Aditya Vikram Birla-Former Chairman of Aditya Birla Group

Aditya was born in Kolkata on November 14, 1943. The Birla Empire was started by Ghanshyam Das Birla, his grandfather. His formal education began in Kolkata, and he received his science degree from St. Xavier’s College. He received his chemical engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Rajshri was his wife, and the couple had a son and a daughter.

Name	Aditya Vikram Birla-Former chairman of Aditya Birla Group
Born	November 14, 1943 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India.
Died	1st October 1995 (aged 51)
Nationality	Indian
Education	Degree in Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Spouse	Rajashree Birla
Children	Kumar Mangalam, Vasavadatta Bajaj
Parents	Basant Kumar Birla, Sarala Birla

Career

He returned to India in 1965 and oversaw the textile industry. In Kolkata, he established the Eastern Spinning Mills, which was very successful. He later increased his business in the oil industry. He founded the first foreign company, Indo-Thai Synthetics Company Ltd., in 1969. Later, he founded P.T. Elegant Textiles, which was Indonesia’s first business.The businesses he oversaw rose to become the biggest refiners of palm oil and producers of viscose staple fibre.

Aditya Vikram Birla was recognised as India’s first global industrialist by the Indian government. He established the Sangeeta Kala Kendra to support and foster the performing arts. When Indo-Gulf Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. was experiencing a liquidity crisis, he led its expansion into a blue-chip company.

The Aditya Birla Group is led by Kumar Mangalam Birla, his son. He passed away from prostate cancer on October 1st, 1995. The group’s initiatives have been taken by his wife and kids. Aditya Vikram Birla was the subject of a biography.

Aditya Vikram Birla - Wikipedia

Remembrance

The Indian industrialist Aditya Vikram Birla was the descendant of G. D. Birla. He comes from one of India’s wealthiest business families. The Birla family now works in telecommunications, petrochemicals, and textiles. He was one of the first Indian industrialists to establish plants abroad, doing so in Egypt, the Philippines, and Southeast Asia. He is among the most remarkable and inspirational businessmen. His skills and ideas have allowed him to expand his business to other nations. He introduced the idea of sustainable livelihood, teaching people to work and provide for themselves for the rest of their lives rather than lead simple lives. His initiatives have demonstrated the modern, professional, and forward-thinking side of Indian business.

The Aditya Birla Group was created in his honour, and it provides scholarships. It was created with the goal of locating fresh talent and potential future leaders from prestigious Indian institutions. The Birla Institute of Technology and Science, seven Indian Institutes of Technology, and six Indian Institutes of Management each award this scholarship to more than 40 students each year. Now, law schools are included in the expansion. In Pimpri-Chinchwad, the Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital was founded in his honour.

Awards

In 1978, he won the Outstanding Young Person Award from the Bombay Metropolitan Jaycees.
He was given the North Bombay Jaycees Outstanding Citizen Award in 1984.
He received the Man of the Year Award from the Amravathi Chamber of Commerce & Industry in 1985.
He received the Giant International Award in 1986 for his work in business and industry.
He was honoured with the Madras Management Association’s Business Leadership Award and Business India’s Businessman of the Year Award in 1990.
He received the RashtraBhushan Award from the FIE Foundation and the Management Man of the Year Award from the Bombay Management Association in 1992.
The Rotary Club of Calcutta presented him with the Platinum Jubilee Rotary Award in 1994 for his contributions to industry.
He received the Rotary International Vocational Excellence Award in 1995.
He was given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the All India Association of Industries and the All India Management Association’s Outstanding Contribution to the Phenomenal Growth of the Indian Cement Industry awards in 1996.