Commemorative Stamp on Jagannath Shankarseth
2023-02-10 Fri
Honnable Jagannath Shankerseth Murkute, also known as Nana Shankarseth, was an Indian Philanthropist and Educationalist. He was born on February 10, 1803, to a wealthy Murkute family of the Sunar or Daivadnya Brahmin community in Mumbai.Jagannath Shankerseth was an active leader in Mumbai. He opened the first girl's school in Mumbai. He was also one of the founders of the School Society and the Native School of Bombay. He donated a hundred acres of land for the establishment of many educational institutions. .
India post issued this commemorative stamp in 1991 to commemorate him and his work.
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