Krishna Kumar Birla (1st death ceremony)
Dr. Krishna Kumar Birla (11 November 1918 – 30 August 2008) was a noted Indian industrialist of the Birla family, and the second son of Ghanshyam Das Birla. He also served as a Member of the Rajya Sabha. K.K. was one of the few noted industrialists who supported economic reforms in India in 1991.
In 1991, Birla established the K.K. Birla Foundation to promote Hindi literature and was the Chancellor of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science at Pilani.
Birla was the group chairman of the Zuari-Chambal group of companies with a turnover of Rs.10,000 crores. He was also the Chairman of ZUARI-CHAMBAL-PARADEEP, India's largest fertilizer combine in private sector.
Birla died on 30 August 2008 after a brief illness.
After the demise of Dr.Birla, his son-in-law Mr.S.K.Poddar have taken over as the chairman of Zuari-Chambal-Paradeep fertilizer combines. The sugar business is now headed by Mrs.Nandini Nopany, eldest daughter of Dr.Birla and Media group, Hindustan Times Media, is now chaired by Mrs.Shobhana Bhartia, Member of Parliament(Rajya Sabha). Mr.Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman-Aditya Birla Group and nephew of Dr.Birla, is the Chancellor of BITS-Pilani, the educational institutes of Birla Group, now.
Group companies include:
- Zuari Industries Ltd, (Flagship Company of the group)
- Chambal Fertlizers & Chemicals Ltd, (Promoted by Zuari in 1984)
- Paradeep Phosphates Ltd, (J.V, ZIL 80.41% & Govt. of India 19.59%)
- Zuari Investments Ltd, (Subsidiary of Z.I.L)
- Zuari Furniture Ltd, (Subsidiary of Z.I.L)
- Zuari Seeds Ltd, (Subsidiary of Z.I.L)
- Zuari Cement Ltd, (J.V, Z.I.L withdraws its share, now a Italcementi Group company)
- Chambal Agrotech Ltd, (J.V in Australia)
- Chambal Food Processing Unit, (Sold out)
- Sutlej Industries Ltd, (Spinning Mills)
- Birla Textile Mills Ltd,
- Oudh Sugar Mills Ltd,
- Texmaco Ltd,
- Indian Steamship Company Ltd,
- Zuari Indian Oiltanking Ltd, (J.V with I.O.L)
- Simon India Ltd, (J.V with Simon Carves)
- ISG Novasoft Ltd, (J.V with ISG, USA)
- Indo Maroc Phosphore Ltd,
- Style Spa Furniture Ltd,
- Hindustan Times Media Ltd,
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