Bhaath Bazaar was a hub of wholesale trading activity. It was a perfect location to set up shop. Here Shri Dhirubhai Ambani first started business as a spice trader.
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In Mumbai, Shri Dhirubhai Ambani moved in with his family in a one-bedroom flat on the fourth floor at Jai Hind Estate, Bhuleshwar, which was leased to them free of cost by a relative who had known the Ambani family in Aden. Anil and Dipti Ambani were born during their stay at Bhuleshwar.
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After five years in Aden, in December 1957, Shri Dhirubhai Ambani returned to Mumbai, the business, the financial and commercial capital of India. In Mumbai, Shri Dhirubhai Ambani had his first office on the first floor at 240, Narsee Natha Street, Bhaath Bazaar (or Masjid Bunder, as it is also known).
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Shri Dhirubhai Ambani was promoted to a more challenging job when A. Besse & Co. become the agents for the distribution of Shell refinery products. He makes friends with traders from Europe, Africa, India, Japan and China, and learns about the world. It was during his time here that he first envisions building a refinery like Shell.
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Dhirubhai leaves India for his only job stint at A Besse and Co. in Aden, then a British Colony. The Shell company was agent of many insurance, airlines and shipping companies. Shri Mukesh Ambani was born in Aden in 1957.
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Shri Dhirubhai Ambani was born on December 28, 1932 in Chorwad, Gujarat, then part of Junagadh state. His parents were Shri Hirachandbhai Ambani and Smt. Jamnaben Ambani. He was their fifth child.
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Shri Dhirubhai Ambani married Smt. Kokila Patel on March 12, 1955. Smt. Kokila Patel was the daughter of Shri Ratilalbhai Patel and Smt. Rukshmaniben Patel of Jamnagar. It was an arranged match. Smt. Kokila Ambani relocated to Aden and started a new life with Shri Dhirubhai Ambani.
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Shri Pramod Mahajan, Communication Minister in NDA Government, released the commemorative stamp on the occasion of Shri Dhirubhai Ambani's 70th birth anniversary.
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The Philately Department, in the Department of Posts, issued commemorative postal stamps on Shri Dhirubhai Ambani's 70th birth anniversary in 2002.
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