Our deepest condolences to the families of Mahen Chandaria, of Toronto-Canada, who peacefully passed away in the early hours of Friday, September 11th, 2009, at his home at the age of 59. Beloved husband of Geeta, and dearly loved father of Sagar, Sarit and Savan, Mahen was born in Nairobi, Kenya, on August 21st, 1950.

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Sudhaben, wife of Chandulal Popatlal Keshavji (Sumaria), of, Nairobi, and Irving, Texas, and daughter of Harkhchand Hansraj Haria of Chela, passed away on the morning of October 7 after a short illness.

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Mrs. Ratanben Ramji Shah, mother of Navinchandra Shah of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, passed away on September 19, 200, in London, UK, at the age of 82.
She was born in Vadalia Sihan, India. She lived in Nakuru, Kenya, before moving to London.

We are delighted to share the details of our Texas/Oklahoma Diwali 2009 celebration. We met on Saturday, Oct 3rd, at Pasand Restaurant in Richardson, Texas. We had over 50 members at the party. We had a short get-together at the beginning followed by Arti, Mangal Devo and Navkar Mantra recital. Music and Artis were brought in by Shilpa Shah. Later, we had art activities for children and supplies were sponsored by Sandhya and Sangeeta Shah. We then enjoyed dinner followed by family quiz game. Special thanks to Reeta Shah for assisting in the party planning. A big “thank you” to all the members who have always been eager to help and support our community gatherings.

Congratulations to Nikesh and Neha Shah of Danbury, Connecticut, on arrival of their baby boy, Shailen, in September 2009. Grandparents Keshav and Kanchan Shah of Chestnut Ridge, New York, and Manu and Nirmala Parikh of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, Aunt (Faiba) Shilpa Gaggar, Uncle (Fuva) Amit Gaggar, and little cousin Akash Gaggar of Hoover, Alabama, and Uncle (Mama) Dhiman Parikh of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey are extremely proud of the new addition to the family.

Our heartiest condolences to the families of Motiben Narshi Samat Shah-Dodhia of Changa, who passed away in London, UK, on August 25, 2009. She was 83 years old. She enjoyed her life for 60 years in Kisumu, Kenya, spending time with her children and grandchildren.

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Congratulations to Mayur and Jigna from Boston, MA, on their newborn baby boy, Dhruv.

Proud Uncle (Kaka) Hiren Gudka, Aunt (Faiba) Mijal Gudka, Grandma (Dadi) Kamala Gudka of Boxford, MA. Grand Parents (Nani and Nana) Gitaben and Ashokbhai Shah from London. Grand Uncle Veni Sumaria, Chandu Shah, and Grand Aunt Ratan Maru from Boston, MA.

Shree Tarachand Dharamshi Virji Malde (born in Mombasa, Kenya, in the late 1920s) passed away on Friday, 4th September, 2009, in Mombasa, Kenya, following severe heart disease.

Tarachand Bhai was the eldest son of Late Dharamshi Virji Rupa Malde (of Moti Rafudar in Halar, Gujarat) and Late Jiviben Dharamshi Virji Malde.

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This year during Paryushana in our small New Jersey Oshwal community we had six persons who completed Atthai Tapasya, and several others did various level of Tapasya.

Congratulations to following six Atthai tapasvis:

• Chiraag Galaiya (Long Valley, NJ),
• Jayanti Galaiya (Long Valley, NJ),
• Sushila Gudhka (Kinelon, NJ),
• Seema Maru (Hazlet, NJ),
• Meena Shah (Budd Lake, NJ),
• Nimish Vora (Princeton). Read the rest of this entry »

Please note that this charity is not sponsored by the Halari Visa Oshwals of America, and Mr. Mukundray Shah should be contacted for more information.

I am happy to provide information about the new project of GDShah High School www.gdshahschool.com being built at a cost of Rs. 2.5 Crore, under Hasmukhray Gokaldas Shah Memorial Trust, a public charitable trust established in 1968 in the memory of my younger brother who died in Air plane crash in 1966. Currently the school is located at Central Bank Road, Opp. Setawad, Jamnagar. But with the increase in number of students attending this school and need for up-to-date educational facilities, we have taken up the ambitious project to build a new High-School near Subhash Bridge, Jamnagar.The details of the new building project for which we are seeking donations for this public charitable project are as follows: Read the rest of this entry »

A very warm congratulations to Poonam and Ameet who got engaged on May 16, 2009. Poonam is the daughter of Kiran & Kundan Shah of St. Louis, MO, and Ameet is the son of Pradhuman and Shubhangi Mahale of Round Rock, TX. The engagement festivities were held in Texas and provided the two families a chance to celebrate and get to know each other better. Poonam and Ameet are really happy together and excited for their upcoming wedding festivities!

The JAINA 2009 Convention in Los Angeles received coverage in the Gujarat Times. Below is a copy of their convention report (in Gujarati).

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Congratulations to Bindi and Nipul (Karania) Shah, Long Valley, NJ on the recent birth of their daughter, Neeya. Proud grand aunt and uncle (Nani and Nana) Vijya and Jayanti Galaiya, Long Valley, NJ. Grand parents (Dadi and Dada) Kanchan and Ramesh Vrajpal (Karania) Shah of Eldoret and (Nani and Nana) Manjula and Kantilal Zaverchand (Galaiya) Shah of Bangalore.

Shwet Savla, son of Aruna and Pravin Govindji Savla of Nana Mandha, Halar, has successfully completed his Commercial Pilot Training course with flying colors from Palm Beach Flight Training Corp., in Lantana, Florida. He completed private pilot, instrumental rating & commercial pilot in the first attempts with high grades.

Our heartiest congratulations to Shelan (son of Rajnikant & Ranjan Shah of Bolingbrook , Illinois) and Tripti (daughter of Rohini & Nirmala Sharma of Denver, Colorado) on June 20, 2009 at the Summit Banquet Halls, in Aurora (Denver), Colorado. The wedding celebrations started on Friday with Mandovo, followed by lunch. In the evening, there was the Mehndi, social gathering, and dinner. Family and friends came from Kenya, UK and all over the USA. On Saturday, the Barat-groom party arrived at the the Summit Banquet Halls with the traditional processions with the groom on a horse. The traditional Hindu wedding ceremony took place, presided by priest. A very delicious lunch followed. The grand reception began at 6 pm. The evening was beautiful with everyone celebrating until midnight, with the Groom and Bride Party united on the dance floor. Everyone had a wonderful time.

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