Gobind Showkiram Gidvani Houston, Texas Obituary

Gobind Showkiram Gidvani

Gobind Showkiram Gidvani was born in Hyderabad, Sindh in pre-partition India on January 12,1929 to Showkiram and Gomibai Gidvani. His siblings Bhavan Gidvani, Jagatrai Gidvani, Narain Gidvani, Sushila Chainani and Leela Gidvani preceded him to the Eternal life. He is survived by his elder sister, Mohini Gidwani. He graduated from D.J. Sindh College in Karachi and in 1947 after partition, left Karachi by a ship and settled in Bombay, India. He completed a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, Bombay University. He started his professional career working in Bahrain and later moved back to India to work with Union Carbide. He married Indira Goklani in 1964 in Bombay and had three children Bhoonita, Deepak, and Parvin. In 1970, his desire to continue pursuing engineering opportunities led him to immigrate to the United States. He first settled in Kentucky working for Combustion Engineering. In Kentucky is where he and his wife assimilated to the new culture and environment and made lifelong friends which helped them settle in the United States. Professional opportunities would take them to Illinois, Connecticut, and New Jersey before finally settling in Houston, Texas in 1979 and working with Bechtel Engineering until retirement. In 1995 he became a vegetarian and started devoting more time to religious organizations and activities. He was involved with Hindu Worship Society, Hare Krishna Temple, Geeta Ashram, and the Gurdwara Sahib of Southwest Houston and a regular attendee till the very end. He loved to travel, especially places with a faith-based interest and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He enjoyed vegetable gardening, watching hindi movies and spent most of his time listening to Bhagwad Geeta recordings, his favorite chapter was Chapter 12-Bhakti Yoga. Late in life he adored spending time with his grandchildren and hearing of their school and extracurricular activities. He would love to speak with them alone about their culture, religion, and family. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Molina, his elder sister, Mohini, daughter, Bhoonita, sons, Deepak and Parvin, daughter in laws, Bhakti and Monisha, and grandsons, Kavin and Rohan. His amazing strength, faith, and caring will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and all who knew him.
January 12, 1929 - September 23, 202001/12/192909/23/2020
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Gobind Showkiram Gidvani was born in Hyderabad, Sindh in pre-partition India on January 12,1929 to Showkiram and Gomibai Gidvani. His siblings Bhavan Gidvani, Jagatrai Gidvani, Narain Gidvani, Sushila Chainani and Leela Gidvani preceded him to the Eternal life. He is survived by his elder sister, Mohini Gidwani. He graduated from D.J. Sindh College in Karachi and in 1947 after partition, left Karachi by a ship and settled in Bombay, India. He completed a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, Bombay University. He started his professional career working in Bahrain and later moved back to India to work with Union Carbide. He married Indira Goklani in 1964 in Bombay and had three children Bhoonita, Deepak, and Parvin. In 1970, his desire to continue pursuing engineering opportunities led him to immigrate to the United States. He first settled in Kentucky working for Combustion Engineering. In Kentucky is where he and his wife assimilated to the new culture and environment and made lifelong friends which helped them settle in the United States. Professional opportunities would take them to Illinois, Connecticut, and New Jersey before finally settling in Houston, Texas in 1979 and working with Bechtel Engineering until retirement. In 1995 he became a vegetarian and started devoting more time to religious organizations and activities. He was involved with Hindu Worship Society, Hare Krishna Temple, Geeta Ashram, and the Gurdwara Sahib of Southwest Houston and a regular attendee till the very end. He loved to travel, especially places with a faith-based interest and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He enjoyed vegetable gardening, watching hindi movies and spent most of his time listening to Bhagwad Geeta recordings, his favorite chapter was Chapter 12-Bhakti Yoga. Late in life he adored spending time with his grandchildren and hearing of their school and extracurricular activities. He would love to speak with them alone about their culture, religion, and family. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Molina, his elder sister, Mohini, daughter, Bhoonita, sons, Deepak and Parvin, daughter in laws, Bhakti and Monisha, and grandsons, Kavin and Rohan. His amazing strength, faith, and caring will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and all who knew him.

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