The archipelago of Zanzibar comprising two main islands (Unguja – commonly known as Zanzibar and…
Tag: Allidina Visram
Dec 19th 2015: AS BRITISH imperialists were trudging through African jungles to secure their newly…
Early Ismaili settlers found Moshi, nestling on the slopes of the mighty Kilimanjaro, offered a…
“I like to be in Uganda and I might wish one day that I die…
Visram was well known for his immense philanthropy. He inspired thousands of peasants to immigrate…
The first Nizari Ismaili Jamatkhana in Zanzibar was established in the 1830s, with the appointments…
Count KR Paroo lovingly compiles bits about Ismaili history from diverse sources and talks of…
Via http://www.monitor.co.ug/ – With favourable trade-winds, the sea journey by dhow from Porbandar to Mombasa…
By VALI JAMAL & ROBERT MWANJE – Kampala Sugra Visram, one of the first woman…
Dr Vali Jamal has kindly shared pages from his forthcoming book Uganda Asians: Then and…
A couple of people have asked me how I select the subjects for my blog.…
Via Vali Jamal’s blog Viva East Africa … This is a fascinating collection of memories…
– The pioneers in the early migration from Kutch Kathiawar in Gujarat to the East…
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