Jagjivan Ujamshi Mulji

Jagjivan Ujamshi Mulji, was a businessman by instinct, nationalist by thinking and a humanist by tradition. His first name, ‘Jag’ translates to 'the universe’, and adorns as a prefix to every ship of G E Shipping. Initially into textile business, he eventually started a sugar-trading firm in partnership with the Bhiwandiwallas. Popular as 'Sugar Bapa', he fathered the culture of fair-price shops for an efficient distribution network of sugar in the country. It was in the sugar importing business that he acquired commendable expertise in the business of chartering ships, which eventually helped in laying the foundation of the company.