Jagannath Shankarseth

The Honourable
Jagannath Shankarsheth
MLC
Jagannath Shankarsheth c. 1863
Advisor to the Governor of Bombay
In office
1862 - 1865
GovernorHenry Bartle Frere
Member of Bombay Legislative Council
In office
1862 - 1865
GovernorHenry Bartle Frere
ConstituencyNominated
Personal details
Born
Jagannath Shankarsheth Murkute[1]

(1803-02-10)10 February 1803
Murbad, India
Died(1865-07-31)31 July 1865 (aged 62)
Bombay, India
NationalityBritish Indian
Political partyBombay Association
OccupationBusinessman, philanthropist, educationalist[2]
Known forFounded first ever school for girls in Mumbai
Nickname(s)Nana
Maker of Modern Bombay[2]
Sunkersett on a 1991 stamp of India

Jagannath Shankarsheth Murkute MLC (10 February 1803 – 31 July 1865) popularly known as Nana Shankarsheth[3] was an Indian Philanthropist and educationalist. He was born in the wealthy Murkute family in Murbad,Thane. So high was his credit that Arabs, Afghans and other foreign merchants chose to place their treasures in his custody rather than with banks.[4] He soon acquired a large fortune, much of which he donated to the public.[citation needed] He was one of few founding members of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway along with Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy and David Sasson.[5]

  1. ^ "जगन्नाथ शंकरशेट कोण होते? ज्यांना मुंबईचे शिल्पकार म्हणून ओळखलं जातं!". August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "जगन्नाथ शंकरशेट कोण होते? ज्यांना मुंबईचे शिल्पकार म्हणून ओळखलं जातं!". August 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Shankarsett, Jagannath" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 801.
  5. ^ Patwardhan, G. D. (15 August 1995). "The Times of India, August 15, 1995 Off the Rails: To The Editor of The Times of India".