Industrialist G P Birla passes away
06 Mar 2010
Noted industrialist Padma Bhushan G P Birla, 86, passed away late Friday night in Kolkata following a prolonged illness at his Kolkata residence. He is survived by his wife Nirmala, son C K Birla and daughter Lekha Poddar.
Birla's last rites were performed today at Keoratala crematorium.
Son of the late Braj Mohan Birla, G P Birla headed the the G P-C K Birla Group, which has diversified activities across four continents in both manufacturing and services sectors.
The group has a significant presence in the manufacturing sector including automobiles and components, engineering products, building products, industrial chemicals and paper.
The companies under the group include Orient Paper & Industries Ltd, Hindustan Motors Ltd, Indian Smelting & Refining Co Ltd, Hyderabad Industries Ltd, BM Birla Heart Research Centre, Calcutta Medical Research Institute, Nigeria Engineering Works Ltd, Nigeria, and Pan African Paper Mills (EA) Ltd, Kenya.
Birla believed that the role of industry was not limited to being a mere means of wealth generation, rather more importantly it should serve as a means for securing the welfare and upliftment of societies.
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