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The community published monthly magazine titled Mashal (torch). Tarachand P. Shah published monthly magazine titled Oshwal/Halar Bandhu until his death in 1995. A history of Oshwal written by Somchand Ladha Deva Gudhka of Nairobi, Kenya and London in Gujarati was published in the magazine in the form of 25 monthly articles. Hansraj Meghji Chandaria and Dhirajlal Velji Gudhka publish a monthly magazine titled Oshwal Samachar
Bhivandi
1960 A.D.: Introduction of power looms in Bhivandi. By 1970 the number of looms had increased tremendously. Forty percent of the Oshwal population of Mumbai is in Bhivandi. The number of power looms is hundreds of thousands.
1983 A.D.: Bhivandi Halari Oshwal Vidyalay: The foundation stone was laid by Ramji Meghji Gudhka, president of Oshwal Sikhsan ane Rahat Sangh India. The overseas delegates present at that time included Kantilal Narshi Karamamshi Shah, chairman of the Board, Somchand Dharamshi Shah president of the Mumbai community and Ramji Anand Shah, the first chairman of Oshwal Sikhsan ane Rahat Sangh India. Somchand Dharamshi Shah performed the opening ceremony of the ground floor of the Bhivandi Halari Visa Oshwal Vidyalay on February 12, 1993. Devchand Kachra Shah performed the opening ceremony of the first floor on the same day.
1993 A.D.: Bhivendi Mahajanwadi: Opening ceremony.
Vapi
Halari Visa Oshwal Samaj of Vapi has purchased land to build a mahajanwadi. Donations have been promised to build a hall.
