Hasmukhray Gokaldas Shah was born in Jamnagar on 10-11-1942. He was brilliant in his studies, very soft spoken, always smiling, straightforward personality and would win over everyone with his good nature. He studied at Nawanagar High-School, Jamnagar and then did his B.Sc. at D.K.V College . Jamnagar in 1964 and was accepted for his MS degree at various Universities in USA . After securing admission at one of the universities he left for USA on January 24, 1966 by Air India flight 101 via Geneva . Unfortunately the plane crashed on Mont Blanc before landing at Geneva , Switzerland . Dr. Homi Bhabha, Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission was also travelling by the same ill fated flight. In his memory H. G. Shah Memorial Trust was set up as a public charitable trust for education and medical services as the main purposes. G D Shah High School and other educational institutions were set up under the banner of this trust and are serving Jamnagar for last 40 years.