Chandra Kant Birla is an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He is chairman of the

CK Birla Group CK Birla Group, is an Indian multinational conglomerate named after Chandra Kant Birla, headquartered in the Birla Tower in Barakhamba road, New Delhi, India. Earlier the group was led by industrialists - BM Birla and GD Birla (Padma Vibhus ...

, a conglomerate operating across home and building products, automotive and technology, and healthcare and education.

Career

In addition to chairmanship of the group, CK Birla is the chairman of AVTEC, HIL, National Engineering Industries, Neosym, Orient Cement and

Orient Paper & Industries CK Birla Group, is an Indian multinational conglomerate named after Chandra Kant Birla, headquartered in the Birla Tower in Barakhamba road, New Delhi, India. Earlier the group was led by industrialists - BM Birla and GD Birla (Padma Vibh ...

. He also serves as member of the board of directors of the Commonwealth Business Council, chairman of the board of governors of the Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, chairman of the board of governors of the Indian Institute of Management,

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and a trustee of The Calcutta Medical Research Institute. And the chairman of Gmmco Ltd. ( a dealership and partnership of caterpillar) Under his direction the

has involved itself in philanthropic activities across science and technology, art and culture, and heritage preservation. The group also works to improve the livelihoods of rural and underprivileged communities in India.

Personal life

CK Birla is the son of Ganga Prasad Birla, and a member of the Birla family. He was educated at La Martiniere for Boys, Calcutta and

Calcutta University The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate State university (India), state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered ...

. He is married to Amita Birla, daughter Raj Bagri, one of the founders of the London-based Metal Exchange. Amita sits on the boards of BirlaSoft,

NBC Bearings NBC Bearings is the brand of National Engineering Industries Limited (NEI), a part of the US$ 2.4 billion C K Birla Group, which manufactures a wide range of bearings for the automotive, industrial, aerospace and railways sector. The company h ...

and Birla Corporate Services.

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CK Birla Hospital
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