Basant Kumar Birla

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B.K.Birla

BK Birla is son of Ghanshyam Das Birla^[1], Father of Late Aditya Birla, Grand Father of Kumar Mangalam Birla, brother of KK Birla & Chairman of BK Birla Group, Krishnarpan Charity Trust, BK Birla Institute of Engineering & Technology, Pilani ( BKBIET } and various educational Trusts & Institutes.

Shri. B.K. Birla, 1921 the youngest son of the late Ghanshyam Das Birla was born on 4th February & married in April 1942 to Sarala & had one son – Aditya Vikram Birla who expired in 1995 – and has two daughters – Jayashree Mohta and Manjushree Khaitan. At the age of 15, he was actively associated with a large number of Companies & became the Chairman of Kesoram Industries. 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, M.D.F. Board etc. & Indo Ethiopian Textiles Share Company was established by him which was the first major joint venture by any Indian Industrialist in globe & the Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Sellassie awarded him, the medal of the Mainelik II’, the highest Ethiopian Award. He is heading the following Companies:

Jay Shree Tea & Industries
Kesoram Industries Limited
Century Enka Limited
Century Textiles & Industries Limited

He has made notable contributions through his social and institutional activities & takes active part in their working & is associated as Governor or Trustee or otherwise by establishing the following Institutions:

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
BK Birla Institute of Engineering & Technology, Pilani
Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences, Bhiwani
Birla Education Trust, Pilani
Birla Vidya Vihar Trust, Calcutta
Birla Sanskriti Trust, Calcutta
Birla Vidya Mandir, Nainital
Birla Vidya Niketan, New Delhi
G.D. Birla Memorial School, Ranikhet
Ashok Hall, Ranikhet
Birla Technical Training Institute, Pilani
Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Calcutta
Swar Sangam, Calcutta
Sangit Kala Mandir, Calcutta
Sangit Kala Mandir Trust, Calcutta
B K Birla Centre For Education, Pune
TB and General Hospital, Ranchi
Birla Pediatric Clinic
Addis Ababa
Mahadevi Birla Mangal Niketan
Mahadevi Birla Kalyan Mandapam
Temple of Understanding
Dharamshala and Guest Houses for pilgrims at holy places

1 Awards
2 Trivia
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Awards

"Medal of the Mainelik II"

“Officer in the order of Organge Nassau” by the Netherlands Government.

“Officer in the order of the Crown” by the Belgian Government.

[edit] Trivia

He has hobby of music, art, literature, photography and sports and have received medals and certificates of merit. His collection of Indian Art including the collection of Birla Academy of Art & Culture is praiseworthy. He is the Chairman of Krishnarpan Charity Trust which runs an Engineering College in Rajasthan & of Swargashram Trust, Rishikesh which runs a Sanskrit school.