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Circa.
1861. The single seed of the Birla Empire was sown
by Raja Baldeo Das Birla. From a humble
beginning, we have evolved into a monolithic,
multi-million dollar, global enterprise. It was the
lateral and vertical expansion from trading to
manufacturing that witnessed the chrysalis of one of
India’s first public limited companies. Under the astute
management of the four sons (The Birla Brothers) –
J.K.Birla, R.D. Birla, G.D. Birla, and B.M. Birla,
professional insight driven by prudent professionalism
saw business increase and multiply.
The Birla name is synonymous with engineering, steel,
chemicals, cement, telecom, textiles, cutting tools, IT
& BPO services, non-ferrous metals, viscose filament
yarn, carbon black, fertilizers, sponge iron,
automobiles, agri-inputs, insurance, financial products,
etc. Over the years, the growing business interests of
the Birla brothers led to the amicable and congenial
division of the companies and assets.
The Yash Birla Group is a well diversified entity with a
turnover of over US$500million. It’s no wonder that the
Birla entity is seen as not only a catalyst of India’s
economic growth but also synonymous with a Herculean
socio-economic philanthropic movement.
Having
contributed to India’s freedom struggle by propagating
Mahatma Gandhi’s ahimsa and non-violence, today, Birla
is associated with mobilizing funding and support to
many a charitable institution.
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“Life is no brief candle
for me. It is a sort of
splendid torch which I havegot hold of for the moment,
and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible
before handing it on future generations”.
Raja
Baldeo Das Birla |
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