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The third phase of his life started after he shifted to USA and started his own business of garments on long island, New York. This business under the name of Jeetish flourished covering their by fashion garments for ladies. The initial product line started with ladies garments such as dresses, skirts, blouses, jump suits and skirt sets. In 1984, it began importing crinkle ladies dresses from Greece and became one of the first companies to successfully launch the product in the US, allowing the company to establish a reputation that gave it access to mainstream department and chain stores in the US. Soon after, the company opened a showroom in the main garment district in New York and grew to become a multimillion-dollar company. It has become a diversified business with interests in apparel, commodities, real estate, and imports and exports. It is not only the success story of Bindra ji that makes him a role model. In addition, his philanthropy has made him popular all over USA. He has been honored by various persons and organizations for his charitable and humanitarian works. The most notable contribution in this regard is setting up of a chair in the name of Sardarni Kuljit Kaur Bindra Chair in Sikh Studies established at Hofstra University.The Chair was established in April 2000, and its principal aim was to promote academic study of the Sikh religion, culture and history. In order to do so, it would support the appointment of a faculty member in Sikh Studies, build Hofstra University library’s holdings in Sikhism, provide scholarship assistance to students interested in Sikh religion and culture, and fund annual conferences and lectures directed toward the academic community as well as the general public. On April 4, 2006, Bindra established the Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize. On the recommendation of the selection committee, the prize is given biennially to individuals (or organizations) who have made significant contributions in promoting inter-religious dialogue, have made efforts to end religious and ethnic violence, or have the ability to use the prize to further the cause of religious dialogue. The Kuljit Kaur Bindra Foundation established the Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize as an endowment and it carries a cash award of $50,000, which is awarded at a gala dinner. In 2007, Dalai Lama was approved as the Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize’s inaugural recipient, and was later accepted by him. Rabbi Arthur Schneier, president of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, and Religions for Peace, a worldwide multi-religious coalition, was awarded Hofstra’s Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize for 2010. The honors bestowed upon this great role model include the “Humanitarian of the Year” award. He was the first Indian American recipient of the prize. He had also been honored by President Bill Clinton for his work. Mr. Bindra was awarded with the “Lifetime Achievement” award for his service to the community by the World Punjabi Organization during its International Convention in New York. He was honored by the Nargis Dutt Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to the support of medical facilities in India. He is also the Founder-Trustee of the Sikh Forum of New York, Senior Vice President of the Hemkunt Foundation, and Patron of the Sikh Art and Film Foundation. The towering personality, of this Gursikh definitely presents a major source of inspiration, a great role model.