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	'''Rameshwar Das Birla''' (also '''Rameshwardas Birla''') (1892–1973) was an Indian [[entrepreneur]]. He was second son of [[Baldeo Das Birla]] and the father of [[Madhav Prasad Birla]] and [[Gajanan Birla]].<ref>[~~http~~://indiatoday~~.intoday~~.in/story/the-birlas-representing-a-fascinating-saga-in-indian-enterprise~~/1/371750.html~~ The Birlas: Empire in transition, The Birlas: Representing a fascinating saga in Indian enterprise, T.N. Ninan with Ch ander Uday Singh and Sumanta Sen, India Today, July 20, 2013]</ref> He is known for founding hospitals & educational institutions in [[Bombay Hospital\|Mumbai]], [[~~Pilani~~]], and [[~~Kolkata~~]].		'''Rameshwar Das Birla''' (also '''Rameshwardas Birla''') (1892–1973) was an Indian [[entrepreneur]]. He was second son of [[Baldeo Das Birla]] and the father of [[Madhav Prasad Birla]] and [[Gajanan Birla]].<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19830715-the-birlas-representing-a-fascinating-saga-in-indian-enterprise-770813-2013-07-20 The Birlas: Empire in transition, The Birlas: Representing a fascinating saga in Indian enterprise, T.N. Ninan with Ch ander Uday Singh and Sumanta Sen, India Today, July 20, 2013]</ref> He is known for founding hospitals & educational institutions in [[Bombay Hospital\|Mumbai]], [[Kolkata]] and [[Pilani]].

	Birla's decision in 1922 to remarry following the death of his first wife caused a split in the [[Maheshwari]] caste of which his family were a member. They were outcast by the community, who doubted that his new wife was herself a Maheshwari and thus believed that Birla had broken the caste rules relating to marriage.<ref>{{cite book \|page=46 \|title=Industrial Entrepreneurship Among the Trading Communities of India: How the Pattern Differs \|first=Thomas A. \|last=Timberg \|publisher=Development Advisory Service, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University \|year=1969}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Ashes of Immortality: Widow-Burning in India \|first=Catherine \|last=Weinberger-Thomas \|publisher=University of Chicago Press \|year=1999 \|isbn=978-0-22688-568-1 \|page=[https://archive.org/details/ashesofimmortali0000wein/page/177 177] \|url=https://archive.org/details/ashesofimmortali0000wein \|url-access=registration \|edition=Translated \|~~origyear~~=1996}}</ref>		Birla's decision in 1922 to remarry following the death of his first wife caused a split in the [[Maheshwari]] caste of which his family were a member. They were outcast by the community, who doubted that his new wife was herself a Maheshwari and thus believed that Birla had broken the caste rules relating to marriage.<ref>{{cite book \|page=46 \|title=Industrial Entrepreneurship Among the Trading Communities of India: How the Pattern Differs \|first=Thomas A. \|last=Timberg \|publisher=Development Advisory Service, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University \|year=1969}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Ashes of Immortality: Widow-Burning in India \|first=Catherine \|last=Weinberger-Thomas \|publisher=University of Chicago Press \|year=1999 \|isbn=978-0-22688-568-1 \|page=[https://archive.org/details/ashesofimmortali0000wein/page/177 177] \|url=https://archive.org/details/ashesofimmortali0000wein \|url-access=registration \|edition=Translated \|orig-date=1996}}</ref>

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	'''Rameshwar Das Birla''' (also '''Rameshwardas Birla''') (1892–1973) was an Indian [[entrepreneur~~]] and [[philanthropist~~]]. He was second son of [[Baldeo Das Birla]] and the father of [[Madhav Prasad Birla]] and [[Gajanan Birla]].<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/the-birlas-representing-a-fascinating-saga-in-indian-enterprise/1/371750.html The Birlas: Empire in transition, The Birlas: Representing a fascinating saga in Indian enterprise, T.N. Ninan with Ch ander Uday Singh and Sumanta Sen, India Today, July 20, 2013]</ref> He is known for founding hospitals & educational institutions in [[Bombay Hospital\|Mumbai]], [[Pilani]], and [[Kolkata]].		'''Rameshwar Das Birla''' (also '''Rameshwardas Birla''') (1892–1973) was an Indian [[entrepreneur]]. He was second son of [[Baldeo Das Birla]] and the father of [[Madhav Prasad Birla]] and [[Gajanan Birla]].<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/the-birlas-representing-a-fascinating-saga-in-indian-enterprise/1/371750.html The Birlas: Empire in transition, The Birlas: Representing a fascinating saga in Indian enterprise, T.N. Ninan with Ch ander Uday Singh and Sumanta Sen, India Today, July 20, 2013]</ref> He is known for founding hospitals & educational institutions in [[Bombay Hospital\|Mumbai]], [[Pilani]], and [[Kolkata]].

