Board of Trustees

A Charitable Trust "Oshwal Education Trust" was established and formally registered on 14th January 1986 to provide educational facilities to the students of Jamnagar with English as a medium of instruction. One educational institution after another came up in quick succession.


Shri Kantilal L. Haria

CHAIRMAN

A highly versatile entrepreneur and the main force behind Haria Exports.

He was one of the members of the delegation to visit Srilanka and Bangladesh sponsored by AEPC and has the privilege of leading a 5 member team sponsored by HEPC to Africa.

He holds several positions of importance in Government bodies such as PDEPC (founder member)FIEO, HEPC, AEPC- Ex-member TEXPROCIL, and SRTEPC.

He has played a vital role in the all-around development of Vapi by initiating several organizations like L.G. Haria-Multipurpose School, Kaushik Haria Technical Institute, and L.G. Haria Rotary Hospital.

He is the Chairman of Oshwal Education Trust-Jamnagar.



Shri Ramniklal K. Shah

MANAGING TRUSTEE

Shri R. K. Shah Charitable Trust is the major donor in building Leelavati Nature Cure & Yoga Research Center at Lakhabaval (Tal. /Dist. Jamnagar) & having 80 bed super specialty Naturopathy Hospital which is a boon for the people of Jamnagar city and surrounding areas.

Shri R. K. Shah Charitable Trust is established in 1997 which is registered Charitable Public Trust. The Trust has been established with the main intention of service to the public to fulfil the aspirations of mother and family member of Mr. R. K. Shah who has bestowed on him culture of service to society.

The Trust is mainly established with the main object of doing activities for social welfare, kindness to all living beings and education, to assist backward people of the society for their social and cultural development. The other prime object of the Trust is to give medical help to the needy and downtrodden people like establishing dispensaries/hospitals etc. To fulfill this object the Trust is the main donor in Naturopathy Center at Lakhabaval which has been named after Late Smt. Leelavatiben, the wife of Mr. R. K. Shah.

Mr. R. K. Shah is associated in so many Trusts and Social organizations, education, religious institutions etc.

He is the senate member of Gujarat Ayurved University. He is the Chairman of Jilla Samaj Kalyan Sangh, Kunvarbai Jain Dharamshala, Leelavati Nature Cure and Yoga Research Center, Jain Bhojnalay Trust and Gulabkunvarba Ayurvedic Society. He is the Vice Chairman of Shri L. G. Haria School Management Committee. He is the Managing Director of The Nawanagar Co. Op. Bank Ltd. He is the Managing Trustee of Oshwal Education Trust and Nangpar Raimal Charitable Trust – Aradhnadham

He is the Trustee of Lalji Nangpar Raimal Samarpan Nidhi Trust, Aradhnadham, R. K. Shah Charitable Trust, Champaberaja Mitra Mandal, M. P. Shah Vruddhashram, Jamnagar Education Society (National High School) and Chandreshwar Mahadev Charitable Trust. He is the partner of Metallic Industries, the Director of Sonil Ventil Fabrics Pvt. Ltd. and Sonil Valves Pvt. Ltd. He is the Committee Member of Under Graduate College Management Committee of Oshwal Education Trust



Shri Chandulal R. Shah

HON. SECRETARY

He is a leading business man and partner in Jamnagar Chicory Industries.

He is the Director of the Nawanagar Co-op.Bank Ltd., Jamnagar and Director of Vaibhav Paper & Boards Ltd., and a member of the Lions Club of Jamnagar for the last thirty years.

. He is the Committee Member of Shri L.G. Haria School Management Committee and an Ex. Treasurer of Oshwal Shikshan and Rahat Sangh and was also an Ex. Secretary and President of Visha 0shwal Kanya Chhatralaya.

He was a leading sportsman of his time and still has a passion for sports.

He is Hon. Secretary & Trustee of Oshwal Education Trust.



Shri Jayantilal L. Haria

TRUSTEE

A crusader in the field of education and a leading industrialist, Shri Jayantilal L. Haria heads several educational institutions in Jamnagar, Vapi, and Mumbai.

He is associated with the Industrial Estate Trust, Vapi, and is the Committee Member of Gujarati Kelvani Mandal, Mumbai.

He has also been the Ex-Vice President of the Federation of Small Paper Mills Association.

He is founder member of Oshwal Education Trust and at present Trustee and Ex. Chairman of the Trust.





