Brief biography of Gulab Watumull
A brief biography of Gulab Watumull, the third son of Jhamandas Watumull. Gulab was born and educated in India, and came to Hawaii in 1948 to further his education. He eventually became involved in the family business, and assumed the head of Watumull Brothers, Ltd. in 1956.
"East India Store Section," Honolulu Advertiser (1937)
Four-page advertisement insert from the June 3, 1937 edition of the Honolulu Advertiser, marking the opening of the Watumull Building on 1162 Fort Street. Includes several short articles about G.J. Watumull and J. Watumull, advertisements for the stores, products, and boutiques housed in the building, as well as photographs of the East India Store interior and its employees.
"The Watmul Foundation"
An article from The Indian Home magazine on the creation of the Watumull Foundation, headed by Gobindram J. Watumull and his wife Ellen Watumull and headquartered in Los Angeles.
Watumull's 100 Years (1914-2014)
The son of a brick contractor in Hyderabad, Sindh, Jhamandas Watumull first migrated to Manila, Philippines after an accident left his father significantly debilitated. Jhamandas stayed with an older brother and worked in Manila's textile mills, before starting a retail business that specialized in imports from the Orient.
Store Window
Photograph of window display of one of the Watumull stores. Image credited to Salart Studios.
Tahmoures Hormozdyaran Oral History Interview
The interview was conducted as part of SAADA's ACFP 2021-2022. This interviewee discussed his early childhood and family life in Karachi, Pakistan, moving to a Parsi neighborhood as well as childhood memories of being a Zoroastrian in Yazd, Iran. He shared experiences of him and his family migrating to the U.S. and settling down in Centreville, Virginia for 30 or so years.
Indian Manufacturers Export Association
Article from an unknown newspaper entitled "Indian Manufacturers Export Association,” detailing the first meeting of the Indian Manufacturers Export Association in 1948, led by the association’s president, Lanka Sundaram.
"Map Showing Routes And Markets To Be Contacted"
Map of the continental United States with the caption "Map Showing Routes And Markets To Be Contacted," found in the papers of Godha Ram Channon. A route is plotted beginning in San Francisco and continuing to Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, Albany, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Indianapolis, and Louisville.
India China Trading Company, Inc. Balance Sheet
Balance sheet for Godha Ram Channon’s India China Trading Company, dated December 31, 1977. It lists the company’s assets as totaling $85,384.00 and its liabilities as totaling $68,484.00.