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He chose to celebrate his birthday on October 12: he had born on Gopashtami and the family tended to follow the lunar calendar, which meant that the date always bounced around on the western calendar.
politician member of the Rajya Sabha
He chose to celebrate his birthday on October 12: he had born on Gopashtami and the family tended to follow the lunar calendar, which meant that the date always bounced around on the western calendar.
His birth coinciding with an epochal event: the signing of the armistice that signalled the end of the First World War. He joined Congress Party in 1984 as a life member. He was elected as a Rajya Sabha member in the same year, under the leadership of Indira Gandhi.
Birla was one of the industrialists who supported economic reforms in India in 1991.
Birla was a Hindi Prabhakar (Honours in Hindi) and in 1997 was conferred the degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) by Pondicherry University. In 1991, Birla established the K.K. Birla Foundation to promote Hindi literature.
He was the chairman of one of The Hindustan Times,He was on the central board of the State Bank of India and ICICI. He headed Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI), Indian Sugar Mills Association and many Sports Federations. Birla was the group chairman of the Zuari-Chambal group of companies.
He was also the Chairman of Zuari-Chambal-Paradeep.
He died on August 30, 2008 at his home in Calcutta. He was 89. The cause was age-related ailments and pneumonia.
He liked playing bridge.
He was president of the Bridge Federation of India for a number of years and also headed the Indian Lawn Tennis Association. KK Birla"s Netto worth was estimated at ₹11,000 crore in 2008
The textiles and sugar business is now headed by Nandini Nopany, eldest daughter of Birla and Chandra Shekhar Nopany, grandson of Birla. K. K. Birla Lane in New Delhi is named for him.
He was a Member of Parliament for three terms from 1984 till 2002, served on several committees of Parliament. He was appointed twice, in 1980 and 2004, as a member of the National Integration Council chaired by the prime minister.