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fund to start a boarding house for boys in Jamnagar. A house was rented and the boarding house was started. The administration of the boarding was done under the guidance of Nairobi community until 1941. A plot was bought for the future boys' boarding house in Digvijay Plot Jamnagar. 1941 A.D.: Halari Visa Oshwal Boys' Boarding House: The foundation stone was laid by Meghji Pethraj Shah on February 27, with the blessings of the ruler of Navanagar State Jam Digvijay Sinhji. Three Gudhka families of Navagam/Nairobi donated 80,000 Rupees. They were Raichand Jethalal (R$40,000), Hemraj Nathoo (Rs20,000) and Devchand Khimchand (R$20,000). The prominent people present during the ceremony were, Premchand Vrajpal Shah, Padamshi Narshi, Sojpal Karchra, Raishi Devshi, Raichand Kalidas, Mulji Ramji, Maganlal Popat Chandaria, Fulchand Karamshi, Meghji Virpal, Nathoobhai Anand, Premchand Popat, Raichand Lakhamshi, Khetshi Devshi, Somchand Meghji, Hemchand Meghji, Meghji Karman Malde, Nemchand Vrajpal, Savji Lalji, Devchand Khimchand and others.
1942 A.D.: Halari Visa Oshwal Boys' Boarding House: The first most auspicious occasion handled by the Board was the opening ceremony of the Jamnagar boys' boarding house. Jam Digvijay Sinhji the ruler of Navanagar performed the opening ceremony, on April 27. The Navanagar ruler appreciated very much the efforts put in by the Halari community living abroad towards building the temple of learning. The students who stayed in the boarding house and pursued higher education became some of the leading citizens at home and abroad. They never forgot the place, which helped them achieve their
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1962 A.D.: Jamnagar Girls' Hostel: Just as the importance of girls' education was realized in East Africa, in India also people were realizing the importance of girls' education. A decision was made to convert the existing
