Eminent industrialist mine owner and exporter, Vice
Chairman of the Chowgule Group of Companies Mr
Yeshwantrao Dattajirao Chowgule expired today early
dawn 5th July 2005 at Mumbai . He was 85 years of age.
Mr Chowgule was actively involved in the day to day
affairs of the Chowgule Group at Goa until his sudden
demise. His funeral rites will be conducted tomorrow
6th July 2005 at 1000 hrs IST and mortal remains
will be cremated thereafter at Gadegal Sancoale
Mormugao Taluka .
Following the sad and sudden demise workers , staff
and officers in all establishments of the Group held
a condolence meeting and were closed down as a mark of
respect for the departed soul.
The Chowgule Group begin its humble beginnings in Goa
in the early 1916 under their late father Mr
Dattajirao N Chowgule under the flagship of D N
Chowgule & Sons in the export of tin scrap wood bamboo
coconut oil etc to the Middle East . Later in 1924
just six years after World War I they established an
agency dealing in shipping and forwarding. In 1941
the Chowgule & Co Ltd was established and the Company
shipped 1500 tonnes of manganese ore to Czechoslovakia
in 1947 . From 1950 onwards began the shipment to
Japan under what came to be known as the Chowgule
Formula which involved a sort of a barter system ore
for machinery and upgradation .
Late Mr Yeshwantrao can aptly be described as a field
man be it at the Gavanem Mines Costi in Sanguem
Taluka he alongwith his older brother Vishwasrao D
Chowgule the Chairman of the Chowgule Group of
Companies would visit every mining establishment on
foot interact with the workers and knew the
intricacies of the mining trade and the barge movement
operations , exports exceedingly well that none could
question his ingenuity in the trade.
He was an ardent lover or sports and helped the Goa
Hockey Association during the late 70s . He was also
the first Municipal President of the Mormugao
Municipal Council. He was also the President of the
Goa Chamber of Commerce, Goa Mineral Exporters
Association and several other social cultural and
religious groups and ranked as the pioneer
industrialist of Goa. He leaves behind his wife two
daughters and four sons besides grand children.
GODFREY J I GONSALVES
Borda Margao Goa
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