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opening ceremony of the main hall. Premchand Vrajpal, Vershi Mepa, Devshi Mepa, Hemraj Ladha, Mepa Punja, Meghji Kanji, and Jethalal Kachra played leading roles in the community work. Premchand Vrajpal played a unique role in the settlement of Oshwals between Thika and Mew. He played an important role in the establishment of Oshwal institutions in Kenya and India. He was really a leading Oshwal personality.
1933 A.D.: A resolution to allow widow remarriage in certain circumstances was passed unanimously in Thika during the local Oshwal community meeting. All the Oshwal organizations of East Africa soon adopted the resolution unanimously.
1936 A.D.: The first widow remarriage took place in Thika on June 20. More than 2000 people attended the wedding conducted in the Arya Samaj tradition.
1941 A.D.: Thika Jain Youth League: Formed on April 1.
1950 A.D.: Thika: Ghar derasar opened.
1956 A.D.: Thika Dining Hall: Foundation stone laid by Meghji Kanji Shah.
1957 A.D.: Thika Dining Hall: Opening ceremony performed by Mepa Punja Shah.
1980 A.D.: Shah Free Eye Clinic Jain Youth League of Thika will go down in history for its unique Shah Free Eye Clinic project, which it started in 1980. Free eye examinations, treatment to preserve better eyesight, surgery and other necessary procedures are done here for poor people. Full support for this project to keep running also comes from Nairobi, Muranga (Fort Hall) and other Oshwal communities. The nine to ten day camps are conducted every year. Doctors and other medical
