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Smt. Sumati Morarjee श्रीमती सुमती मोरारजी | |
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| Jamuna (यमुना) | |
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| Born | March 13, 1907 |
| Died | June 27, 1998 (aged 91) |
| Cause of death | Cardiac arrest |
| Known for | Scindia Steam Navigation Company |
| Spouse | Shanti Kumar |
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Sumati Morarjee also known as the first woman of Indian shipping is credited to have became the first woman in the world to head an organisation of ship owners - Indian National Steamship Owners Association (later renamed Indian National Shipowners Association) which has been traditionally a male bastion. [2]
Early Life
She was born to wealthy family of Mathuradas Gokuldas and his wife, Premabai , in Bombay. Sumati was named Jamuna, after the sacred river associated with Krishna in Vrindavan. According to then contemporary customs in India, while still a young girl she was married to Shanti Kumar, the only son of Narottam Morarjee, the founder of Scindia Steam Navigation Company.
She possessed a keen wisdom and ingenuity from her very youth and realizing her ability, his father-in-law Narottam renamed her Sumati ("she of superior intellect"). She could speak Hindi, Marathi, and English and showed ability and interest in all facets of her father-in-law's business and became the lady of the extended household, gradually developing expertise in both domestic and business affairs.
She was included in the managing agency of the company in 1923 at age 20. Sumati built the company from humble beginnings parlaying a few vessels in the company and gradually developing it, till she assumed full charge of the company by 1946,managing over six thousand people. She was already on the board of directors, and her expertise in the shipping trade, developed over many years. Due to her amazing feat, she was also elected the president of Indian National Steamship Owners' Association in 1956 and next two years and again in 1965.
From 1979 to 1987, she was chairperson of the company, until the government took over the debt-ridden Scindia Steam Navigation. She was later appointed as the chairperson emeritus of the company till 1992.
Influence of Mahatma Gandhi
Sumati was a regular counterpart of Mahatma Gandhi and both met on several occasions. Their exchange was documented in newspaper reports. He counted her among his closest friends. Between 1942 and 1946, she was involved in the underground movement for Independence with him.
Accomplishments
- She was elected as vice-president of the World Shipping Federation, London, in 1970.
- She served as the chairperson of the Narottam Morarjee Institute of Shipping.
- She was instrumental in bringing the Sindhis from Pakistan during Partition of India.
Death
She dies due to cardiac arrest on June 27, 1998 at the age of 91.
Ref
- ^ http://btg.krishna.com/passage-india-sumati-morarjee-and-prabhupadas-journey-west
- ^ "Sumati Morarjee, mother of Indian shipping, dies at 91". June 29, 1998. Retrieved 21 June 2012.