World’s richest woman
She managed India’s biggest shipping company.
She managed India’s biggest shipping company.
Brief:
Sumati Morarjee was the first woman of Indian shipping.
She owned Scindia Steam Navigation Company.
Her journey:
She joined the shipping company at the age of 20.
By the age of 43 she was in charge of the entire company.
She grew the company from a few vessels to a fleet of 43 shipping vessels.
She employed 6000 people.
Other achievements
She was one of the closest friends of MK Gandhi. She helped in freedom struggle.
She also opened a school in Juhu.
She helped in the rescue of Sindhi people during 1947.
Mark her words:
“ It is not purely for business motives that we today concentrate on shipping. We want our people to travel abroad and the foreigners to see our ancient land. It has been the Indian tradition to export the best to foreign countries. We did business in merchandise for centuries, but our most precious cargo has been ideas of universal brotherhood and deep spirituality… . Our tradition of such transcendent goodwill to all has continued throughout.”
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