The Birla Family Crisis


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Case Code : BSTA034
Case Length : 23 Pages
Period : 2004
Organization : Birla Group
Pub Date : 2004
Teaching Note :Not Available
Countries : India
Industry : Diversified

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The Birlas

In 2004, the listed entities of the seven Birla groups boasted a combined turnover of Rs 30,882 crore with profits after tax of over Rs 2,000 crore. The income of unlisted entities of the Birla family was estimated at Rs 49,000 crore. Three generations of Birlas had created and bequeathed wealth in a predictable fashion...

The MP Birla Group

The MP Birla group comprised holdings in Birla Corporation, Vindhya Telelinks, Universal Cables, Birla Ericsson, Optic Fibre Cables, Hindustan Gum & Chemicals, and Birla D.L.W. along with their share in Pilani Investments , which held shares in various Birla group companies, besides the M.P. Birla group. (See Exhibit: IV)...

Priyamvada Birla

Married to Madhav Prasad, then a 25-year-old widower on January 28, 1943, Priyamvada was barely 15 when she entered the Birla clan. Her maiden name, Sushila Taparia was changed to Priyamvada in consultation with the late family patriarch G.D. Birla...

R S Lodha

The Lodhas were a cultured, educated and well-to-do family of Calcutta. J.S.Lodha, R S. Lodha's father along with his friend R.S. Singhi had started the family firm Singhi Lodha & Co. It was one of the first Marwari chartered accountancy firms in Calcutta and soon established itself as a leading company in the country...

Priyamvada's Death

Priyamvada's death was somewhat sudden. Though she had undergone a kidney transplant in November 1981, and frequently travelled to see her physician, in London, by all accounts she was as healthy as anyone at her age (76) could be...

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