Manikrai Jhangiani:
1 min read Started his famous Jewellers shop in the Elphinstone Street in 1881 under the name and style of J. Manikrai & Sons. They were the manufacturing ,jewellers, Silver Smith, Diamond and precious stone marchants, Specialists in Sports Trophies, Electroplators, Engravers and Repairer of all sorts of Jewellery, Silver wares, Watches. Manufacturers of the caskets, etc., presented to H.I.M. The King Emperor and almost all the World’s personalities visiting India.
They were the holders of the highest Awards conferred on any Sindh Jewellers. After the death of Manaikrai his son. Santdas expanded and extended his business to a considerable extent and with the result that J. Manikrai & Sons stood the oldest and best Jewellers shop in whole of Sindh and perhaps one of the best in whole of India.(Source: ‘The Colourful Personalities of Sindh’, by M.U.Abbasi)