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Appendices
1901 A.D.: The Mombasa Indian Association formed.
1902 A.D.: Ratilal Hirji Kara was the first Oshwal born in Mombasa.
1915 A.D.: The first get together under the leadership of Hirji Kara.
1916 A.D.: The Jain Society of Mombasa founded.
1916 A.D.: A fund was established under the chairmanship of Keshavji Ramji to purchase a religious guesthouse (dharmasahala) in Mombasa.
1917-1918 A.D.: A building was rented for a religious guesthouse. Religious activities were begun.
1921 A.D.: Mombasa Jain Svetamber Deravasi Sangh purchased a building to serve as a temple.
1927 A.D.: Plot for the Mombasa Oshwal mahajanwadi purchased on July 28. The people involved in purchasing and development of the land included Hirji Kara, Kanji Meghji, Devchand Nathoo, Popatlal Kanji, Ladha Kanji, Dharamshi Kachra, and Ratilal Hirji.
1930 A.D.: Foundation stone for the perimeter wall laid by Ladhabhai Kanji Shah on October 17. With funding from Premchand Vrajpal Shah, improvements were carried out to an existing building made of galvanized iron sheets (mbati) and Yuvak Mandal started its activities.
1935 A.D.: Devchand Fulchand Malde laid the foundation stone for a dining hall, kitchen and stores, and a 16-room residential block on May 5. However, because of funding constraints, the construction was delayed and only a nineroom residential block was built. Devji Kara officially opened the new residential block on August 27, 1938.
