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Appendices
1962 A.D.: Nairobi Sports Pavilion: Dharamshi Bharmal Shah, a true community leader who believed in action rather then words performed the opening ceremony.
1963 A.D.: Nairobi Oshwal Girls' Secondary School: Kenya became independent. Motichand Bharmal Shah performed the opening ceremony of the newly finished Girls' secondary school on January 20. He was one of the old timers who had passed the London Matriculation examination.
1963 A.D.: Nairobi Boys' Boarding House: Meghji Sojpal Dhanani of Mombasa performed the opening ceremony. He was closely associated with Shri Svetamber Jain Sangh of Mombasa as well as many other societies. He was a very popular volunteer worker in the local community.
1963 A.D.: Nairobi Boys' Secondary School: A prominent community leader of Thika and a past president of the Board, Mepa Punja Malde on February 17, performed the opening ceremony.
1967 A.D.: Nairobi Nursery School: Hansraj Devan Shah laid the foundation stone to build a new modern nursery school on October 29. The school is located at Wambugu Road.
1968 A.D.: Nairobi Nursery School: Nyalchand Lakhtir Shah performed the opening ceremony on October 6.
1969 A.D.: Nairobi Oshwal House: In place of the old Oshwal house an investment property, a completely new magnificent building was built by the Board. Raichand Meghji Khimasia then the president of the Board performed the opening ceremony of the new building on Tom Mboya Street. Many prominent leaders of the community worked hard to see that the project was completed successfully,
