• Chronicles of Old Singapore | Dilip Doshi – Gujaratis of Singapore, Market Street Part 1

  • Feb 16 2025
  • Length: 46 mins
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Chronicles of Old Singapore | Dilip Doshi – Gujaratis of Singapore, Market Street Part 1

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  • Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Dilip Doshi recalls how his father Panachand came to Singapore and later established a trading firm at Market Street, the heart of the Gujarati community on the island. He talks about the Gujaratis’ cultural and religious life and their reputation as middlemen in the transregional trade across the Indian Ocean.


    00:00 Introduction

    02:04 My Father Panachand Doshi

    11:14 Market Street & the Chettiars

    15:53 Gujarati Values & Code of Conduct

    21:26 Cultural & Religious Life

    25:32 The Gujaratis as Middlemen

    35:09 Perthar, Learning Trade from My Father

    40:19 The Intraco Story


    I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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