Background
He was born in Mumbai on 4 July 1918.
He was born in Mumbai on 4 July 1918.
Priyamvada Devi. He had set up a host of companies like Birla Corporation, Universal Cables, Vindhya Telelinks, Hindustan Gum & Chemicals, Digvijay Woollen Mills, Indian Smelting. He also established Birla Planetorium & Belle Vue Clinic and several schools in Calcutta. He also served as vice chairman of Bombay Hospital Trust.
He died on 30 July 1990 at Calcutta.