Puriben Meghji Virji Chedda recently celebrated her 100th birthday. Originally from Changa (near Jamnagar), Gujarat, India, she lived in Madagascar for a few years, returned back to Changa, and currently resides in Nairobi, Kenya. She has 5 sons, 3 daughters, and an extended family of 108, who celebrated her centennial birthday at the Oshwal Center in Nairobi. Read the rest of this entry »

Once again Peace Mind Yogic Centeris pleased to inform you that Shrutpragya Swamiji will conduct Camps at Sidhdhachalam during the year 2007. This year we are going to have three different camps as follows.
Read the rest of this entry »

Keshavlal Vershi Shah passed away on 16th March 2007 in London, UK, at the age of 80. He was husband of Shushilaben, brother of Shamji Vershi Shah of Lalit Corporation of Mumbai, India. He was banevi of Sudhaben Chandulal Popatlal Shah of Irving, Texas.

Shri Raichandbai Juthalal Shah (Dodhia), father of Hemendra K. Shah of Leominster, MA, passed away on February 11, 2007, in Pandhurna, MP, India at the age of 86. Originally from Kansumara, he was a respected member of the local community of Pandhurna, deeply involved in social and religious activities.

Read the rest of this entry »

Our deep condolences to the family of Ratilal Keshivji Shah, Bolton, UK, who passed away on February 20th 2007. He was a husband to Amratben (Bolton, UK). He was a father to Suryakant Shah, Cleveland, Ohio; Ashwin Shah of Columbus, Ohio; Chandriben of London, UK; and Vijyaben Desai of New Jersey, USA. He will be missed by all the grandchildren both in UK and USA. May God grant him eternal peace. On a personal note I shall miss him dearly, because he was my nanaji too. (My Mother’s Fuva)

Our heartfelt condolences to the family of Mr. Ramniklal Raichand Sumaria Shah of Kitale, Kenya. He was tragically killed on Feb 2, 2004 in Kitale during a raid at their store.

May God rest his soul in eternal peace.

Shah Safari has managed to keep in step in an industry where apparel manufacturers live and die by their ability to predict trends.

Follow the link for the full article, featured in the October 29, 2006, edition of the Seattle Times.

Once again, a great Thanksgiving weekend gathering was held in the Northeast. This year, the gathering took place on Saturday, November 25, in Hackettstown, NJ. About 100 people in our extended Oshwal family attended, mostly from nearby New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut areas, but some attended from as far away as Massachusetts and Missouri.
Read the rest of this entry »

We would like to welcome Varun Patel, born July 2006, at Morristown Memorial Hospital. He weighed 4.10 lbs, and was 19.25 inches and in good health. Shital and Bhavesh Patel are proud parents residing in Parsippany, NJ. Jayantilal and Surbhi Shah are proud grandparents residing in Chestnut Ridge, NY. Roshni and Benoj David are proud aunt and uncle residing in Norwalk, CT.

Roshni Patel, grandaughter of Chandubhai and Sudhaben Shah, is a 7th grade student at Coppell Middle School North in Coppell, Texas. She was recently interviewed and accepted to participate as a member of the People to People Student Ambassador Program to Australia in the summer of 2007, and is currently looking for sponsors to fund her program. Follow the link for her project website.

Congratulations to Ketan Dodhia (NJ) for finishing the New York City Marathon, on November 5, 2006.

Read the rest of this entry »

Our heartfelt condolences to the family of Jayantilal Velji Devshi Shah of Kansumura/ Mombasa/ Dar-es-Salaam/ Indore/ London/ Eden Prarie, Minnesota (MN) who passed away in London on Friday, November 3, 2006. He was 72 years old. He is survived by his wife, Chandraben (d/o Jivraj Bhoja Dodhia of Naghadi); two sons, Dipak of Eden Praire, Minnesota (MN) and Milan and daughter-in-law Reeta of Plano, Texas (TX), three grandsons, Shamir Dipak, Raoul Dipak, Vijay Dipak and granddaughter Shree Niva Milan. He was brother to Vinodbhai of Burnsville, MN; the late Navinbhai of Plano, TX; Dineshbhai of Apple Valley, MN; Ashwinbhai of Savage, MN; Savitaben Jivraj Depar of London and Arunaben Satish Punja Gudka of Nairobi. The funeral is on Monday, November 6, 2006 in London. We pray to Almighty to rest his soul in eternal peace.

Baltimore, MD, September, 2006.

In many weddings, the bride and the groom think of their marriage as their commitment to each. However, in an ancient Indian tradition, the wedding is much more than that. It is really the joining of two families and the growth of a new branch on each of their family trees. In Raju and Monica’s wedding, all traditions and religious beliefs were not only maintained but energized for others to emulate. Read the rest of this entry »

Our heartiest congratulations to Arish (Son of Vasanti and Naril Shah of Northridge,CA) and Jalni (Daughter of Nisha and Hitesh Haria of Kisumu,Kenya) on their wedding, which took place on July 22nd, 2006 in Northridge, CA. We wish them good luck for their new life together.

Congratulations to Rushabh, Kunjal and Prashant of Plano, TX on the birth of Aashmi, who was born April, 2006, at Trinity Medical Center in Carrollton, TX.