We Are Who We Are Because Of Our Forefathers- 4 ADDRESS BY DINSHAW B AVARI TO COMMEMORATE HIS 85thĀ BIRTHDAY NOV 1987- (4 of 12) āNext day I went to Dr. Kanga's house for lunch and I was surprised to find that his wife had a boutique from which she was earning Rs. 100/- per month. After lunch, I asked her if she would instead like to earn over Rs.300/- per month. I trained her as an Insurance Agent for only one day. The next day, she brought insurance of Rs. 50,000/- from Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto, the Grandfather of Miss Benazir Bhutto and earned a commission of Rs. 1500/- at the first shot. I had Punjabi and Parsi Agents in Karachi working for me and all did very good business and made very good money. I sent for my younger brother Rathan from Bombay to come and stay with me where he was attending a College, and as my Father had asked me to look after him because when my mother died he was only One year old. I got a two-bedroomed flat at a rent of Rs. 50/- per month and bought a Wolsley Car for Rs.1000/. The furniture was hired from Jagus & Co. In those days I used to earn not only Commissions on my own income, but 5% commissions on all the sales of the whole of Karachi, Sind, Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Punjab and N.W.F.P., of which I was in-charge. Dr Kanga introduced me to a Parsi Dhansak Club situated opposite the Empress market, behind Bomanshaw Minocher-Homji Parsi Hospital. The fee of the Club was Rs 5/- per month and we used to have a lunch for Rs. 2/- only which consisted ofĀ Murghi, Dhansak, Kabab, Rotti Fried Pomfret and Pudding and Hot Drinks including Beer. The Members of the Club were Sir Cowasji as the President, Khan Bahadur, Ardeshir Mama, Burjorji Wacha, Hormusji Khajurina, Dadiba Mehta the ex-Judicial Commissioner, etc., I was the youngest member.Ā I also have the honor of becoming the FIRST Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) in Asia.ā (to be continued) (previous (3rd) post-Ā https://dinshawavari.com/2020/03/13/we-are-who-we-are-because-of-our-forefathers-3/) Ā #avarihotels #oldfamiliesofkarachi #historyofKarachi #avarixpress #avarifamilyhistory #sunlifeinsurancecompany #petitorphanage #DrKaikobadKanga (at Beach Luxury Hotel Karachi) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_ct9F5nAAt/?igshid=138ck3nsec42q
