Biography of P.Govindasamy Pillai

P.Govindasamy Pillai,popularly known as PGP, was an immigrant who came from an Indian village of Koorainadu, Mayavaram, Tanjore District,Tamil Nadu. In his teens, he ran away from home and boarded a ship to Singapore, landing at Tanjong Pagar in 1905.During that time, he was only 18 years old. He started work at a provision shop in Serangoon Road.He seized the opportunity to learn horw to run a business despite the poor working condition, which later proved useful when he started his own business by selling spices, oil and grain in 1920. He was not only a thrifty person but also a humble man.