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Basant Kumar Birla

businessman from India
Person human Q4866219

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
January 12, 1921
Date of death
July 3, 2019
Place of birth
Kolkata
Place of death
Mumbai
Country of citizenship
India, British Raj, Dominion of India[13][14][15]
Occupation
businessperson, autobiographer
Award received
Officer of the Order of the Crown[16]
Father
Ghanshyam Das Birla[7]
Mother
Mahadevi Birla[8]
Spouse
Sarla Birla[9]
Child
Aditya Vikram Birla, Manjushree Khaitan, Jayashree Mohta, Manjushree Khaitan[10][11][12]
Sibling
Krishna Kumar Birla, Lakshmi Niwas Birla[20][21]
Family name
Birla[19]
Residence
Kolkata[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Basant Kumar Birla en Sir Basant Kumar Birla fa باسانت کومار بیرلا ja BKビルラ財閥
🔖 Identifiers · 13
ISNI
0000000025577085
VIAF cluster ID
69845659
Library of Congress authority ID
n85104415
GND ID
12383452X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Basant Kumar Birla - Kolkata 2009-05-02 0066.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16725269b
FAST ID
205808
Freebase ID
/m/03c73yc
National Library of Israel ID (old)
002228475
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007424330405171
National Virtual Library of India ID
555069
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmHCJXMBTm6bYCrJm7rbd
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Yale LUX ID
person/a1ecf476-90a1-4fac-b8b5-f7842713cd49

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 3
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Occupation 2
businessperson, autobiographer
Child 1
Aditya Vikram Birla
Children (paternal) 1
Aditya Vikram Birla
Father 1
Ghanshyam Das Birla
Instance of 1
human
Parent of 1
Ghanshyam Das Birla
Place of birth 1
Kolkata
Place of death 1
Mumbai
Residence 1
Kolkata
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Krishna Kumar Birla
Siblings 1
Krishna Kumar Birla
Spouse 1
Sarla Birla
Spouses 1
Sarla Birla
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Summary

Basant Kumar Birla was born on January 12, 1921[1], in Kolkata[2]. He died on July 3, 2019[3], in Mumbai[4]. He worked as a businessperson[5] and autobiographer[6].

FAQs

Where was Basant Kumar Birla born?

Basant Kumar Birla's place of birth was Kolkata[2].

Where did Basant Kumar Birla die?

Basant Kumar Birla passed away in Mumbai[4].

Who were Basant Kumar Birla's parents?

Basant Kumar Birla's father was Ghanshyam Das Birla[7]. Basant Kumar Birla's mother was Mahadevi Birla[8].

Who was Basant Kumar Birla married to?

Basant Kumar Birla's spouses include Sarla Birla[9].

What did Basant Kumar Birla do for work?

Basant Kumar Birla worked as a businessperson[5] and autobiographer[6].

What awards did Basant Kumar Birla receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the Crown[16].

Related Entities

India Mumbai

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . rediff.com. Retrieved . rediff.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . business-standard.com. Retrieved . business-standard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . indianexpress.com. Retrieved . indianexpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved . timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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