Rameshwar Das Birla (also Rameshwardas Birla) (1892–1973) was an Indian entrepreneur. He was second son of

Baldeo Das Birla Baldeo Das Birla was an Indian entrepreneur. He contributed to the establishment of the Medical College Calcutta, and also built the Laxminarayan Temple, Delhi, also known as ''Birla Mandir'', which was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1939. B ...

and the father of

Madhav Prasad Birla Madhav Prasad Birla (1918–1990) was an Indian entrepreneur based at Calcutta, West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, a ...

and

Gajanan Birla Gajanan is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Gajanan Maharaj, saint from Shegaon, Maharashtra, India *Gajanan Jagirdar (1907–1988), veteran Indian film director, screenwriter and actor *Gajanan Kirtikar, Leader of Shiv Sena Par ...

. He is known for founding hospitals & educational institutions in Mumbai, Kolkata and Pilani. Birla's decision in 1922 to remarry following the death of his first wife caused a split in the

Maheshwari Maheshwari, also spelled Maheshvari, is a Hindu caste of India, originally from what is now the state of Rajasthan. Their traditional occupation is that of commerce and as such they form part of the wider Bania occupation-based community that ...

caste of which his family were a member. They were outcast by the community, who doubted that his new wife was herself a Maheshwari and thus believed that Birla had broken the caste rules relating to marriage.

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URL accessed on 1 April 2006 Rameshwar Das Rajasthani people 1892 births 1973 deaths Indian businesspeople in textiles Founders of Indian schools and colleges 20th-century Indian philanthropists {{India-business-bio-stub

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