Sumati Morarjee

Sumati Morarjee
Born
Jamuna

(1909-03-13)13 March 1909
Bombay, British India
Died27 June 1998(1998-06-27) (aged 89)
Mumbai, India
Known forScindia Steam Navigation Company
SpouseShanti Kumar Narottam Morarjee
AwardsPadma Vibhushan (1971)
Notes

Sumati Morarjee (13 March 1909[2] – 27 June 1998[3]), also known as the first woman of Indian shipping, is credited to have become the first woman in the world to head an organisation of ship owners, the Indian National Steamship Owners Association (later renamed Indian National Shipowners Association) which has been traditionally a male bastion.[4] She has been awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honor of India in 1971 for her civil services.[5]

  1. ^ Satyaraja Dasa. "Passage from India: Sumati Morarjee and Prabhupada's Journey West | Back to Godhead". Btg.krishna.com. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. ^ Manabendra Nath Roy (1999). The Radical Humanist. Maniben Kara. p. 38. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  3. ^ Fairplay. Fairplay Publications Limited. June 1998. p. 62. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Sumati Morarjee, mother of Indian shipping, dies at 91". 29 June 1998. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  5. ^ Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. "List of Padma Vibhushan Awardees". Retrieved 21 June 2012.