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Dear friends,

It was the middle of last year that I first heard about a place in Tanzania called Musoma. This enchanting town is the capital of the Mara region, and sits on the eastern edge of Lake Victoria.

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Link: http://www.gujaratilexicon.com/

More than 550,000 Gujarati language lovers have visited http://www.gujaratilexicon.com, within the short span of twenty months.

You too are invited to visit lexicon with a new interface and share the treasure that it contains. Read the rest of this entry »

I am in the process of writing history of Halari Visa Oshwals in the USA in association with Dr. Rati Dodhia of Rhode Island who is writing history of Halari Visa Oshwals world-wide.

I have collected some information, e.g. Jethalal Khimchand Kachara Gudka of Navagam/ Kenya/ Mumbai was the first Oshwal to have studied in the USA. He came to New York in 1946 and stayed for three years. In 1948/1949, four more Oshwals came to the USA for studies. They were (i) Jayantilal Nemchand Fulchand Shah of Kansumara/ Kenya, (ii) Keshav Premchand Popat Chandari of Champa Beraja/ Kenya and his brother (iii) Manu Chandaria, and (iv) Dhiru Premchand Vrajpal Shah of Padana/Kenya. Read the rest of this entry »

Greening of Jamnagar – Progress Report 2 July 2003

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Our Sincere Gratitude to the Oshwals of United Kingdom and North America.Those of you who donated for the above project must have donated with a deep conviction to help the land of your forefathers, since your prayers have been heard. I am pleased to announce that the results are extremely satisfying. Those of you who have kept in close touch with the weather in Gujarat during this Monsoon Season must be aware that Parmatma has blessed Saurashtra with good rainfall. The good news is that TALAAVS in all our 52 villages were ready to receive this gift of rain. Read the rest of this entry »

Fellow Oshwals,

We’ve been contacted by our Oshwals from India about helping the Shree Halari Visha Oshwal Sarvajanik Panjarapole. The Panjarapole is an animal shelter near Aradhnadham (Halartirth, Jamnagar District, Gujarat) that is run by Oshwals.

This year’s drought in Jamnagar has caused severe hardships for the local farmers. The subsequent crop failures have resulted in a shortage of fodder for the farmers’ cattle. Without food to feed cattle, farmers either release the cattle into the streets, or sell them to slaughterhouses. The Panjarapole has provided another option, by offering to take-in and feed cattle that cannot be supported by the farmers. Read the rest of this entry »