INdians in Uganda

The Ruparelias are one of the most successful and influential Indian-Ugandan families in East Africa whose success and history is intertwined with that of Uganda. Their legacy and heritage in Uganda spans over 116 years. A self-made billionaire entrepreneur, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia was born in Uganda in 1956 in Kasese, Western Uganda. His great-grandfather reached Mombasa, Kenya in 1897 from India and set up a trading store there before coming to Uganda in 1903. His grandfather was born in Uganda in 1918 and his father in 1932.