Monday, September 8, 2008
Titan of industry, media baron, educationist Krishna Kumar Birla, 89
Krishna Kumar Birla, Chairman of the Hindusthan Times group of newspapers and Chancellor of Birla Institute of Technology and Science, died at his mansion in Kolkata's leafy and exclusive Old Ballygunge on August 30 morning. He was 89. His wife of 67 years, Manorama, had died a month ago.
A Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament for 18 years, he is survived by three daughters - Nandini Nopany, Sobhana Bhartia and Jyoti Poddar.
Patriarch of one of India's preeminent industrial dynasties, his last rites were performed by his grand nephew, Kumaramangalam Birla, at the Keoratola Crematorium in South Kolkata, in the presence of his brother, B.K. Birla and other members of the Birla clan. The West Bengal Governor, Gopal Krishna Gandhi, drove to Birla Park on receipt of news of the death. The Governor is a grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and their two families have been knit together through years of trial during the freedom struggle.
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A Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament for 18 years, he is survived by three daughters - Nandini Nopany, Sobhana Bhartia and Jyoti Poddar.
Patriarch of one of India's preeminent industrial dynasties, his last rites were performed by his grand nephew, Kumaramangalam Birla, at the Keoratola Crematorium in South Kolkata, in the presence of his brother, B.K. Birla and other members of the Birla clan. The West Bengal Governor, Gopal Krishna Gandhi, drove to Birla Park on receipt of news of the death. The Governor is a grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and their two families have been knit together through years of trial during the freedom struggle.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: Birla Park, BITS, freedom struggle, Ghanshyamdas Birla, K K Birla, Kumaramangalam Birla, Mahatma Gandhi, Manorama, media baron, Patriarch, Titan
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