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	== Accomplishments ==		== Accomplishments ==
	* She was also the founder of the Sumati Vidya Kendra School in Juhu, Mumbai.		* She was also the founder of the Sumati Vidya Kendra School in Juhu, Mumbai.
	* She provided one way passage to [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada\|Swami Prabhupada]], Founder Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), in 1965.<ref>http://btg.krishna.com/passage-india-sumati-morarjee-and-prabhupadas-journey-west</ref>		* She provided one way passage to [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada\|Swami Prabhupada]], Founder Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), in 1965.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://btg.krishna.com/passage-india-sumati-morarjee-and-prabhupadas-journey-west\|title=Passage from India: Sumati Morarjee and Prabhupada's Journey West \| Back to Godhead}}</ref>
	* She was elected as vice-president of the [[World Shipping Federation]], [[London]], in 1970.		* She was elected as vice-president of the [[World Shipping Federation]], [[London]], in 1970.
	* She served as the chairperson of the Narottam Morarjee Institute of Shipping.		* She served as the chairperson of the Narottam Morarjee Institute of Shipping.

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	'''Sumati Morarjee''' (13 March 1909<ref name="Roy1999">{{cite book\|author=Manabendra Nath Roy\|title=The Radical Humanist\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=acEaAQAAIAAJ\|access-date=22 March 2016\|year=1999\|publisher=Maniben Kara\|page=38}}</ref>-27 June 1998<ref>{{cite book\|title=Fairplay\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G1VUAAAAMAAJ\|access-date=22 March 2016\|date=June 1998\|publisher=Fairplay Publications Limited\|page=62}}</ref>), also known as the first woman of Indian shipping, is credited to have become the first woman in the world to head an organisation of ship owners - ''Indian National Steamship Owners Association'' (later renamed ''Indian National Shipowners Association'') which has been traditionally a male bastion.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Sumati Morarjee, mother of Indian shipping, dies at 91\|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/1998/jun/29sumati.htm\|access-date=21 June 2012\|date=29 June 1998}}</ref> She has been awarded Padma Vibhushan, the [[Padma Vibhushan\|second highest civilian honor of India]] in 1971 for her civil services.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php\|access-date=21 June 2012\|author=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)\|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]].\|title=List of Padma Vibhushan Awardees.}}</ref>		'''Sumati Morarjee''' (13 March 1909<ref name="Roy1999">{{cite book\|author=Manabendra Nath Roy\|title=The Radical Humanist\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=acEaAQAAIAAJ\|access-date=22 March 2016\|year=1999\|publisher=Maniben Kara\|page=38}}</ref>-27 June 1998<ref>{{cite book\|title=Fairplay\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G1VUAAAAMAAJ\|access-date=22 March 2016\|date=June 1998\|publisher=Fairplay Publications Limited\|page=62}}</ref>), also known as the first woman of Indian shipping, is credited to have become the first woman in the world to head an organisation of ship owners - ''Indian National Steamship Owners Association'' (later renamed ''Indian National Shipowners Association'') which has been traditionally a male bastion.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Sumati Morarjee, mother of Indian shipping, dies at 91\|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/1998/jun/29sumati.htm\|access-date=21 June 2012\|date=29 June 1998}}</ref> She has been awarded Padma Vibhushan, the [[Padma Vibhushan\|second highest civilian honor of India]] in 1971 for her civil services.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php\|access-date=21 June 2012\|author=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)\|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]].\|title=List of Padma Vibhushan Awardees.}}</ref>

