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| name = Baldeo Das Birla<br />
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| birth_date = 1863<br />
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| death_date = 1956<br />
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| occupation = [[Entrepreneur]]<br />
| parents = Shiv Narain Birla<br />
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| networth = £10 million (1956)<br />
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[[File:Gandhi_at_the_Laxminarayan_Temple.jpg|thumbnail|right| Gandhi inaugurating the Laxminarayan Temple, Delhi, 1938, with the Birla family]]<br />
'''Baldeo Das Birla''' was an Indian entrepreneur. He contributed to the establishment of the [[Medical College Calcutta]], and also built the [[Laxminarayan Temple]], Delhi, also known as ''Birla Mandir'', which was inaugurated by [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in 1939.<ref name="makht">{{cite news |title=Making history with brick and mortar |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Making-history-with-brick-and-mortar/Article1-745801.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205200651/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Making-history-with-brick-and-mortar/Article1-745801.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 December 2012 |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=September 15, 2011 }}</ref><br />
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== Business ==<br />
When Britain was trading opium with China, Baldeo Das Birla, who was an adopted son of [[Birla family#Shiv Narayan Birla|Shiv Narayan Birla]] used this opportunity to engage cargo ships in partnership with other tradesmen to trade opium with China. In 1887, Baldeo Das moved to Calcutta to set up business.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/podcast-the-business-of-family-building-with-the-birlas-2568381.html|title=Podcast {{!}} The business of family: Building with the Birlas|website=Moneycontrol|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
In the book by his great-grandson, [[Yash Birla]] mentioned that Baldeo Das Birla was named Raja by the British. The book further states that both Baldeo and his wife were both simple people who were deeply religious and superstitious.<ref>{{Cite book|title=On a prayer|last=1967-|first=Birla, Yash|others=Singh, Vishwaveer|isbn=9780670085545|location=New Delhi|oclc=877930797|year = 2014}}</ref><br />
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Baladeo Birla and his wife had four sons: [[Jugal Kishore Birla|Jugal Kishore]], [[Rameshwar Das Birla|Rameshwar Das]], [[Ghanshyam Das Birla]], and Braj Mohan Birla.<br />
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Baldeo Das was awarded the Raibahadur title in 1917. In 1920, he retired from business and started living in Banares pursuing religious studies. In 1925, he was awarded the title of "Raja" by the [[Dumraon Raj|Maharaja of Dumraon]]. He was awarded D. Litt. by Banaras Hindu University.<br />
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==Writings by Baldeo Das Birla==<br />
* Chhandogyopnishada Rahasya, 1926<br />
* Vedanta va Atmavichara, 1935<br />
* Darshanik Vichara, 1950<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Birla family]]<br />
*[[Birla Foundation (disambiguation)|Birla Foundation]]<br />
*[[Medical College and Hospital Building, Calcutta]]<br />
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*[http://www.hinduonnet.com/businessline/2000/07/10/stories/121009bs.htm Business Online article] URL accessed on 1 April 2006<br />
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