Vasantrao S. Dempo
Vasantrao S. Dempo | |
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| Born | Vasantrao Shrinivas Sinai Dempo 4 February 1916 |
| Died | 9 November 2000 (aged 84) |
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| Years active | 1941–1990s |
| Known for | Founder and owner of Dempo Group, and Dempo S.C. |
| Awards | Padma Shri (1991) |
Vasantrao Shrinivas Sinai Dempo (4 February 1916 – 9 November 2000) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist, who founded the Dempo Group of Industries. The mining business he founded in 1941 has now grown to include interests in shipbuilding, minerals, foods, iron and steel, education, travels and construction. After annexation of Goa, he was amongst the richest people in India, his family remains the wealthiest in Goa today. His family were awarded a barony in Goa as landholders in 1873 by Luís I of Portugal.