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boys' boarding house into a Girls' hostel and build a new bigger boys' boarding house on a plot located on Saat Rasta. This land was purchased in 1956. Raichand Parbat Virani who was secretary of the Board at that time and his brothers donated the cost of the purchase, which amounted to ten thousand rupees. Bharmal Raishi Shah laid the foundation stone for the new boys' boarding house in March 1962.
1963 A.D.: New Jamnagar Boys' Boarding House: Khimji Ramji Malde performed the opening ceremony of the new magnificent boys' boarding house on September
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1972 A.D.: Oshwal Sikhsan ane Rahat Sangh India: For the first time all the Halari Visa Oshwal Communities of India got together in Jamnagar for their first conference. That time besides many other issues a resolution was passed to form Oshwal Sikhsan ane Rahat Sangh. Many delegates from East Africa were present in the conference, which included the chairman of The Board, Dharamshi Bharmal; secretary, Panachand Jivraj Dedhia; treasurer, Meghji Hansraj Shah, and an executive committee member, Amratlal Kalidas Shah. According to the decision taken by the Board during the 1968 meeting the administrative powers to supervise institutions in India were passed to the newly formed Sangh by the Board.
1993 A.D.: Jamnagar Halari Visa Oshwal Vidyalay: The opening ceremony of the ground floor was performed by Ramji Anand Shah on January 26. Rameshchandra Harakhchand Dodhia performed the opening ceremony of the first floor on the same day. 1993 A.D.: Aradhnadham: Pran pratistha at Vadaria Sinhan.
1993 A.D.: New Oshwal Boys' Boarding House: The opening ceremony was performed by Somchand Bhoja Shah, past Chairman of the Board, on May 16.
