Birla group patriarch Basant Kumar Birla, 99, passes away in Mumbai: Family.
Born on 12 January 1921, Birla was the chairman of the Krishnarpan Charity Trust, BK Birla Institute of Engineering and Technology and various educational trusts and institutes.
He was the youngest son of industrialist and philanthropist Ghanshyam Das Birla.
He is survived by his daughters Jayshree Mohta and Manjushree Khaitan.