Rameshwar Das Birla (also Rameshwardas Birla) (1892–1973) was an Indian entrepreneur. He was second son of Baldeo Das Birla and the father of Madhav Prasad Birla and Gajanan Birla.[1] He is known for founding hospitals & educational institutions in Mumbai, Kolkata and Pilani.
Birla's decision in 1922 to remarry following the death of his first wife caused a split in the Maheshwari caste of which his family were a member. They were outcast by the community, who doubted that his new wife was herself a Maheshwari and thus believed that Birla had broken the caste rules relating to marriage.[2][3]
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- ↑ The Birlas: Empire in transition, The Birlas: Representing a fascinating saga in Indian enterprise, T.N. Ninan with Ch ander Uday Singh and Sumanta Sen, India Today, July 20, 2013
- ↑ Timberg, Thomas A. (1969). Industrial Entrepreneurship Among the Trading Communities of India: How the Pattern Differs. Development Advisory Service, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University. p. 46.
- ↑ Weinberger-Thomas, Catherine (1999) [1996]. Ashes of Immortality: Widow-Burning in India (Translated ed.). University of Chicago Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-22688-568-1.
- Bio on the web URL accessed on 1 April 2006
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