Mansukhlal Atmaram Master Explained

Mansukhlal Atmaram Master
Birth Date:1884
Birth Place:India
Death Date:1970
Occupation:Shipping professional
Author
Lawyer
Known For:Scindia Steam Navigation Company
Awards:Padma Bhushan

Mansukhlal Atmaram Master (1884–1970) was an Indian shipping professional, writer and the general manager of Scindia Steam Navigation Company, one of the oldest shipping companies in India.[1] Born in 1884 and a lawyer by profession, he was reported to have been a trusted associate of Walchand Hirachand, the founder of the company.[2] He was one of the delegates who represented the Government of India at the Safety of Life at Sea international convention which prescribed safety measures for the maritime industry and was an elected plenipotentiary at the convention. He was the Vice- President of the All-India Organisation of Industrial Employers[3] and was the author of several publications on shipping and economy,[4] including Resources for the Third Plan[5] and So I Rest on My Oars.[6] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1968, for his contributions to Indian shipping industry.[7]

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  1. Web site: Safety of Life at Sea . Library of Congress . 1929 . March 21, 2016.
  2. Book: Space and Transport in the World-system . Greenwood Publishing Group . Paul S. Ciccantell, Stephen G. Bunker . 1998 . 50 of 251 . 9780313305023.
  3. List of Indian Delegates . V V Giri Cover . 43 of 178 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150207151828/http://www.vvgnli.org/sites/default/files/publication_files/List-of-Indian-Delegates-Advisors.pdf . 2015-02-07 .
  4. Web site: Master, M. A. (Mansukhlal Atmaram) 1884-1970 . WorldCat . 2016 . March 21, 2016.
  5. Book: Resources for the Third Plan . Forum of Free Enterprise . Mansukhlal Atmaram Master . 1961 . 18.
  6. Book: So I Rest on My Oars . Mansukhlal Atmaram Master . M. A. Master Memorial Trust . 1977.
  7. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2016 . January 3, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . October 15, 2015 .