur], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/philanthropist philanthropist] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/social_activist social activist] with active involvement in Canadian public affairs. A globetrotter, his business portfolio consists of several start-ups and turn-arounds with interests in Canada, India, Switzerland, Thailand and Nepal.<ref>[http://www.thestar.com/article/769556--bio-aditya-jha Aditya Jha's profile on the Star]</ref> He also runs several philanthropic initiatives through his Private Charitable Foundation (POA Educational Foundation),<ref>[http://www.poafoundation.org/initiatives/our_initiatives.html POA Educational Foundation]</ref> 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Nations First Nations] (aboriginal) communities and individuals through education scholarships at top Canadian universities and a project ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Beyshick Project Beyshick]) that nurtures entrepreneurship.<ref>[http://www.canadianimmigrant.ca/AdityaJha Canadian Immigrant]</ref>  He is the co-founder and outgoing National Convenor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_India_Foundation Canada India Foundation]—a public policy organization.<ref>[http://www.canadaindia.org/people/executives CIF Executives]</ref> He is winner of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_25_Canadian_Immigrants_Award Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Award (2010)], inductee to the '30 most influential Indo-Canadians Power List (2009)', and recipient of Honorary [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legum_Doctor Doctorate of Laws] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryerson_University Ryerson University] - the highest honour conferred by the University.<ref name="canadianimmigrant.ca">[http://www.canadianimmigrant.ca/aboutci/article/7185 CANADA HAS CHOSEN: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_25_Canadian_Immigrants_Award TOP 25 CANADIAN IMMIGRANTS] OF 2010]</ref>

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