Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c5.s3.t11.5

v1.c5.s3.t11.5

The life and career of K R Cama is illustrative of the connection of Bombay traders, particularly of the Parsi community, with China in the 19th and early 20^th centuries CE. The wealth that some of these merchants acquired through China trade enabled them on the one hand to move into other business ventures in industry and finance and on the other hand to engage in philanthropic activities back at home. Even while he was in China, K R Cama made numerous endowments for educational purposes back in India. After his initial forays into business, K R Cama devoted himself to his reformist activities and educational reform. He played an active role in the Asiatic Society of Bombay as well.