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My Mother – by Sumati Shah

Link: http://www.movinghere.org.uk/stories/story88/story88.htm This story is a translation from a Gujarati article “My Mother” by Sumati Shah and it has a lot of depth and very moving information that we all…

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History of the Halari Visa Oshwals in the USA – an appeal for information

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…

Jain Wedding Ceremony

Link: Jain Wedding Ceremony Jainism dates to 600 B.C. Jains, having shared the subcontinent with Hindus for more than 2,500 years, have developed a strikingly similar marriage tradition.

Halar map (English)

Map of Halar, with all names in English, according to 2001 Census. Villages in capital letters have Oshwal inhabitants. Villages in small letters do not currently have Oshwal inhabitants, but…

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Link: www.canvasartsinc.com Canvas Arts, Inc. is an industry leader in photo-to-canvas printing. Our unique printing processes and proprietary software allow us to take even a wallet-sized picture and enlarge it…

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Acknowledge of Directory from Jamnagar

To, Smt. Manisha Kantilal Shah President Halari Visa Oshwals of America New York Dear Sister Manishaben We are very much thankful to all of yourselves & Organizations for sending us…

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Gujarati – brief history of the language

Link: http://www.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Gujarati_language From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Oshwals @ JAINA 2003: Summary and Pictures

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…