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Texas-Oklahoma Oshwal samaj organized a spring picnic on May 4th, 2008.

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A Diwali dinner was celebrated on Saturday evening, Nov 3rd, 2007 at Pasand Indian Restaurant in Irving, TX.

About 40-45 guests were present. We started the gathering with children’s craft which was sponsored by Avnish/Sangita Shah and Rashmi/Sandhya Shah. The craft was a coloring activity, which almost looked like a Rangoli. This was followed by Arti, Mangal Divo and Navkar Mantra recital. Then all the members enjoyed Gughara, Mathia and Punjabi Dinner. Later, in the childrens’ presentation, we had a variety ranging from importance of Diwali, Bhajans, Hello’s in different languages and a surprise fashion show. Then, the dance floor was open for garba and dances. Read the rest of this entry »

As many of you may be aware, we as Halari Visa Oshwals have been involved in JAINA for several years and we have significant impact every time we are involved. I have seen it from JAINA at Chicago to Canada to Philadelphia to Edison. We have been involved at several different levels.

To re-cap our involvement in JAINA at Edison: Read the rest of this entry »

The annual Thanksgiving gathering will be held in the NY Metro Area on Saturday, November 24. Here are the details: Read the rest of this entry »

The rain stayed away for our recent Father’s Day picnic, on June 18, 2006. This event has become an annual tradition for the Oshwal community in the Northeast. This year, it was held at Merrill County Park in New Jersey. About 60 of us, young and old, enjoyed the company of family and friends.

We are pleased to inform the first USA/Canada Oshwal Gathering was held in Rochester, NY from September 1-2, 2002. Nearly 100 adults and children traveled from as far away as Michigan, Montreal, and Massachusetts, and many families from Canada came to attend the event. This was a very memorable occasion in our USA Oshwals history. Read the rest of this entry »

A picnic was held on Father’s Day, June 15, 2003, in Suffern, New York at the Clark Recreation Center. About 40 Oshwals attended from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, for a beautiful afternoon of food, games, relaxation, and conversation. On the menu this year was jellabi-gathia and chai for breakfast, bhel and roasted corn for lunch, along with watermelon and other snacks. Almost everyone played some ‘Ubhi-Kho’ and dodge ball.

About 35 Oshwals from New England attended the picnic arranged by Madhu and Hemendra Shah in their back yard on Saturday, May 17 2003. We had delicious sagdina pizza (barbecue pizza), vada, roasted mogo (Yucca), corn, salad etc., prepared by various members of our community. Every body had a wonderful time.

The semi-annual picnic of Texas Oshwals we held on May 4 at a park in north Plano/Dallas. About 50 adults and children attended the picnic. The attendance was a little less than past years because of the uncertain weather conditions. The forecast was for thunderstorms but luckily the weather remained fine. Thanks to Naina and Jyantilal Meghji of Sherman, TX. who sponsored food which consisted of Bhel, Pani Puri and dessert. There were pizzas for kids. It was a very enjoyable afternoon.

Pictures from annual Northeast Oshwal gathering, held on Thanksgiving (November 23, 2000), in Poughkeepsie, New York

Pictures from the Oshwal meeting at the JAINA Convention of July 1999, held in Philadephia, Pennsylvania.

Pictures from annual Northeast Thanksgiving gathering, held in November 1998, in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Pictures from the Young Jains of America (YJA) convention, held in July 1998, in Houston, Texas