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    Tailor leaves legacy for family

    Feb 10, 2021 3 minutes
    CHARLENE SOMDUTH charlene.somduth@inl.co.za

    IN 1924, Parsotam Khoosal left his home in India in search of a better life in South Africa. Khoosal was only 11 and he travelled from Palsana, a village in the district of Surat, by ship.

    He was under the care of his neighbour, Narandas Dayal.

    Khoosal, who spoke little English, left behind his parents, three brothers, and a sister. Over the years, he became a skilled tailor and opened his shop, Airways Tailors, in Durban, 71 years ago.

    Khoosal died in 1994 at the age of 81 but his legacy

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