Lakshmi Niwas Birla (11 July 1909 - 29 August 1994) was one of the scions of

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and a noted Industrialist , philanthropist , writer and art connoisseur. He was the eldest son of

Ghanshyam Das Birla Ghanshyam Das Birla (10 April 1894 – 11 June 1983) was an Indian businessman and member of the Birla Family. Birla family history Ghanshyam Das Birla was born on 10 April 1894 at Pilani town in Jhunjhunu district, in the region known as R ...

and his first wife Durgadevi. He was later adopted by

Jugal Kishore Birla Sheth Jugal Kishore Birla (23 May 1883– 24 June 1967) was scion of the Birla family and eldest son of Baldeo Das Birla. He was a noted industrialist, philanthropist and vocal supporter of Hindu philosophy. Life He started his business career ...

. He later married to Sushila Devi and had one son Sudarshan Kumar Birla from marriage born in 1934. He served as president of Indian Chamber of Commerce in 1951 and the

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for year 1967. He wrote many books in English and Hindi and was also noted art connoisseur. He donated monies to build Hindu temples. The idols of Hindu temple at

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had been bought out of his donations.

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{{Reflist 1909 births 1994 deaths Birla family Hindi-language writers Indian industrialists Indian philanthropists