Shri Mohanbhai G. Gosrani

TRUSTEE

He is a leading businessman, a manufacturer, and an exporter in accessories, Smithgear & fittings. His units are in Vapi and Daman.

He is the Chairman of the Western India Smithgear Manufacturer Association and a Treasurer in Lakhabaval Hitvardhak Mandal.

He is an active member of the Oshwal Education Trust - Jamnagar and has given his contribution to the construction of Shri Gosar Hansraj Gosrani Commerce College.

He has also contributed to the Cancer Hospital - Rajkot.

Past Chairman of College Management Committee.



Shri Shantilal D. Nagda

TRUSTEE

A successful industrialist and Director of Vaibhav Paper Board Pvt. Ltd. Vapi.

He is an active and generous member of the Oshwal Education Trust, Jamnagar, and Sanskardham Goregaon.

Shri Dharamshi Devraj Nagda BBA College - Jamnagar, Smt. Kasturben Dharamshi Nagda B.Ed. College - Jamnagar, and Smt. Kasturben Dharamshi Nagda Junior College of Commerce Goregaon is the fruits of his generosity.

He contributes wholeheartedly to any noble cause, be it social, religious, or educational.



Shri Keshavji Meghji Gosrani

TRUSTEE & CHAIRMAN OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Shri Keshubhai M. Gosrani, Chairman and Managing Director of Goma Engineering, was born on 16th September 1940 at Nanamandha, Jamnagar, Gujarat. He is a diploma holder in Mechanical Engineering from Mumbai University.

Shri Keshubhai started his career with a small job works at their workshop at Thane, named Fitwell Engineering Co.; but with a lot of entrepreneurship qualities and hardworking nature, he set up a company in 1982, named “Goma Engineering Pvt. Ltd.”, manufacturing High-Pressure Reciprocating Pumps; and slowly built up a big empire in Food and Dairy industry. The company is today no.1, catering to the requirements of equipment and machinery to all the Dairy and food industry.

A vast reader, Keshubhai has a library of a variety of books. A quick-n-correct-decision maker, perfectionist in every act, Keshubhai has a sharp eye for qualities in persons he comes across. No wonder, today he possesses staff under him, best in their own work fields.

Apart from being an industrialist, he takes a keen interest in social and religious activities. Venting this desire, he participates in various philanthropic activities, and holds the dignity of being:
1. Trustee of Lion’s Club of Thane; As a Lion member, he worked with various posts up to dist. Level for more than 40 years.
2. Managing Trustee of Halari Visha Oshwal Gnyati, Thane
3. Cabinet Member of Oshwal World Organisation
4. Member of Indo-African Chamber of Commerce & Industries
5. Actively working for Naturopathy Research Centre, Jamnagar
6. Trustee of Oswal Education Trust, Jamnagar, for last 10 years

He has been felicitated with Melwin Jones Fellow award by Lions Club International Foundation for dedicated humanitarian services.

Keshubhai is a multi-faceted personality. He is a successful industrialist, educationist, socially active, a careful family person. But what gratifies him the most, is, to selflessly make the person sitting opposite to him the happiest. This rarest quality of his has made him indeed, a gem of persons.



Shri Manishbhai K. Haria

TRUSTEE

The Joint Managing Director of a Mega HARIA EXPORTS LTD, Mr. Manish Haria is a born industrialist. He is young, dynamic and an energetic youth with a commerce degree in his kit.

He deftly shoulders multiple responsibilities of Marketing, Overseas tours for Exports promotion, controlling a staff of about 1000 worker and 100 administrative staff of a Business Empire which is well poised at a worth of Rs. 100crores.

The group has a manufacturing unit in Vapi & Kandla, well equipped with the most modern imported machinery for Garment production.

The Haria Exports is a name known nationally and internationally for Exports of readymade Garments and Textiles.

He is Trustee of Oshwal Education Trust.



Shri Bhartesh K. Shah

TRUSTEE

A well-known educationist, entrepreneur, consultant & social worker in Jamnagar, Dr. Bhartesh Shah is associated with the Oshwal Education Trust as trustee and also associated as trustee, chairman, advisory member & management member at various educational institutes in Jamnagar.

He is in the field of education since last 30 years. He has a well-built educational background and was the university Gold Medalist M. COM and awarded with Ph.D. degree from NIMS University Jaipur. Thousands of students have made their future bright by the light of his able experienced and timely guidance.

