Jaya Mahadevia 11/18/1928 - 4/23/2020
Our mom, grandma, and great grandma, Jaya Mahadevia lovingly called Ilan, passed away on Thursday April 23rd 2020. During her 92 years, she lived a long and inspirational life with love, laughter, and family. Ilan was born on November 11th 1928 in Ahmedabad, India. She received her Bachelors of Arts from SNTD in English. She married Dr. Shahikant Mahadevia in 1950 and raised 5 daughters: Achala, Chetna, Jayshree, Krishna and Isha and she also took care of so many other children of extended family. She did everything on her own terms with a spark in her eyes from cooking, to telling everyone what to do. She had a will of her own and never gave up. She would always start the first garba for Mataji during Navratri and had a passion for singing, painting, hand embroidery, and teaching. She taught so many of her grandchildren English, Hindi, and grammar in both languages. She loved traveling and has been to places from Sri Lanka, Hawaii, to Iceland, and CharDham to Mansarovar. She had ...