	Birla's decision in 1922 to remarry following the death of his first wife caused a split in the [[Maheshwari]] caste of which his family were a member. They were outcast by the community, who doubted that his new wife was herself a Maheshwari and thus believed that Birla had broken the caste rules relating to marriage.<ref>{{cite book \|page=46 \|title=Industrial Entrepreneurship Among the Trading Communities of India: How the Pattern Differs \|first=Thomas A. \|last=Timberg \|publisher=Development Advisory Service, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University \|year=1969}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Ashes of Immortality: Widow-Burning in India \|first=Catherine \|last=Weinberger-Thomas \|publisher=University of Chicago Press \|year=1999 \|isbn=978-0-22688-568-1 \|page=[https://archive.org/details/ashesofimmortali0000wein/page/177 177] \|url=https://archive.org/details/ashesofimmortali0000wein \|url-access=registration \|edition=Translated \|origyear=1996}}</ref>		Birla's decision in 1922 to remarry following the death of his first wife caused a split in the [[Maheshwari]] caste of which his family were a member. They were outcast by the community, who doubted that his new wife was herself a Maheshwari and thus believed that Birla had broken the caste rules relating to marriage.<ref>{{cite book \|page=46 \|title=Industrial Entrepreneurship Among the Trading Communities of India: How the Pattern Differs \|first=Thomas A. \|last=Timberg \|publisher=Development Advisory Service, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University \|year=1969}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Ashes of Immortality: Widow-Burning in India \|first=Catherine \|last=Weinberger-Thomas \|publisher=University of Chicago Press \|year=1999 \|isbn=978-0-22688-568-1 \|page=[https://archive.org/details/ashesofimmortali0000wein/page/177 177] \|url=https://archive.org/details/ashesofimmortali0000wein \|url-access=registration \|edition=Translated \|origyear=1996}}</ref>
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'''Rameshwar Das Birla''' (also '''Rameshwardas Birla''') (1892–1973) was an Indian [[entrepreneur]] and [[philanthropist]]. He was second son of [[Baldeo Das Birla]] and the father of [[Madhav Prasad Birla]] and [[Gajanan Birla]].<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/the-birlas-representing-a-fascinating-saga-in-indian-enterprise/1/371750.html The Birlas: Empire in transition, The Birlas: Representing a fascinating saga in Indian enterprise, T.N. Ninan with Ch ander Uday Singh and Sumanta Sen, India Today, July 20, 2013]</ref> He is known for founding hospitals & educational institutions in [[Bombay Hospital|Mumbai]], [[Pilani]], and [[Kolkata]].

Birla's decision in 1922 to remarry following the death of his first wife caused a split in the [[Maheshwari]] caste of which his family were a member. They were outcast by the community, who doubted that his new wife was herself a Maheshwari and thus believed that Birla had broken the caste rules relating to marriage.<ref>{{cite book |page=46 |title=Industrial Entrepreneurship Among the Trading Communities of India: How the Pattern Differs |first=Thomas A. |last=Timberg |publisher=Development Advisory Service, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University |year=1969}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Ashes of Immortality: Widow-Burning in India |first=Catherine |last=Weinberger-Thomas |publisher=University of Chicago Press |year=1999 |isbn=978-0-22688-568-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/ashesofimmortali0000wein/page/177 177] |url=https://archive.org/details/ashesofimmortali0000wein |url-access=registration |edition=Translated |origyear=1996}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Birla family]]

==Sources==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090103151802/http://www.bombayhospital.com/founder.htm#rameshwardas Bio on the web] URL accessed on 1 April 2006

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