Friday, December 15, 2006

Ghanshyam Das – or “G.D.”

Born on April 10, 1894, Ghanshyam Das – or “G.D.” – Birla’s family hailed from Pilani, Rajasthan. With a dream of expanding the family’s cotton trading business to jute production, he set up a plant in Bengal. G. D. Birla had a firm resolve to shatter the monopoly that British businessmen held in India. Even with the British trying to gain control of Indian industries, he sought out measures to make his business a stronghold, and one that is immune to failures.

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