Ishwari Srichand Tourani: Meet one of the first women expat to live in Dubai

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Ishwari Srichand Tourani: Meet one of the first women expat to live in Dubai and turn a multi-millionaire, read her story of humble beginnings to massive success. Latest news from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/videos

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00:00My husband came here in 1951.

00:04I was a mother of two children in 1959.

00:08But I brought only one.

00:10After that, we were new here.

00:13There was nothing here.

00:15We didn't go out.

00:17We used to go out at night.

00:19We used to carry torches in the dark.

00:21We didn't go out during the day.

00:23When we used to go out,

00:25only a few people used to go out together.

00:28At that time, there was no water.

00:31There was nothing fresh.

00:34Everything was in the tent.

00:36After that, slowly, slowly, slowly,

00:39the whole of Dubai spread.

00:41But all this happened in front of us.

00:45There was only one market.

00:47At that time, it was called Abra Market.

00:51It is still there.

00:53There was no school.

00:55There was no club.

00:57There was nothing.

00:59After that, everyone came.

01:01After that, the city expanded.

01:05It expanded so much

01:07that even we became strangers in the city.

01:10I used to have a time pass.

01:12I used to study.

01:15There was a new cook in the house.

01:18I used to help her a little.

01:21And in the evening,

01:24I used to meet her.

01:29I didn't have any problem.

01:32And there was a time to come.

01:34All the men used to close the shop in the afternoon.

01:37From 1.45 p.m., the shop used to close.

01:40It used to open at 4.30 or 4.00 p.m.

01:42In the morning, I used to go out like this.

01:44I used to take a bath, do this and that,

01:46take care of the house a little.

01:48In the evening, I used to go out like this.

01:50Then the cars came, slowly, slowly.

01:53Then we started going by car.

01:56Earlier, no one had a car.

01:58We used to walk.

02:00Then the cars came.

02:02Then the city expanded a little.

02:04We started going on picnics.

02:06We used to have lunch parties.

02:08And sometimes we used to go to Awair.

02:10There was a small pool of shake.

02:12I don't know what it was.

02:14There was a new guest house.

02:17We used to go there.

02:20Sometimes we used to go there.

02:22Sometimes we used to go somewhere else.

02:24But they used to come with us.

02:26Once, Sheikh Mukhtum came with us.

02:28He was with us, but not with his friends.

02:31We were here.

02:33Dubai has given us everything.

02:35This is the truth.

02:37We are there too.

02:39We have an office there.

02:41We have a house there.

02:43We have work there.

02:45But we settle there.

02:47He has a house there.

02:49He has toys there.

02:55He has everything there.

02:57He has everything there.

02:59My husband's friend was in Gurair.

03:01He worked so hard for us.

03:03He worked so hard for us.

03:05He helped us so much.

03:07He helped us so much.

03:09Tell me, how did he help you?

03:11Tell me, how did he help you?

03:13How did he help us?

03:15He had a shortage of money.

03:17He said, this is not my bank.

03:19This is your bank.

03:21Take it and go to work.

03:23I should tell my husband,

03:25Earn, eat and be happy.

03:27But take care of your family.

03:29Take care of your family.

03:31Don't take care of others.

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