ˈæftɚɹ ɐ fjˈuː jˈɪɹz æt skˈuːl ɪn ɐmɹˈɪtsɚ, hiː dʒˈɔɪnd hɪz fˈɑːðɚz bˈɪznəs ʌv sˈɪvəl kənstɹˈʌkʃən dˈiːlɪŋ ɪnðə lˈeɪɪŋ ʌv ɹˈeɪlweɪ tɹˈæks ænd ðə dˈɪɡɪŋ ʌv tˈʌnəlz.
After a few years at school in Amritsar, he joined his father's business of civil construction dealing in the laying of railway tracks and the digging of tunnels.