Jaganath Shunkerseth
Indian businessman
Died when: 62 years 171 days (749 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Hon.Jagannath Shankarsheth Murkute (also spelled as Jugonnath Sunkersett, Jugonnath "Nana" Shunkersheth and Jaggannath Shankarsheth Murkute; 10 February 1803 – 31 July 1865) popularly known as Jagannath Shankarsheth was an Indian philanthropist and educationalist.
He was born in 1803 in the wealthy Murkute family of the Daivadnya brahmin community in Mumbai.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 soon acquired a large fortune, much of which he donated to the public.
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