Vasudev Salgaocar Vasudev Salgaocar Vasudev M. Salgaocar (1916-1984) was an Indian businessman, and the founder and chairman of the V. M. Salgaocar Group of Companies, active mainly in iron ore mining, but also in coal mining and wind energy. He also founded Salgaocar Football Club in 1956, a professional football club who play in the I-League, are based in Vasco, Goa, and are owned by the V. M. Salgaocar Group of Companies. Since his death, the company has been led by his two sons, Shivanand V. Salgaocar, and Dattaraj V. Salgaocar, joint managing directors. His other son was Anil Vasudev Salgaocar (1940-2016).
Vasantrao S. Dempo Group. Dempo Charities Trust, the philanthropic arm of the Group runs several educational institutions in Goa. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 1991. On 4 March 2016, a commemorative postage stamp was released in his honour. Vasantrao S. Dempo Vasantrao Shrinivas Dempo was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist from Goa, who founded the Dempo Group of Industries. The mining business he founded in 1941 has now grown to include interests in shipbuilding, minerals, foods, iron and steel, education, travels and construction. He was the founder of the Dempo S.C., a