Basant Kumar Birla

( BKBIET } and various educational Trusts & Institutes.

Shri. B.K. Birla, 1921 the youngest son of the late Ghanshyam Das Birla was born on 4th February & married in April 1942 to Sarala & had one son – Aditya Vikram Birla who expired in 1995 – and has two daughters – Jayashree Mohta and Manjushree Khaitan. At the age of 15, he was actively associated with a large number of Companies & became the Chairman of Kesoram Industries. He concentrated on the industries of cotton, viscose, polyester and nylon yarns, refractory, paper, shipping, tyrecord, transparent paper, spun pipe, cement, tea, coffee, cardamom, chemicals, plywood, M.D.F. Board etc. & Indo Ethiopian Textiles Share Company was established by him which was the first major joint venture by any Indian Industrialist in globe & the Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Sellassie awarded him, the medal of the Mainelik II’, the highest Ethiopian Award. He is heading the following Companies:
* Jay Shree Tea & Industries
* Kesoram Industries Limited
* Century Enka Limited
* Century Textiles & Industries Limited He has made notable contributions through his social and institutional activities & takes active part in their working & is associated as Governor or Trustee or otherwise by establishing the following Institutions:
*Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
*BK Birla Institute of Engineering & Technology, Pilani
*Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences, Bhiwani
*Birla Education Trust, Pilani
*Birla Vidya Vihar Trust, Calcutta
*Birla Sanskriti Trust, Calcutta
*Birla Vidya Mandir, Nainital
*Birla Vidya Niketan, New Delhi
*G.D. Birla Memorial School, Ranikhet
*Ashok Hall, Ranikhet
*Birla Technical Training Institute, Pilani
*Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Calcutta
*Swar Sangam, Calcutta
*Sangit Kala Mandir, Calcutta
*Sangit Kala Mandir Trust, Calcutta
*B K Birla Centre For Education, Pune
*TB and General Hospital, Ranchi
*Birla Pediatric Clinic
*Addis Ababa
*Mahadevi Birla Mangal Niketan
*Mahadevi Birla Kalyan Mandapam
*Temple of Understanding
*Dharamshala and Guest Houses for pilgrims at holy places

Awards

* "Medal of the Mainelik II"

* “Officer in the order of Organge Nassau” by the Netherlands Government.

* “Officer in the order of the Crown” by the Belgian Government.

Trivia

He has hobby of music, art, literature, photography and sports and have received medals and certificates of merit. His collection of Indian Art including the collection of Birla Academy of Art & Culture is praiseworthy. He is the Chairman of Krishnarpan Charity Trust which runs an Engineering College in Rajasthan & of Swargashram Trust, Rishikesh which runs a Sanskrit school.

References

External links

* [http://www.bkbirlacentre.com/index1.htm B.K. Birla Centre of Education]
* [http://www.ibnlive.com/news/kumar-mangalam-to-lead-bk-birla-empire-in-3-years/46819-7.html Kumar Mangalam to lead BK Birla]
* [http://www.adityabirla.com/media/press_reports/house_of_enterprise.htm Aditya Birla Group]