The Birla Family
From a merchant family in Rajasthan, the Birlas became one of India's largest industrial dynasties. Their contributions extend to education, philanthropy, manufacturing and the independence movement — G.D. Birla was a close confidant of Mahatma Gandhi.
Places, portraits and paper.
Names carried across generations.
- 01Baldeodas Birla
- 02Ghanshyam Das Birla
- 03Basant Kumar Birla
- 04Aditya Vikram Birla
- 05Kumar Mangalam Birla
- · Ghanshyam Das Birla
- · Basant Kumar Birla
Major events by generation.
- 1894Ghanshyam Das (G. D.) Birla born in Pilani, Rajasthan.
- 1918Founds Birla Jute Mills in Calcutta.
- 1932Establishes Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani.
- 1948Mahatma Gandhi assassinated at Birla House, Delhi.
- 1962K. K. Birla and Aditya Vikram Birla expand the group globally.
- 1995Kumar Mangalam Birla takes charge of the Aditya Birla Group.
Places associated with the family.
- Birla House (Gandhi Smriti), New DelhiHeritage site
- BITS Pilani campusHeritage site
- Birla Temples across IndiaHeritage site
- Birla Museum, PilaniHeritage site
Biographies of prominent descendants.
- Ghanshyam Das BirlaFounder, philanthropist
- Basant Kumar BirlaIndustrialist
- Aditya Vikram BirlaFounder, Aditya Birla Group
- Kumar Mangalam BirlaChairman, Aditya Birla Group
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