The Union Bank (1828)
Type | Private sector |
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Industry | Banking, Insurance, Capital Markets and allied industries |
Founded | 1 April 1828 | as The Union Bank
Founder | Dwarkanath Tagore |
Defunct | 31 March 1848 |
Fate | Defunct |
Headquarters | Calcutta , India |
Number of locations | Bengal Presidency |
Area served | India |
Key people | Dwarkanath Tagore |
Products | Deposits, Personal Banking Schemes, C & I Banking Schemes, Agri Banking Schemes, SME Banking Schemes |
Services | Banking, Trade Finance |
The Union Bank was a bank founded in the year 1828 in British India by Prince Dwarkanath Tagore. The bank was the eleventh oldest bank in India.[1]
History[]
Founding[]
In 19th century India, Prince Dwarkanath Tagore owned his own trading firm Carr, Tagore and Company. Prince Dwarkanath Tagore desired to separate the financial activities of his firm into a separate banking company. As a result of this, the Union Bank was founded in the year 1828.[2]
The Union Bank was formed by the merger of two other banks: The Commercial Bank and The Calcutta Bank.[3][4]
Management[]
Prince Dwarkanath Tagore was the very first Indian to become a director of an Indian bank. All of the previous Indian banks had European directors and founders.[5]
Prince Dwarkanath Tagore was assisted by his Parsi friend who was a successful businessman in his own right in the 19th century.[6]
Final years[]
The bank collapsed in the year 1848. Prince Dwarkanath Tagore eventually died in London and is currently buried in London.[7]
Legacy[]
The bank is notable for being the eleventh oldest bank in India.[1]
The bank's founder, Prince Dwarkanath Tagore is also equally notable for being the very first Indian to start and operate a bank in India.[8][6]
See also[]
- Indian banking
- List of banks in India
References[]
- ^ a b "Reserve Bank of India - Museum". rbi.org.in.
- ^ "Dwarakanath Tagore - India's Industrious Pioneer".
- ^ [1]
- ^ N, Shivam (10 June 2016). "History of the Paper Currency in India: 3 Periods".
- ^ "Dwarkanath Tagore (1794-1864); Rabindranath's grandfather". The Scottish Centre of Tagore Studies. 5 February 2019.
- ^ a b "A friend of Dwarkanath Tagore, this Parsi Babu loved Calcutta". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ^ Paul, Aniek (22 August 2015). "The chequered history of Kolkata's banks". mint.
- ^ "Contribution of dwarkanarh tagore and tata company - Brainly.in". brainly.in.
External links[]
- Defunct banks of India
- Companies based in Kolkata
- Banks established in 1828