Late Basant Kumar Birla & Late Sarala Birla, successors of Late G.D. Birla, our Founders and Patrons established Birla Academy of Art & Culture (BAAC) in Calcutta in 1964 to promote arts, culture, literature and education. The academy has been vital in establishing Birla Global University. Born on 12th January 1921, Late Basant Kumar Birla is the youngest son of the Late G.D. Birla Married in April 1942 to Late Sarala Birla – daughter of Late Brijlal Biyani, who was one of the most important political and social workers of Berar. Late Basant Kumar Birla had one son – Late Aditya Vikram Birla who expired in 1995 – and has two daughters – Jayashree Mohta and Manjushree Khaitan. Late B. K. Birla has been involved in management since he was 15. Apart from being associated with the management of several companies like Birla Brothers Pvt. Ltd. and Kesoram Industries & Cotton Mills Ltd., he has established many new industries for producing cotton, paper, polyester and nylon yarns, cement, chemical, tea, coffee, and cardamom.

Heir to a glorious tradition of learning and scholarship, India today is modern, young and focused on reinventing itself to take its rightful place among the comity of nations. Demographically speaking, every Second Indian is less than 25 years of age today. The vast energy of such a youthful nation is finding creative outlets in all fields – be it education, business, entrepreneurship, defense, sports, governance etc. This is the context in which we have to view education in our country. There is an insatiable thirst for knowledge, skills and entrepreneurship among the youth of India, as witnessed in the explosion of graduate and post-graduate education, especially professional courses. Their needs can be satisfied only by the quality educational institutions with requisite standards in every respect. Delivering anything less will be unjust and unfair to the aspirations of thousands of young hopefuls. We are acutely conscious of our responsibilities in this regard and have been striving to render quality education with values. We have ensured that BGU students can find complete self-expression in the university’s ambience. We are, thus, rendering every help to them to make their dreams come true. It gives me great pleasure to commend BGU to the youth of India! Jayashree Mohta Chairperson, Birla Global University