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.

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We held our Regional picnic on June 18, 2006, at Leominster, MA. Madhuben and Hemendrabhai were the host for the day. There was all together 28 Oshwals who enjoyed to create your own pizza, mogo and corn on the cob. We all had a great time at the picnic, and the weather did favor us. It was beautiful day.

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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.

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Nina and Asit Harshad Amritlal Shah of Carlsbad arranged a picnic on Sunday, October 5, at Salt Creek Beach, Orange County, California. It was attended by about 35 Oshwals living in Southern California. This was the first gathering of Oshwals of Southern California. Everybody had a good time – the ocean water was a little cool, but the kids being more adventerous did not mind swimming in the ocean. Nina and Ahit had made a special effort to provide roasted Mogo and Corn as appetizers, and the main entree was the Subway sandwich. Before saying good bye and heading home, everybody was happy to have a hot cup of Masala tea.

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About 55 Oshwals from US, Canada and UK, attended the 2003 JAINA convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA from July 3-6. We held our meeting on Saturday, July 5, where we introduced our families to each other, discussed Oshwal history in North America, and distributed the newly published Oshwal Directory. The editors of Jain Spirit Magazine, who were among the Oshwals from UK, attended the meeting, and introduced their magazine. Following the meeting we all enjoyed a large group dinner.

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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.

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Pictures from Picnic in Suffern, New York, on June 22, 2002.

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

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