Narottam Morarjee

Narottam Morarjee was an eminent Indian businessperson with major interests in shipping. The Government of India issued a postage stamp in his honor in 1977.[1][2]

Narottam Morarjee was born on April 2, 1877 at Porbandar. His father Morarjee Goculdas was a textile magnate. He studied at Elphinston College. He started managing two mills- Morarjee Goculdas Mill of Bombay and Sholapur Mill of Sholapur while studying.

Narottam Morarjee later came into close contact with Mahatma Gandhi, Dr, Annie Besant, Dadabhai Naoroji, Rabindranath Tagore, Sarojini Naidu and Motilal Nehru.

Narottam Morarjee and his associates established The Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. on March 27, 1919. On April 5, 1919, Scindia's first ship s.s. LOYALTY sailed from Bombay to the United Kingdom and unfurled the flag of Indian shipping in international waters.

Narottam Morarjee died on November 5, 1929.

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Name	Morarjee, Narottam
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Date of birth	1877
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Date of death	1929
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