Brij Mohan Birla (1904 – 1981) was one of the scions of

Birla family The Birla family is an Indian business family connected with the industrial and social history of India. Foundations The Birla family's origins trace to the Maheshwari community of Bania Vaishya traders. The family was outcasted in 1922 when ...

and an industrialist and philanthropist. He was the youngest and 4th son of

Baldeo Das Birla Baldeo Das Birla (1863–1956) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He contributed to the establishment of the Medical College Calcutta, and also built the Laxminarayan Temple, Delhi, also known as ''Birla Mandir'', which was inaugur ...

. He was chairman of

Hindustan Motors Hindustan Motors is an Indian Automotive industry, automotive manufacturer based in Kolkata. It is a part of the Birla Technical Services conglomerate. Hindustan Motors was the largest car manufacturer in India before the rise of Maruti Udyog. ...

, Ruby General Insurance, India Exchange Ltd, NBC Bearing and was on board of several other Birla companies. He founded Hindustan Motors in 1942 and NBC Bearings in 1946.

CK Birla Group CKA Birla Group (previously CK Birla Group) is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Birla Tower on Barakhamba Road, New Delhi, India. The group has been historically led by industrialists Braj Mohan Birla and Ganga Prasad B ...

is successor to his branch of Birla family. He was president of

Indian Chamber of Commerce Indian Chamber of Commerce is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group having its headquarter situated in Kolkata, India. It is one of the oldest trade association in the country and it was founded in year 1925. ICC's current pres ...

in 1936 and the

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group based in India. History Established in 1927, on the advice of Mahatma Gandhi by Indian businessman G.D. Birla a ...

for year 1954. He was a philanthropist and there are many institutions which own its existence due to donations by him and his trusts:- *

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (BIT, Mesra) is a government funded technical institute (GFTI) situated at Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. It was declared as a deemed university under Section 3 of the UGC Act. The institute was included under ...

near

Ranchi Ranchi (; ) is the capital city and also the largest district by population of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern ...

was established in the year 1955 him *

Birla Mandir, Jaipur Birla Mandir, Jaipur (Lakshmi Narayan Temple) is a Hindu temple located in Jaipur, India and is one of many Birla mandirs. It was built by the B.M. Birla Foundation in 1988 and is constructed solely of white marble. It is dedicated to the Hin ...

* B. M. Birla Planetarium, Chennai * B. M. Birla Science Museum, Hyderabad *B. M. Birla Heart Research Centre,

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

is named after him *Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata was founded by him in 1952 *

Rani Birla Girls' College Rani Birla Girls’ College, established in 1961, is a girls' undergraduate arts college in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It was founded by B. M. Birla family Departments Arts *English *Hindi ...

, Kolkata founded in 1961 *Modern High School for Girls,

Pilani Pilani is a town located in the Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, India. The town is well known as the location of BITS Pilani. Demographics , Pilani has a population of 29,741 of which 51% are males and 49% females. The average literacy rate is ...

*Rukmani Birla High School,

Jaipur Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had ...

, named after wife of Brij Mohan Birla *B.M. Birla Science and Technology Centre , Jaipur .

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