Krishna Kumar Birla

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Krishna Kumar Birla (11 November 1918 – 30 August 2008) was a noted Indian industrialist of the Birla family, and the second son of Ghanshyam Das Birla. He also served as a Member of the Rajya Sabha. Birla was one of the industrialists who supported economic reforms in India in 1991.^[1] He was the chancellor of BITS Pilani from 1983 until his death in 2008. The Goa Campus Of BITS, Pilani was renamed BITS, Pilani K.K Birla Goa Campus in his remembrance.

In 1991, Birla established the K.K. Birla Foundation to promote Hindi literature.

Birla was the group chairman of the Zuari-Chambal group of companies with a turnover of over Rs.10,000 crores. He was also the Chairman of Zuari-Chambal-Paradeep, India's largest fertilizer combine in private sector.

Birla died on 30 August 2008 after a brief illness.^[2]^[3]

Legacy

After the demise of Birla, his son-in-law Saroj Kumar Poddar took over as the chairman of Zuari-Chambal-Paradeep fertilizer combines.

The textiles and sugar business is now headed by Nandini Nopany, eldest daughter of Birla and Chandra Shekhar Nopany, grandson of Birla.

The Media group, Hindustan Times Media, is now chaired by his daughter Shobhana Bhartia, Member of Parliament.

Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman-Aditya Birla Group and grand nephew of Birla, took over as the Chancellor of BITS Pilani.

References

↑ K.K. Birla was among the few who supported reforms in 1991: PM; The Hindu, 13 December 2007
↑ Noted industrialist K K Birla dies at 90; Zee News, 31 August 2008
↑ Fact file: Dr KK Birla; Hindustan Times, 30 August 2008

v t e Aditya Birla Group

Companies	Aditya Birla Group Birla Corporation Grasim Industries Hindalco Industries Idea Cellular UltraTech Cement More

Notable non-Indian companies	Novelis Thai Peroxide Liaoning Birla Carbon A.V. Group Aditya Birla Minerals Ltd Swiss Singapore Overseas Enterprises Pte Ltd Thai Acrylic Fibre Thai Rayon Domsjö Fabriker

School and institutes	Aditya Birla Public School, Renukoot Aditya Birla Public School, Renusagar

Notable people	Kumar Mangalam Birla Baldeo Das Birla Ghanshyam Das Birla Krishna Kumar Birla Madhav Prasad Birla Rameshwar Das Birla Shobhana Bhartia Aditya Vikram Birla

v t e Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Campus	Pilani Dubai Goa Hyderabad

People	Ghanshyam Das Birla Chittaranjan Mitra Krishna Kumar Birla Kumar Mangalam Birla

Authority control	VIAF: 18680546

Hindu College, University of Delhi

Persondata
Name	Birla, Krishna
Alternative names
Short description	Indian politician
Date of birth	11 November 1918
Place of birth	Pilani, Rajasthan
Date of death	Kolkata, West Bengal
Place of death

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Krishna Kumar Birla

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