Madhav Prasad Birla

Madhav Prasad Birla (1918–1990) was an Indian entrepreneur based at Calcutta, West Bengal, India.

Madhav Prasad Birla
Born	(1918-07-04)4 July 1918
Died	30 July 1990(1990-07-30) (aged 72) Calcutta
Family	Birla family

Biography

He was born in Mumbai on 4 July 1918. He is the founder of M.P. Birla Group. He was married to Smt. Priyamvada Devi. He had set up a host of companies like Birla Corp, Universal Cables, Vindhya Telelinks, Hindustan Gum & Chemicals, Digvijay Woollen Mills, Indian Smelting. He also established Birla Planetarium & Belle Vue Clinic and several schools in Calcutta. He also served as vice chairman of Bombay Hospital Trust.

He died on 30 July 1990 at Calcutta.

See also

• Birla family
• M. P. Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School