Jagannath Shankarseth
Jagannath Shankarsheth | |
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Jagannath Shankarsheth c. 1863 | |
| Advisor to the Governor of Bombay | |
| In office 1862 - 1865 | |
| Governor | Henry Bartle Frere |
| Member of Bombay Legislative Council | |
| In office 1862 - 1865 | |
| Governor | Henry Bartle Frere |
| Constituency | Nominated |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jagannath Shankarsheth Murkute 10 February 1803 Murbad, Maratha Confederacy |
| Died | 31 July 1865 (aged 62) Bombay, British India |
| Nationality | British Indian |
| Political party | Bombay Association |
| Occupation | Businessman, philanthropist, educationalist |
| Known for | Founded first ever school for girls in Mumbai |
| Nickname(s) | Nana Maker of Modern Bombay |
Jagannath Shankarsheth Murkute MLC (10 February 1803 – 31 July 1865) popularly known as Nana Shankarsheth 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. He was one of two Indian members on the first board of management the Great Indian Peninsula Railway along with Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy.