K K Birla, was a noted industrialist and former Rajya Sabha member.The chairman of Hindustan Times and several Birla group of industries
Krishna Kumar Birla was born in Pilani, Rajasthan, on October 12, 1918.
He was amongst the founder members of the Indian sugar industry which he joined in 1940. Birla had established one of India's biggest business conglomerates and his industrial empire spans key industries like sugar, fertilizers, chemicals, heavy engineering, textiles, shipping, newspaper, etc. He was a respected Parliamentarian, socialite, philanthropist and scholar apart from being an industrialist.
Birla was a Rajya Sabha MP for 18 consecutive years. In 1961, he was elected Sheriff of Calcutta and in 1997, he was conferred Doctor of Letters by Pondicherry University. He has headed a number of Chambers of Commerce such as Indian Sugar Mills Association, Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
He established the K K Birla Foundation which has instituted annual awards for excellence in Indian literature, scientific research and Indian philosophy.
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