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[[File:Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital.jpg|thumb|Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital. Bombay in 1887. Designed in early English Gothic style by Colonel Fuller. Blue basalt facings with arches of Kurla stone, paved with Minton's tiles and roofing with Taylor's patent tiles. Columns made of Kurla stone with caps of Porebunder stone.]] | [[File:Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital.jpg|thumb|Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital. Bombay in 1887. Designed in early English Gothic style by Colonel Fuller. Blue basalt facings with arches of Kurla stone, paved with Minton's tiles and roofing with Taylor's patent tiles. Columns made of Kurla stone with caps of Porebunder stone.]] | ||
'''Sheth Gokuldas Tejpal''' or '''Sheth Goculdas Tejpal''' (1822–1867) was a merchant, businessman, social reformer and philanthropist from [[Mumbai]], India.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HWdCDwAAQBAJ& | '''Sheth Gokuldas Tejpal''' or '''Sheth Goculdas Tejpal''' (1822–1867) was a merchant, businessman, social reformer and philanthropist from [[Mumbai]], India.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HWdCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA230|title=The Well-Being of the Labor Force in Colonial Bombay: Discourses and Practices|last=Srivastava|first=Priyanka|date=2017-12-09|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-319-66164-3|pages=230}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e_dA0RAwd4oC&pg=PA417|title=Dictionary of Indian Biography|last=Buckland|first=C. E.|date=1999|publisher=COSMO Publications|isbn=978-81-7020-897-6|pages=417}}</ref> Gokuldas, who hailed from Gujarati [[Bhatia caste|Bhatia]] community, is well known for building charity institutions, hospitals, schools, hostels including famous [[Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital]], Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, where the first session of [[Indian National Congress]] was held,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N0ztAAAAMAAJ|title=The Story of Militant But Non-Violent Trade Unionism: A Biographical and Historical Study|last1=Kamath|first1=M. V.|last2=Kher|first2=V. B.|date=1993|publisher=Navajivan Mudranalaya|isbn=978-81-7229-049-8|pages=50}}</ref> Gokuldas Tejpal Anglo-vernacular high school and Gokuldas Tejpal Boarding House.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4m5uAAAAMAAJ|title=Bombay, The City of Dreams: A History of The First City in India|last=David|first=M. D.|date=1995|publisher=Himalaya Pub. House|oclc=35151683|location=Bombay|pages=173|isbn=9788174931283}}</ref><ref name="Nilesh1999">{{cite journal|last=Nilesh|first=Preeta|title=Reflection on Two Prize Winning Essays on Female Education in Western Indian in the Early Nineteenth Century|year=1999|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|publisher=[[Indian History Congress]]|volume=60|page=492|jstor=44144115}}{{Subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sEIWAQAAIAAJ&q=gokuldas+tejpal|title=Directory of Educational Institutions|publisher=R. P. Bookwala.|pages=236, 239, 248|language=en}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:15, 25 December 2021
Sheth Gokuldas Tejpal or Sheth Goculdas Tejpal (1822–1867) was a merchant, businessman, social reformer and philanthropist from Mumbai, India.[1][2] Gokuldas, who hailed from Gujarati Bhatia community, is well known for building charity institutions, hospitals, schools, hostels including famous Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital, Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, where the first session of Indian National Congress was held,[3] Gokuldas Tejpal Anglo-vernacular high school and Gokuldas Tejpal Boarding House.[4][5][6]
Life[edit | edit source]
In 1822, Gokuldas was born in Bhatia community. His father and his uncle began life at early age as hawkers in Bombay. His father, Tejpal, passed his fortune to Gokuldas in 1833 when he died.[2] His uncle too left his own fortune to Gokuldas when he died.[2] Gokuldas died in 1867 by leaving large amounts of money for charity institutions, including a boarding school and several other schools.[2]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Srivastava, Priyanka (2017-12-09). The Well-Being of the Labor Force in Colonial Bombay: Discourses and Practices. Springer. p. 230. ISBN 978-3-319-66164-3.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Buckland, C. E. (1999). Dictionary of Indian Biography. COSMO Publications. p. 417. ISBN 978-81-7020-897-6.
- ↑ Kamath, M. V.; Kher, V. B. (1993). The Story of Militant But Non-Violent Trade Unionism: A Biographical and Historical Study. Navajivan Mudranalaya. p. 50. ISBN 978-81-7229-049-8.
- ↑ David, M. D. (1995). Bombay, The City of Dreams: A History of The First City in India. Bombay: Himalaya Pub. House. p. 173. ISBN 9788174931283. OCLC 35151683.
- ↑ Nilesh, Preeta (1999). "Reflection on Two Prize Winning Essays on Female Education in Western Indian in the Early Nineteenth Century". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 60. Indian History Congress: 492. JSTOR 44144115.(subscription required)
- ↑ Directory of Educational Institutions. R. P. Bookwala. pp. 236, 239, 248.
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