Category Archives: Community News

News about your fellow Oshwals and their families, including birth announcements, graduations, accomplishments, weddings, newcomer introductions, and condolences.

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From the desk of President Chandulal Shah

I would like to thank our community for electing me as the president for HVO of USA, and to serve on the Executive Board. On behalf of all Halari Visa…

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Executive Board for Year 2010-2011

Election for the executive committee was held during the Northeast Area Thanksgiving Gathering on Saturday, November 28, 2009, in South Plainfield, New Jersey. Presently, we have six committee members and we…

Annual Northeast Thanksgiving Get Together

Our 24th annual northeast area Thanksgiving Gathering was held on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at Ramada Inn, in South Plainfield, New Jersey. Despite bitter cold and windy weather, we had…

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Jain art exhibitions in New York museums

Peaceful Conquerers: Jain Manuscript Paintings at Metropolitan Museum of Art from 10 Sept 2009 to 21 March 2010 www.metmuseum.org Victorious Ones: Jain Images of Perfection at Rubin Museum of Art…

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Kiran (Bhikhu) Govindji Hemraj Shah (1954-2009)

Our deepest condolences to the family of Kiran ( Bhikhu) Shah of Nyeri (currently Nakuru), Kenya, who passed in India, on September 14th, 2009.  He suffered a heart attack. He…

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Mahen (Narendra) Chandaria 1950-2009

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…

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Sudhaben Chandulal Popatlal (Irving, Texas)

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…

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Ratanben Ramji Shah

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…