Latest Updates
Toll free: 1-800-212-3001 Apply online Pay online
Late Basant Kumar Birla & Late Sarala Birla, successors of Late G.D. Birla, our Founders and Patrons established Birla Academy of Art & Culture (BAAC) in Calcutta in 1964 to promote arts, culture, literature and education. The academy has been vital in establishing Birla Global University.
Born on 12th January 1921, Late Basant Kumar Birla is the youngest son of the Late G.D. Birla Married in April 1942 to Late Sarala Birla – daughter of Late Brijlal Biyani, who was one of the most important political and social workers of Berar. Late Basant Kumar Birla had one son – Late Aditya Vikram Birla who expired in 1995 – and has two daughters – Jayashree Mohta and Manjushree Khaitan.
Late B. K. Birla has been involved in management since he was 15. Apart from being associated with the management of several companies like Birla Brothers Pvt. Ltd. and Kesoram Industries & Cotton Mills Ltd., he has established many new industries for producing cotton, paper, polyester and nylon yarns, cement, chemical, tea, coffee, and cardamom.
He was the first Indian industrialist to set up a company abroad namely Indo-Ethiopian Textiles in 1959. For this, he was awarded with the medal of Maineik II, the highest Ethiopian award by the then emperor. Apart from heading his industrial ventures like Jay Shree Tea & Industries, Kesoram Industries Ltd., Century Enka Ltd., and Century Textiles Ltd., he has been making dynamic contributions to education sector of the country. While he is associated with Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences, Pilani, Birla Education Trust, Pilani and BITS, Biwani as trustee, he has been pivotal and keenly interested in educational institutions noted below:
