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Birla Corporation
Birla Corporation Limited is an Indian-based flagship company of the M P Birla group of companies, founded by Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla in the late 1910s and carried on by Madhav Prasad Birla. In the 1890s, Birla Corporation was a jute manufacturing company, but over time, it grew to operate four main divisions: cement, jute, linoleum, and auto trim. It is not a part of the Aditya Birla Group, a multinational conglomerate with products ranging from metals, cements, textiles, agricultural businesses, telecommunications, IT, and financial services. Formerly known as Birla Jute Manufacturing Company Limited, with the expansion of divisions, the company changed their name in 1998 to Birla Corporation Limited. History File:Birla Family Tree.jpg Before Birla Corporation Ltd. Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla’s grandfather, Shiv Narayana Birla used his capital from a moneylending business and started a cotton business. With a successful venture, he went back to Pilani, his birthplace, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhav Prasad Birla
Madhav Prasad Birla (1918–1990) was an Indian entrepreneur based at Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Biography He was born in Mumbai on 4 July 1918. He is the founder of M.P Birla Group, M.P. Birla Group. He was married to Smt. Priyamvada Devi . He had set up a host of companies like Birla Corp, Universal Cables, Vindhya Telelinks, Hindustan Gum & Chemicals, Digvijay Woollen Mills, Indian Smelting. He also established Birla Planetarium & Belle Vue Clinic and several schools in Calcutta. He also served as vice chairman of Bombay Hospital Trust. He died on 30 July 1990 at Calcutta. See also *Birla family *M. P. Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School References External linksBio at Bombay Hospital page Birla family, Madhav Prasad Rajasthani people 1918 births 1990 deaths Founders of Indian schools and colleges 20th-century Indian philanthropists {{India-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |