Madhav Prasad Birla (1918–1990) was an Indian
entrepreneur
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based at
Calcutta
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,
West Bengal
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, India.
Biography
He was born in Mumbai on 4 July 1918. He is the founder of
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
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Birla family
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M. P. Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School
References
External links
Bio at Bombay Hospital page
Madhav Prasad
Rajasthani people
1918 births
1990 deaths
Founders of Indian schools and colleges
20th-century Indian philanthropists
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