1. IMERT
Department of MBA
YEAR 2018-2019
SEM-1
INDIAN BUSINESS LEADER
GHANSHYAM DAS BIRLA
Guide name: Prof. VIVEKANAND GAIKWAD
Submitted By
Amit Sharma
Krishana Chavan
2. Ghanshyam Das Birla
Born: 10th April 1894
Place of Origin: Pilani,
Rajasthan
Profession: Entrepreneur
INTRODUCTION
3. In 1884 A.D. Baldeo Das Birla (Father of Ghanshyam Das Birla) went to Bombay
in search of new avenues of trade.
He established his firm Shiv Narian Baldeo Das in Bombay in 1884 and Baldeo
Das Jugal Kishore in 1897 in Calcutta.
The firms started their business in Silver, Cotton, Grain and other
commodities.
He was succeeded by 4 sons, Jugal Kishore, Rameshwar Das, Ghanshyam Das
and Braj Mohan.
Ghanshyam Das was the most successful of his four brothers.
ORIGIN & HISTORY
4. ATTRIBUTE OF BIRLA
• He was a very Simple living person.
• He always followed the path of Mahatma Gandhi.
• He was a Ambitious as well as Aspiring person.
• The main Part is he always Focused on knowing his as well as his
company’s Strength and Weakness.
5. Birla left Pilani for Calcutta in order to start his own business with Cotton and Jute
Industry.
Later on he took over his Family Business and expanded.
In the 1940s, he Ventured into the territory of cars and established Hindustan
Motors.
UCO Bank, formerly United Commercial Bank, established by him in 1943 in Kolkata.
After independence, Birla invested in tea and textiles through a series of
acquisitions of erstwhile European companies.
OTHER BUSINESS
6. Besides being a Successful Business, he is also active in Political and Social
feilds:
In 1926, he was elected to Central Legislative Assembly.
He was the Founding President of Harijan Sevak Sangh founded by Mahatma
Gandhi in Delhi in 1932.
He Started Birla Engineering College.
SOCIAL ACTIVITES
AND CONTRIBUTIONS
7. ICON OF INDIAN INDUSTRY
Ghanshyam Das Birla Founded:
Aditya Birla Group
Birla Institute of Technology
FICCI (The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry
8. AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Awards:
Winner of AON Best Employer.
He was Bestowed upon India’s Second Hightest Avilian Honour, the Padma
Vishushan by Govt of India 1957.