Rao Bahadur Sheth Curumsey Damjee
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Rao Bahadur Sheth Curumsey Damjee was a rich businessman who lived in the 19th and 20th century. Hailing from Waghora, a small village in remote Kutch he migrated to Bombay (now Mumbai) at a young age and became a very successful businessman, working with the Bombay Port Trust.
He used to do a lot of work related to the Bombay Port through his company Curumsey Damjee and Sons. He was given the honorific title "Rao Bahadur" by the then British government in India for his good work. A scholarship was instituted at the University of Mumbai after him.
R. B. Curumsey Damjee was a devout follower of Lord Swaminarayan and it was with help of his major donation that the Swaminarayan Mandir in (Bhuleshwar, Mumbai) was made. Also, hailing from the Kutchi Lohana Community he did a lot of work for the community - The Curumsey Damjee Community Hall at the Dariya Sthan (Kutchi Lohana Mahajan) Masjid Bunder, Mumbai was named after him.
He instituted three Public Charitable Trusts. First the R. B. Sheth Curumsey Damjee Arogya Bhuvan Trust that has a sanatorium in Matheran. Second, the R. B. Sheth Curumsey Damjee Mathura Waghora Dharamsala Trust that has a dharamsala in Waghora. Third, the R. B. Sheth Curumsey Damjee Swaminarayan Temple Charity Trust that funds various activities of the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai.
