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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Somchand H. Shah

via Lowell Sun Online Somchand H. Shah, age 63, a resident of the Belvidere section of Lowell, died Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was…

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Impact of Halari Visa Oshwals on JAINA

As many of you may be aware, we as Halari Visa Oshwals have been involved in JAINA for several years and we have significant impact every time we are involved….

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Congratulations to Vishal Shah

Vishal Shah (son of Jayu & Pushpa Shah) of Carol Stream, Illinois, graduated from DePaul University in Chicago with a double major in Accounting & Finance, and Minor in Economics….

New York Metro area Picnic, Sunday June 17, Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ

This year, the Statue of Liberty and NYC skyline were the backdrop our New York Metro area picnic, held on Fathers Day, Sunday, June 17,from 10am to 4pm, at Liberty…

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Illinois and Wisconsin Oshwal Gathering

Wisconcin Oshwal Rep Priti Shah requested to have a gathering with Illinois Oshwals, to celebrate Mother’s Day at India House Restaurant, in Schaumburg, Illinois. Approximately 24 Oshwals met on May…

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Congratulations to Reena Dipak Shah

Congratulations to Reena Dipak Shah, (daughter of Smita and Dipak Shah of Lemont, Illinois) who graduated from North Illinois University with a Bachelors of Science /Marketing. She is a very…

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Congratulations to Arti and Kiran

Congratulations to Arti Shah (daughter of Sharad and Mayuri Shah of St. Louis, MO) and Kiran Patel (son of Jagubhai and Dahiben Patel of Salinas, CA) on their wedding on…

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Raxita Manish Shah

Raxita Manish Shah, 51, passed away after brief illness in Birmingham, England. She was cousin (Kaka’s daughter) of our president, Jayanti Galaiya of Long Valley, New Jersey.