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Bhicajee Cowasjee
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Perhaps best remembered for his range of Aden postcards,
which are traded on eBay
today, Bhicajee Cowasjee was a
significant figure in Aden's
business community.
He started business in 1871 and
built a small empire. Like
Cowasjee Dinshaw, Bhicajee was a
Parsee.
Bhicajee owned
the Shenaz Cinema
and
Shalimar Dance Bar, which would
later be taken over by the Motiwala brothers,
grandsons of Bhicajee,
who had also taken over the Bhicajee
Cowasjee shop in The Crescent.
Arthur
John Doig, a Colonel in the
Bombay Staff Corps, died
testate on 14 July 1888.
Colonel Doig was indebted to
Bhicajee as evidenced by
Doig's will dated 17 December
1881, which resulted in
Bhicajee receiving £1,226, 6s.
6d from the estate in
partial satisfaction.
In 1961 'Melody Corner' was
located in the
Cowasjee Dinshaw
building with a large sign
above the door, "Bhicajee
Cowasjee".

The
firm was owned and run by about 5
or 6 brothers. It was named after
their father and I particularly
remember the excellent toy section
in the Steamer Point shop. They also
had a shop in Crater and extensive
business interests. They
owned the
Shenaz cinema and the
Shalimar
"night club" next door.
These businesses were under
different ownership when known by
their former names
the Regal
Cinema and Regal Dance Bar.
The brothers moved to the Gulf after 1967.
Noshir Patel 2006
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This page last updated
Saturday, 02 August 2008
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