Category Archives: Community News

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

Thanksgiving Gathering 2006 – Saturday Nov 25 – Hackettstown, New Jersey

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…

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Congratulations to Shital and Bhavesh

We would like to welcome Varun Patel, born July 2006, at Morristown Memorial Hospital. He weighed 4.10 lbs, and was 19.25 inches and in good health. Shital and Bhavesh Patel…

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Help Roshni Reach Australia

Roshni Patel, grandaughter of Chandubhai and Sudhaben Shah, is a 7th grade student at Coppell Middle School North in Coppell, Texas. She was recently interviewed and accepted to participate as…

Our own Oshwal Marathoner

Congratulations to Ketan Dodhia (NJ) for finishing the New York City Marathon, on November 5, 2006.

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Jayantilal Velji Devshi Shah

Our heartfelt condolences to the family of Jayantilal Velji Devshi Shah of Kansumura/ Mombasa/ Dar-es-Salaam/ Indore/ London/ Eden Prarie, Minnesota (MN) who passed away in London on Friday, November 3,…

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Raju & Monica’s Wedding Keeps The Ancient Tradition Alive

Baltimore, MD, September, 2006. In many weddings, the bride and the groom think of their marriage as their commitment to each. However, in an ancient Indian tradition, the wedding is…

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Congratulations to Arish and Jalni

Our heartiest congratulations to Arish (Son of Vasanti and Naril Shah of Northridge,CA) and Jalni (Daughter of Nisha and Hitesh Haria of Kisumu,Kenya) on their wedding, which took place on…

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Congratulations to Rushabh, Kunjal & Prashant

Congratulations to Rushabh, Kunjal and Prashant of Plano, TX on the birth of Aashmi, who was born April, 2006, at Trinity Medical Center in Carrollton, TX.