He is an educational entrepreneur and having a strong presence in educational sector in Jamnagar. On a personal front he has established his own trust in the name of ‘Jain Education Trust’ and running one CBSE school and two pre-primary schools under this trust. Other associations include are as trustee at Shri K. B. Mandhu Vidhyalaya managed by Sarvoday Education Society and as a management member at Kalyan Polytechnic managed by Darshil Education.

Received an award (2019) for best innovation in education by the hand of Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Vijay Rupani for contribution in the field of education by having an association with almost 20 institutes as trustee and chairman and having taught thousands of students during 30 years of career.



Smt. Alkaben Maru

TRUSTEE

“Wisdom comes from making mistakes, having the courage to face them and make adjustments by moving forward with the knowledge acquired through those experiences.” Is the notion of Mrs. Alkaben Maru, the founder, and proprietor of Crunchy Krafts, Krunchy Bites and The Farsan Factory.

She embarked on her journey into this world on nineteenth January 1967 and was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She feels very pleased with her humble upbringings which she was given by her Dada (Grandfather) Lakhmshi Govindji Haria and her strong ethical values that has helped her live grounded from her Daddy (Father) Kantilal Lakhmshi Haria, presently residing in Mumbai and having roots in Kajurda, Jamnagar.

From the childhood, she has constantly been taught the values and significance of education which helped her to graduate in commerce from a totally reputed college of Mumbai, Narsee Monjee university at Juhu, Vile Parle. Her family had constantly stressed on the importance of developing skills. So, after graduation she studied screen printing from Sophia college, Mumbai and learnt and mastered many greater skills like professional cooking, paper quilling, styles of crafts and origami. She is likewise a singer and play instruments like sitar, guitar, harmonium and even the keyboard to perfection.

Soon her interest evolved into ardour, and it opened doorways to an entrepreneur in her. She ventured into fulltime commercial enterprise of making khakras at her factory via her ardour of cooking and created a niche for herself nowadays. The empathizer in her made her a part of many different organizations and delivered to her listing of each day routines. She is a proud energetic member as a Convener for cultural activities at Shree Halari Visa Oshwal Seva Samaj Mulund - Mumbai, Admin of Jain Business Organizations WhatsApp groups for Mulund-Vikroli – Mumbai and the Trustee in Oshwal Education Trust, Jamnagar.

What she is glad for now is the endless support of her significant other, Mr. Jaysukh Narsi Maru from Goinj, Jamnagar with whom she has conjugal ecstasy since 1990. She is honored by two children and their spouses who are her daughters to the core. Her dream is to leave a legacy of a lifetime for the future generations to remember.





Shri Ramesh Shah

TRUSTEE

Started R K Textile Agency, Bhiwandi, in 1982. Started with 50 looms and by 1997 it had gone up to 300 looms. Dealing in Shirtings.

In 1997 moved to Vapi and started Best Paper Mills Pvt Ltd. With an installed capacity of 90 tonnes a day. Today we manufacture over 500 tonnes a day.

In 2004 started NBFC (Non-Banking Financial Company) for Investments.

In 2008 Parternered Mayura Agro Net — Manufacturing shade net for agricultural & horticultural purposes. Started with 2 machines converting 25 tonnes a month and now converts 700 tonnes per month.

In 2009 started Best Knitting Mills Pvt Ltd, Bhiwandi - Manufacturing Warp Knitted Fabric. It started with converting 60 tonnes of yarn and now converts 600 tonnes added a vertical of Fabric Processing (Dyeing & Printing) in Sarigam, Gujarat. Processing over 100,000 per day today.

In 2010 partnered Star Developers into Real Estate Development in Vapi building 500 residential flats. Other ongoing Real Estate Projects & Investments in Vapi, Jamnagar & Bhiwandi.

Trustees in Following organizations
1. Vapi Education Trust.
2. Kaushik Haria Education Trust.
3. Oshwal Santorium Tukwada.
4. Oshwal Educational Trust Jamnagar.
5. Janseva Hospital (Shreyas Hospital) Vapi.
6. Shri L G Haria Rotary Hospital Vapi.
7. Shri Ajit Seva Trust (Rata Panjrapole Vapi).
8. Samast Mahajan Mumbai.
9. Shree Amba Mata Mandir Vapi.
10. Shree Adinat Jain Sangh Vapi.

Founder President of JITO Vapi.
Won various Awards and Accolades for Best Practices in the Kraft Paper Manufacturing Industry.
Moments for MEGA BLOOD DONATION and TREE PLANTATION Drive.
Felicitated numerous times for organizing Ayurvedic and Eye Testing Campus.