He moved to Johannesburg in 1892 where he worked as a greengrocer. From 1906 to 1913, he helped Gandhi in the South African Indian communities as they struggled against pre-Apartheid racial repression by the local white and the colonial British authorities in Durban.
He relocated to Johannesburg in 1892, where he operated as a fruit vendor. From 1906 to 1913, he assisted Gandhi in the South African Indian communities as they battled against pre-Apartheid racial oppression by the local white and colonial British authorities in Durban.