Raosaheb Gogte | |
|---|---|
| Founder and Managing Director of the Gogte Group | |
| In office 20 July 1967 – 26 February 2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1916 Tembhu, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | 26 February 2000 (aged 83) Belgaum, Karnataka, India |
| Spouse |
Ushatai Chiplunkar (m. 1943) |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Industrialist, philanthropist, educationist, lawyer |
Balkrishna Mahadev Gogte (IAST: Bāḷakr̥shṇa Mahādeva Gogaṭe; 16 September 1916 – 26 February 2000), known colloquially as Raosaheb Gogte (IAST: Rāvasāheba Gogaṭe), was an Indian lawyer, industrialist, philanthropist and educationist.
Gogte was the founder of the Gogte Group of companies, involved in mining, minerals, salts and textiles. He gave his name to the Gogte Institute of Technology, Gogte College of Commerce, the Gogte Hall at the Shivaji Park Gymkhana in Dadar, Mumbai, the Gogte Suite at the Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai, the Gogte Hall at the Belgaum Chamber of Commerce, and the Gogte Circle in Belgaum.