Английская Википедия:Curumsey Damjee
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Rai Bahadur Curumsey Damjee (also spelled Karamsi or Kasamshi Damji) JP[1] (1844-1918)[2] was a noted businessman.[3] Hailing from Waghura, a small village in remote Kutch he migrated to Bombay (now Mumbai) at a young age and became a very successful businessman, working with the Bombay Port Trust.[4]
Work and award
Damjee's company, Curumsey Damjee and Sons, was involved in work at Bombay Port.[5] He was given the honorific title "Rao Bahadur" by the then British government in India for his good community work on 1 January 1899.[6]
Religion and community
The Curumsey Damjee Community Hall at the Dariya Sthan (Kutchi Lohana Mahajan) Masjid Bunder, Mumbai was named after him.[4]Шаблон:Dead link He also co-edited a 1902 version of Bhramanand Kavya, an important Swaminarayan Scripture, written by Brahmanand Swami. A copy of this book was referred to in the Catalogue of Marathi and Gujarati books of the British Museum, Dept. of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts in 1915.[7]
Charity and scholarship
Damjee instituted three Public Charitable Trusts. First the R. B. Sheth Curumsey Damjee Arogya Bhuvan Trust that has a sanatorium in Matheran. Second, the R. B. Sheth Curumsey Damjee Mathura Waghora Dharamsala Trust that has a dharamsala in Waghora. Third, the R. B. Sheth Curumsey Damjee Swaminarayan Temple Charity Trust that funds various activities of the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai.[4] An annual scholarship was instituted at the University of Mumbai after him. This scholarship was worth Rs. 250/- and was given to the top most student among Kutchi Lohana community.[8]
References
External links
- The official website of the Rao Bahadur Sheth Curumsey Damjee Arogya Bhuvan Trust
- The official website of the Rao Bahadur Sheth Curumsey Damjee Swaminarayan Temple Charity Trust
- The Swaminarayan Samraday official Website - Ahemdabad Gadi
- The Swaminarayan Sampraday official Website - Vadtal Gadi
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