Rameshwar Das Birla (also Rameshwardas Birla) (1892–1973) was an Indian

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. He was second son of Baldeo Das Birla and the father of Madhav Prasad Birla and Gajanan Birla. He is known for founding hospitals & educational institutions in

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and

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. Birla's decision in 1922 to remarry following the death of his first wife caused a split in the

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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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