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| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[British India]]
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| known_for = [[Scindia Steam Navigation Company]]
| spouse = [[Shanti Kumar Narottam Morarjee]]
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'''Sumati Morarjee''' (13 March 1909<ref name="Roy1999">{{cite book|author=Manabendra Nath Roy|title=The Radical Humanist|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=acEaAQAAIAAJ|access-date=22 March 2016|year=1999|publisher=Maniben Kara|page=38}}</ref>-27 June 1998<ref>{{cite book|title=Fairplay|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G1VUAAAAMAAJ|access-date=22 March 2016|date=June 1998|publisher=Fairplay Publications Limited|page=62}}</ref>), also known as the first woman of Indian shipping, is credited to have become the first woman in the world to head an organisation of ship owners - ''Indian National Steamship Owners Association'' (later renamed ''Indian National Shipowners Association'') which has been traditionally a male bastion.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sumati Morarjee, mother of Indian shipping, dies at 91|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/1998/jun/29sumati.htm|access-date=21 June 2012|date=29 June 1998}}</ref> She has been awarded Padma Vibhushan, the [[Padma Vibhushan|second highest civilian honor of India]] in 1971 for her civil services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php|access-date=21 June 2012|author=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]].|title=List of Padma Vibhushan Awardees.}}</ref>

== Early life ==
She was born to wealthy family of Mathuradas Goculdas and his wife, Premabai, in [[Bombay]]. Sumati was named Jamuna, after the sacred river associated with Krishna in Vrindavan. According to then contemporary customs in India, while still a young girl she was married to [[Shanti Kumar Narottam Morarjee]], the only son of [[Narottam Morarjee]], the founder of [[Scindia Steam Navigation Company]], which later grew to be India's largest shipping firm.<ref>{{cite web|title=Excerpts - Prem Rawat's Divine Incarnation Explanatio|url=http://www.prem-rawat-bio.org/nytimesinterview.html|publisher=NY Times|date= 8 April 1973|access-date=21 June 2012}}</ref>

== Scindia Steam Navigation Company ==

She was included in the managing agency of the company in 1923 at age 14. Sumati built the company from humble beginnings parlaying a few vessels in the company and gradually developing it, till she assumed full charge of the company by 1946, managing over six thousand people. She was already on the board of directors, and her expertise in the shipping trade, developed over many years. Due to her amazing feat, she was also elected the president of ''Indian National Steamship Owners' Association'' in 1956 and next two years and again in 1965. It was under her supervision that the company rose to fleet of 43 shipping vessels totalling 552,000 tonnes of dead weight.<ref>{{cite news|title=SHIPPING BOSS TO OPEN NEW SERVICE|url=http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19711122.2.43.aspx|access-date=21 June 2012|newspaper=The Straits Times|date=22 November 1971|page=8}}</ref>

From 1979 to 1987, she was chairperson of the company, until the government took over the debt-ridden Scindia Steam Navigation. She was later appointed as the chairperson emeritus of the company till 1992.

== Influence of Mahatma Gandhi ==

Sumati remained in regular touch with [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and both met on several occasions. Their exchange was documented in newspaper reports. He counted her among his closest friends. Between 1942 and 1946, she was involved in the underground movement for [[Independence]] with him.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gandhi: a photographic exhibition|url=http://www.nzine.co.nz/features/gandhi_photo.html|publisher=nZine.co.nz|date=2002-09-27| access-date=21 June 2012}}</ref>

== Accomplishments ==
* She was also the founder of the Sumati Vidya Kendra School in Juhu, Mumbai.
* She provided one way passage to [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada|Swami Prabhupada]], Founder Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), in 1965.<ref>http://btg.krishna.com/passage-india-sumati-morarjee-and-prabhupadas-journey-west</ref>
* She was elected as vice-president of the [[World Shipping Federation]], [[London]], in 1970.
* She served as the chairperson of the Narottam Morarjee Institute of Shipping.
* She was instrumental in bringing the [[Sindhis]] from [[Pakistan]] during [[Partition of India]].
* She helped to establish a model for modern Indian Shipping companies and offered to world not only business values but also helped propagate ideas of [[Indian culture]] and heritage.

{{cquote|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.|author=Sumati Morarjee}}

== Death ==

She died due to [[cardiac arrest]] on 27 June 1998 at the age of 89.

== References ==

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== External links ==
* [http://prabhupadaletters.com Prabhupada letters to Morarjee]
* The Strait Times Newspaper - Digitized newspapers Archive at [http://newspapers.nl.sg]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090410024701/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwards1954-2007.pdf "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2007)"]. [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)]]

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