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Appendix 2. History of Halari Visa Oshwals in World
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1982 A.D.: A primary school in existing facilities was opened.
1983 A.D.: The first edition of the community's quarterly magazine - Oshwal Darshan, was published on March 29.
1984 A.D.: The Mombasa Visa Oshwal Halari Association donated 101,000 shillings for the Kenya National Famine and Relief Fund. Yuvak Sangh, Oshwal Mahila Mandal, 23 Oshwal families and several Oshwal businesses and the Hindu Union were the main donors.
1984 A.D.: Mombasa Primary School: Ramji Punja Shah, then president of the Oshwal Education and Relief Board and a prominent leader of Kitale laid the foundation stone of this school which was supported by the Oshwal Education and Relief Board, on May 27.
1985 A.D.: Mombasa Oshwal Sport Complex: Mahajanwadi location was selected to build the sport complex. Jivraj Dharamshi of Meru performed the opening ceremony on April 5.
1986 A.D.: Amratlal Kalidas Shah, then vice-chairman of the Board performed the opening ceremony after the completion of the primary school on January 26. Both the primary and the secondary schools were later on consolidated as the Oshwal Academy.
1996 A.D.: D. V. Shah performed the foundation stone laying ceremony for the boundary wall of Nyali community property on April 28.
1998 A.D.: The total Oshwal population was 2138 or 713 families.
2003 A.D.: Oshwal Academy Mombasa: The construction of a new Oshwal Academy at the Nyali site is in progress.
