Ram Buxani left Indian shores for Dubai in 1959 when there was no Indian Diaspora in the Gulf; Dubai had no power, water or airport and Buxani was just a good typist without a college degree, in search of a better life. Today, he owns a sprawling oceanfront bungalow in the posh locality of Jumeirah. Over the past five decades, his rise as a level-headed and conservative businessman has paralleled his reputation as a conscientious and sensitive voice for the non-resident Indians," />
Ram Buxani left Indian shores for Dubai in 1959 when there was no Indian Diaspora in the Gulf; Dubai had no power, water or airport and Buxani was just a good typist without a college degree, in search of a better life. Today, he owns a sprawling oceanfront bungalow in the posh locality of Jumeirah. Over the past five decades, his rise as a level-headed and conservative businessman has paralleled his reputation as a conscientious and sensitive voice for the non-resident Indians," />
Ram Buxani left Indian shores for Dubai in 1959 when there was no Indian Diaspora in the Gulf; Dubai had no power, water or airport and Buxani was just a good typist without a college degree, in search of a better life. Today, he owns a sprawling oceanfront bungalow in the posh locality of Jumeirah. Over the past five decades, his rise as a level-headed and conservative businessman has paralleled his reputation as a conscientious and sensitive voice for the non-resident Indians,">
ML: We like to start at
the very beginning – where were you born? RB: I was born in Hyderabad, Sindh,
which is now in Pakistan. When I was five years old, the Partition happened and
we had to leave. Unlike Punjab and Bengal, which were divided into two and gave
their people a choice of where they would want to stay, the people of Sindh did
not have a choice. Sindh was a part of...
