| Profession(s) |
Businessman, Philanthropist, Writer |
| Career |
| First Book |
Chhandogya Upanishad Rahasya (1926) |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements |
• Awarded the Raibahadur title by Bihar and Orissa (now Odisha) states (1917)
• Honoured with the title of ‘Raja’ by the Maharaja of Dumraon (1925)
• Awarded D. Litt. by Banaras Hindu University
• Honoured with the title of ‘Raja’ by the British |
| Personal Life |
| Date of Birth |
Year, 1863 |
| Birthplace |
Mumbai |
| Date of Death |
Year, 1956 |
| Age (at the time of death) |
93 Years |
| Death Cause |
Age-related illness |
| Nationality |
• British Indian (1863-1947)
• Indian (1947-1956) |
| Hometown |
Mumbai |
| College/University |
Banaras Hindu University |
| Educational Qualification |
Doctor of Literature |
| Religion |
Hinduism |
| Relationships & More |
| Marital Status (at the time of death) |
Married |
| Family |
| Wife/Spouse |
Yogeshwari Devi |
| Children |
Sons – 4
• Jugal Kishore Birla (born in 1883)
• Rameshwar Das Birla (born in 1892)
• Ghanshyam Das Birla (born in 1894)
• Brij Mohan Birla (born in 1905)
Daughters – 2
• Bhagwani Devi Birla (born in 1889)
• Jai Devi Birla (born in 1896) |
| Parents |
Father– Shiv Narayan Birla
Mother– Kundini Devi Birla |
| Siblings |
Sister– Jheemi Devi Birla (born in 1866) |
