Mr. Gianchand Chandumal Motwane, in 1909, founded the business, which was later known as Motwane Private Limited
Thus, it was that he struck out on his own with a meagre capital which he had saved from his earnings. He started Eastern Electric & Trading Co. at Sukkur (Sind) in 1909. At first, he imported flashlights from Germany. And imported a few mobile power plants to supply electricity for the social and commercial functions of the people of Sind, later adding telephones to his line of business. His business grew to such proportions that within few years, in 1912, he moved his headquarters to Karachi.
Mr. Motwane opened his doors in Bombay on 1st April 1919, to take care of his growing business of telephones and the installation of telephone equipment. He named this company Chicago Telephone Supply Co.
