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Manu's father quit employment to sow seeds of a multi-billion business empire

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Businessman Dr Manu Chandaria gave a talk to students and innovators at USIU University in Nairobi on June 22, 2023. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

When Manu's father Premchand Chandaria found out that he could not save the 4,000 rupees that he needed from his employment, he quit, borrowed cash and bravely founded his own shop, Premchand Popat & Co.

He entered into a partnership with his brothers-in-law, Somchand Meghji and Bagwanji Meghji Khimasia in 1917.

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