On Wednesday, Birla Group patriarch and the most respected person in the Indian Business Industry, BK Birla passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday at the age of 98, his family said. BK Birla's full name was Basant Kumar Birla. He was the Chairman of the B K Birla Group of companies, Krishnarpan Charity Trust and a host of educational institutions, one of which is the BK Birla Institute of Engineering and Technology.

#BKBirla Bapu ji was a statesman of the business community , a visionary entrepreneur, a philanthropist, an educationist, a karmayogi for whom work was worship. He lived a simple life leaving behind a fantastic legacy.

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— Suresh Rajasri (@rajasri_suresh) July 3, 2019

BK Birla was born on January 12, 1921, and was the youngest son of legendary Ghanshyam Das, father of Aditya Vikram - who died in October 1995 and grandfather of Kumar Mangalam Birla.