Congratulations to Priti & Priyesh Shah of Kenosha, Wisconsin on the recent birth of their son, Aashil Priyesh Shah, at 6lbs-10ozs. Big sister Anya is over-joyed to hold little brother Aashil. Congratulations to paternal grandparents Ashwinbhai and Ushaben Shah of Kenosha,Wisconsin, USA; material grandparents Dr Bhadla & Late Rekhaben Bhadla of Nakuru, Kenya.

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Congratulations to Ketan and Divya Dodhia from Jersey City, NJ, on the birth of their newborn baby girl, Saraya.

The proud Aunt & Uncle (Faiba & Fouah) are Swati and Sukesh Jakharia of Burbank, CA; Grandparents (Dada-Dadi) Manek and Madhu Dodhia of Suffern, NY; Uncle & Aunt (Mama and Mami) Gautam and Denise Malhotra and (Nana-Nani) Raj and Aruna Malhotra of Windsor, Canada.

During this past Paryushana, Vijya Galaiya of Long Valley, NJ, Shishila Gudhka of Kinnelon, NJ, and Mina Shah of Budd Lake, NJ, completed atthais. All three tapasis were in excellent sata. The celebration of Tap and Tapasvis’ bahuman was held following the atthais.

Congratulations to Raj and Paulomi from Lexington, MA, on their newborn baby boy, Devyum.

The proud Aunt & Uncle (Faiba & Fouah) Sonia Shah and Adam Boardman of Waltham, Grandparents (Dada-Dadi) Hemendra and Madhu Shah of Leominster, MA, Uncle (Mama) Rushabh & Grandparents (Nana-Nani) Dinesh and Leela Gudka of Ontario Canada.

Congratulations to Monisha and Deepak on the recent birth of their daughter, Neyla Vijaya Marwah, in August. Grandparents are Madu and Ramesh Shah of Waterloo, IA, and Ashok and Shashi Marwah of Pittsburg, PA. Dr. Kushal Shah of Cleveland, OH is the proud Mama of Neyla.

Congratulations to Roshni and Hansil Shah of Plano, Texas, on recent birth of their son, Sohan. Proud grandparents are Manjulaben and Amratlal Dharamshi Shah of Nairobi, Kenya and Charulata and Ashwin Kumar Dharamshi Shah of Nairobi, Kenya.

We had a picnic on the Father’s Day as is almost a tradition for us now. We had a record 67 Oshwals attended the picnic. The previous attendance record was held at same location four years ago. The location is central to the metro NY area Oshwal community. It was an excellent day with fun filled activities.

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Congratulations to parents Purvi and Neil Sanghvi and big sister Anya of Englewood, NJ, on the recent birth of baby boy, Ayden N. Sanghvi. Ayden was born weighing 6lbs. and 9oz. Proud Grandparents are Dinesh and Varsha Shah of St. Louis, MO and Kishore and Bharati Sanghvi of Piscataway, NJ.

This year, we planned a dinner event to celebrate Father’s Day on June 20th, 2010, at Taste of India Restaurant in Willowbrook, Illinois.

We had approximately 25 people attend the event. All the families had enjoyed a Indian dinner buffet, had excellent time catching up with each other and enjoyed the conversation. Everyone enjoyed the Father’s Day dinner because it was a very relaxing Sunday for all. In true celebration of Father’s day, many of the children treated their families to this special event.

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We had planned to meet at Russell Creek Park in Plano, TX on May 15th, for our annual picnic. However, the weather forecast was favoring a thunderstorm. But, most of our members showed up and fortunately the weather turned out to be perfect by 4pm. We had few appetizers and then ordered Pizza for all. Children and adults enjoyed dodge ball, charades and a walk in the park. We were happy that we could meet and have a wonderful time.

Sohini and Sean are very excited to announce the recent arrival of their baby girl, Kyleena. The proud grandparents are David and Diane Stone from Nashua, NH, and Sudhir and Jyotsna Shah form Santa Clara, CA, and proud aunt Heather from Nashua, NH.

Dilip Shah was honored by the Measurement Science Conference with the 2010 Woodington Award in Pasadena, California on March 25, 2010. This award is intended to honor those individuals who personify the highest level of professionalism and dedication to the metrology community. The Woodington Award, since its inception in 1978, has been an annual award under the aegis of the Measurement Science Conference. It is awarded by the Conference to recognize a member of the Measurement Community who represents the highest level of professionalism and dedication to the Metrology Profession. Read the rest of this entry »

Mrs. Jayaben Meghji Devraj Shah of Nairobi, Kenya passed away on the 24th of March, 2010. She was the mother of Rashmi, mother in law of Jayant and grandmother of Sawan and Risha who live in Saratoga, California. She is also the mother of Pankaj and Dilip of Nairobi, Kenya.

Our heartiest wedding congratulations to Heena (daughter of Ramila & Suryakant (Sudhir) Shah of Ballwin, Missouri) and Brian (son of Mary Ann & Ronald Phillip Griffin of Suffolk, Virginia) who got married on February 20, 2010 at the Days Inn Eureka Ballroom, in Eureka, Missouri. The wedding celebrations started on Friday with Mehndi followed by Mandovo, Christian wedding and lunch on Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon, there was a traditional Indian wedding followed by cocktails and dinner. The reception included a traditional toss, cake cutting, and dancing throughout the night. Family and friends came from the UK and all over the USA. The evening was beautiful and everyone had a wonderful time while celebrating until midnight.

Hitesh K. Malde of Vasai/Santacruz, Mumbai, India, passed away on February 13th, 2010, in India at the age of 52. He was brother of Meena C. Shah of Springfield NJ.