Hon. Jagannath Shankarsheth Murkute (also spelled as Jugonnath Sunkersett),popularly known as Nana Shankarsheth (10 February 1803 – 31 July 1865) was an Indian Philanthropist and Educationalist. He was born in 1803 in the wealthy Murkute family in Murbad,Thane. So high was his credit that Arabs, Afghans and other foreign merchants chose to place their treasures in his custody rather than with banks.He soon acquired a large fortune, much of which he donated to the public.He was one of few founder member of the Indian Railway Association including Cursetjee Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy who reviewed and approved report of G. T. Clark, an English engineer
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