Basant Kumar Birla
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B. K. Birla
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| Born | 4 February 1921 Kolkata, India |
| Residence | Kolkata |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Marwari |
| Known for | Industrialist |
| Home town | Pilani |
| Spouse(s) | SMT. SARLA BIRLA[1] |
| Parent(s) | Ghanshyam Das Birla |
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Basant Kumar Birla (born 4 February 1921)[2] is an Indian businessman of the Birla family. He is chairman of the Krishnarpan Charity Trust, BK Birla Institute of Engineering & Technology (BKBIET), and various educational trusts and institutes.
Biography
Birla, the youngest son of philanthropist Ghanshyam Das Birla, was born on 4 February 1921.[3] By fifteen years of age, he was already actively associated with a large number of companies and eventually became the chairman of Kesoram Industries.[when?] In this role, he concentrated on the industries of cotton, viscose, polyester and nylon yarns, refractory, paper, shipping, tyrecord, transparent paper, spun pipe, cement, tea, coffee, cardamom, chemicals, plywood, MDF Board, etc.
He later[when?] established the Indo Ethiopian Textiles Share Company, which was the first major joint venture by any Indian industrialist.[citation needed] In response, the Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, awarded him the medal of the Order of Menelik II, the highest Ethiopian award.[citation needed]
In April 1942, he married Sarala, the daughter of activist and writer Brijlal Biyani, after having been introduced to each other by Jamnalal Bajaj and Mahatma Gandhi.[4] They had a son, Aditya Vikram Birla, and two daughters, Jayashree Mohta and Manjushree Khaitan.
He is currently the chairman of the Krishnarpan Charity Trust, which runs an engineering college named BK Birla Institute of Engineering & Technology in pilani, Rajasthan, and the Swargashram Trust, which administers a Sanskrit school in Rishikesh. He is the author of several books, including an autobiography entitled Svantah Sukhaya.
Companies
- Century Enka Limited
- Century Textiles & Industries Limited
- Jay Shree Tea & Industries
- Kesoram Industries Ltd.
- Mangalam Cement Limited
- Pilani Investment & Industries Corporation Limited
- Jay Shree Sugar Mills
- Maihar Cement
Philanthropy
He has made notable contributions through his social and institutional activities and takes an active part in their working. He is associated as governor, trustee, or otherwise by establishing the following institutions:
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Awards
- Medal of the Order of Menelik II[citation needed]
- Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (the Netherlands)
- Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
See also
References
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- ↑ डॉ सरला बिरला पंचतत्व में विलीन Prabhat Khabar, Mar 30 2015
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External links
Documentary Film on Century Rayon – Tyre Cord Plant by Makshi Infotech
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- Indian businesspeople
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- 1921 births
- Living people
- Officers of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- Officers of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
- Recipients of the Order of Menelik II
- Indian businesspeople in textiles
- Founders of Indian schools and colleges
- Indian philanthropists
