Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c5.s3.t11.4

v1.c5.s3.t11.4

The first members of the Cama family to establish trading links with China were the brothers, Mancherji and Edalji Cama. Of Mancherji’s three sons, all of whom traded with China, one of them established the firm of Hormasji Mancherji Cama’s Sons in China in 1842. Hormasji’s grandson was K R Cama. He was sent to China from Calcutta in 1850 to join his uncle’s firm, Messrs Ruttonji Hormasji Cama & Co of Canton. He became a partner of this firm in 1852 and spent a total of four years in China until 1854, after which he returned to India.