Aditya Vikram Birla Kimigrg

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  (14 November 1944, - 1 October 1995),
was an Indi
Indian
an industrialist
industrialist..
2 Born into one of the largest business families of India, Birla
oversaw the diversification of his group into textiles,
petrochemicals and telecommunications.
2 He was one of the first Indian industrialists to expand abroad,
setting up plants in South East Asia , Philippines and Egypt,
among other places.
2 His unexpected death at the age of 52 left his youn
youngg son in charge
of his group of companies
companies..
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2 Birla,Indian
Birla,I ndian industrialist who headed the Birla Group, an international
business empire that included interests in aluminum, textiles,
petrochemicals, and telecommunications,
telecommunications, was born on 14 November
1943 in Kolkata to industrialist Basant Kumar and Sarala Birla. His
grandfather Ghanshyam Das Birla was an associate of Mahatma
Gandhi..
Gandhi
2 After college in Kolkata, Birla earned a degree in chemical
engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,USA
Technology,USA.. He
was married to Rajashri and had a daughter Vasavadatta and a
son Kumar Mangalam, who now heads the Aditya Birla Group.
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2 After returning to India in 1965, Birla struck out on his own in textiles.
His Eastern Spinning Mills in Kolkata quickly became a success, putting the
group's sinking rayon and textile business back on track.
2 In 1969, Birla set up Indo-
Indo-Thai Synthetics Company Ltd, the group's first
overseas company
2 From 1973 to 1982, he set up his so many overseas companies.
2 Under his leadership the companies became the largest producer of
Viscose staple fibre and refiner of palm oil.
oil.
2 Apart of being the Chairman of his own companies in India and overseas,
Mr.Birla served as Director on the Boards of the Reserve Bank Of India, of
Air India and of The India Fund, which is the country¶s largest mutual fund
floated internationally by the Indian Government.
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2 CEMENT PRODUCTS
Birla Super
Birla White
UltraTech Cement

2 TEXTILES
Grasim
Thai Acrylic Fibre

2 TELECOM
Idea

2 INSURANCE
Birla Sun Life Insurance
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 by the Bombay Metropolitan
Jaycees in 1978.
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 by the North Bombay Jaycees in 1984.
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  by the Amravathi Chamber Of Commerce
& Industry in 1985.
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 by the FIE Foundation in 1992.
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  by the Business India in 1990.
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 by the All India Association of
Industries in January 1996.
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2 In 1993, Birla was diagnosed with prostate cancer. His
wife and son took on many of the responsibilities of the
group..
group
2 In 1995, he was admitted to the Johns Hopkins
Hospital in Baltimore for treatment for prostate cancer.
After four months of struggle he died on October the
1st of October 1995.
2 Indian Prime Minister (then Finance Minister)
Manmohan Singh called Mr. Birla ü 


  

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The real race for excellence is the one


where you sprint against yourself,
endeavor to outperform, raise the bar
time, excellence is an ever moving target.
target.
  

 

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