Valabhai M Nazarali

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"In 1905 the Ismailis, with a donation from V. Nazerali, established a library in Zanzibar, and subsequently they built libraries wherever they formed a sizeable community.

The Rise And Fall of Philanthropy in East Africa- The Asian Connection by Robert G. Gregory (pg 103)

"In 1905 three businessmen-V. Nazerali, Alnoor Kassum, and Patalai Vellani-pooled their resources to build the first lsmaili School and Library in Zanzibar."

The Rise And Fall of Philanthropy in East Africa- The Asian Connection by Robert G. Gregory (pg. 114) S G Mehta interview

Photo Courtesy of Shaukat A. Jaffer of Minnesota.
Photo Courtesy of Shaukat A. Jaffer of Minnesota,
Photo Courtesy of Shaukat A. Jaffer of Minnesota.
Empress Cinema (V.M.Nazarali's) Bldg.]]

"I used to visit my father-in-law, V.M. NAZERALI on his sisal estate in the Moshi area regularly" Al-Nur Kassum - Africa's winds of Change

"Sisal estates were owned by men like Rajabali Meghji Visram, V. M. Nazerali, and Fazal Kassam. Bandali Merali, Fazal Kassam, and Bandali Lalji became cotton planters. But, as noted before, these were not prosperous times for cotton planters and sisal grow�ers. Full-time farmers like Yusufali M. Alidina and A. B. Ladhani were too few in number to be considered part of a general economic upsurge;"

WALJI, Shirin Remtulla. A HISTORY OF THE ISMAILI COMMUNITY IN TANZANIA The University of Wisconsin PhD. Thesis 1974