Mr. Shiva is sharing the contributions of R. Doraisamy Pillai and other traders to Malaysia's rich legacy.
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00:00One of his main agendas, the reason he built the school,
00:04it's an English school, right?
00:05His dream is that he wants a lot of Indian boys
00:11to get into that school so that they can speak English.
00:16They will be good in that language.
00:18So, after they finish school, they can get a job with the government.
00:23They can work with the British.
00:25This is his dream.
00:27He doesn't need to do all this.
00:29Half of the boys who are going to study there,
00:31they don't even know who he is.
00:33But whatever he has done, it's actually for them.
00:36So, his philosophy, his principle,
00:40rather than what he has built,
00:42what he is, that is what I'm looking at.
00:44What kind of a person is he?
00:46That's what I'm looking at.
00:47That's what I'm focusing on for everyone.
00:50What he has done, that's the second thing.
00:52Who is he?
00:53That's the inspiring thing.
00:55Sir, tell us about one person.
00:57In those days, there were a lot of headscarves.
01:00Is there a reason for that, sir?
01:02Yes, sir. The traders wore headscarves.
01:04We have even seen that in Tamil movies.
01:06Yes.
01:07Headscarves.
01:08Actually, headscarves.
01:09Is there a reason for that?
01:10Definitely.
01:11Indians say that everything they do has seven layers of meaning.
01:17If you look at India, all the communities actually wear headscarves.
01:21The design, the style is different.
01:24Okay.
01:25But, to be general, let's focus on these South Indian traders.
01:29The reason they wear headscarves is because it's a status symbol.
01:32They wear it for social recognition.
01:34See, it's a status.
01:36Even now, they wear branded headscarves.
01:39They carry branded handbags.
01:41In those days, you couldn't do that.
01:43So, it shows the status.
01:45And it's a big thing, actually.
01:47How?
01:55So, it shows the status.
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