The Fiji Times » Back in Time: From rags to riches – Meteoric rise of Punjas
Unaisi Ratubalavu Punja and Sons grocery store in Sigatoka, Fiji in 1935. Picture: SUPPLIED/www.punjas.com Punjas is presently a thriving business and is among some of the oldest ventures in Fiji. On February 23, 1970, The Fiji Times published a story of its founder, Punja Kara, and how he got his start from selling jewellery in Nadroga. The story of Mr Punja, the founding patriarch of the family business, is a rags to riches tale. He landed in Fiji in 1927 with almost nothing in his pocket, bu...
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