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Sheth Gokuldas Tejpal or Sheth Goculdas Tejpal (1822–1867) was a merchant, businessman, social reformer and philanthropist from Bombay, British India. Gokuldas, who hailed from Gujarati Bhatia community, was well known for building charity institutions, hospitals, schools, hostels including famous
In 1822, Gokuldas was born in Bhatia community. His father and his uncle began life at early age as hawkers in
Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital
Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital is a government of Maharashtra run free hospital in South Mumbai, India. It was built in 1875 thanks to the beneficence of Gokuldas Tejpal, a renowned Hindu
Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people w ...
Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, where the first session of Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
was held On 28 December 1885. He also built the Gokuldas Tejpal Anglo-vernacular high school and Gokuldas Tejpal Boarding House.
Life
In 1822, Gokuldas was born in Bhatia community. His father and his uncle began life at early age as hawkers in Bombay
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities i ...
. His father, Tejpal, passed his fortune to Gokuldas in 1833 when he died. His uncle too left his own fortune to Gokuldas when he died. Gokuldas died in 1867 by leaving large amounts of money for charitable institutions, including a boarding school and several other schools.
See also
*Bhau Daji
Ramachandra Vitthal Lad (1822–1874), commonly known as Dr. Bhau Daji Lad, was a Portuguese physician, Sanskrit scholar, and an antiquarian. He served as the Sheriff of Bombay for two terms from 1869 to 1871. For his notable contribution i ...
* Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital
Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital is a government of Maharashtra run free hospital in South Mumbai, India. It was built in 1875 thanks to the beneficence of Gokuldas Tejpal, a renowned Hindu
Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people w ...
* Karsandas Mulji
Karsandas Mulji (25 July 183228 August 1871) was an Indian journalist, social reformer, and administrator.
He was an alumnus of Elphinstone college and an English-educated Gujarati journalist with an acute dislike for institutional religion.
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* Maharaj Libel Case
The Maharaj Libel Case was an 1862 trial in the Supreme Court of Bombay, in British Raj, British India. The case was initiated by Jadunath Brajratanjee Maharaj against Nanabhai Rustomji Ranina and Karsandas Mulji. It stemmed from an editorial artic ...
* Narmad
Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave () (24 August 1833 – 26 February 1886), popularly known as Narmad, was an Indian Gujarati-language poet, playwright, essayist, orator, lexicographer and reformer under the British Raj. He is considered to be th ...
References
1822 births 1867 deaths Gujarati people Gujaratis from Mumbai 19th-century Indian philanthropists People from Bombay Presidency Philanthropists from British India {{India-business-bio-stub