In the year 1920 Surka family members started migrating towards south India from Bhavnagar (Saurashtra state) Gujarat, the family reached Sowkarpet Chennai.

In 1930 a Cycle shop(metropolitan) was opened by Mr.lavji (one of the family members). Even he had given the premises to English East India Company during world war II & later he went to the court and took back the premises. 

Later Mr. Mulchand Shah & Gambhir Shah had  1st opened the MP Shah cycle store at Philips street broadway & later they had to close the store due to some circumstances.