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	'''Shantanurao Laxmanrao Kirloskar''' (28 May 1903 – 24 April 1994) was an Indian businessman who was instrumental in the rapid growth of the [[Kirloskar Group]].		'''Shantanurao Laxmanrao Kirloskar''' (28 May 1903 – 24 April 1994) was an Indian businessman who was instrumental in the rapid growth of the [[Kirloskar Group]].

	S. L. Kirloskar was the son of [[Laxmanrao Kirloskar]], who established the Kirloskar Group and the township of [[Kirloskarwadi]]. S. L. Kirloskar earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[~~Mechanical~~ engineering~~\|Mechanical Engineering~~]] from [[MIT]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts\|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States\|U.S.]]. He was also among the first Indians to graduate from MIT.		S. L. Kirloskar was the son of [[Laxmanrao Kirloskar]], who established the Kirloskar Group and the township of [[Kirloskarwadi]]. S. L. Kirloskar earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[mechanical engineering]] from [[MIT]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts\|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States\|U.S.]] He was also among the first Indians to graduate from MIT.

	S. L. Kirloskar was a global thinker and an enterprising person who had the courage and the confidence in the potential of his own country even in the pre-independence era. He often said, "Economic preparedness is as vital as military preparedness."<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://www.slkcee.com/index.php/our-inspiration \| title=Our Inspiration \| publisher=S. L. Kirloskar Centre for Executive Education \| access-date=1 September 2018 }}</ref> He viewed India as a part of the rest of the world and worked towards making India globally competitive.		S. L. Kirloskar was a global thinker and an enterprising person who had the courage and the confidence in the potential of his own country even in the pre-independence era. He often said, "Economic preparedness is as vital as military preparedness."<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://www.slkcee.com/index.php/our-inspiration \| title=Our Inspiration \| publisher=S. L. Kirloskar Centre for Executive Education \| access-date=1 September 2018 }}</ref> He viewed India as a part of the rest of the world and worked towards making India globally competitive.

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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shantanurao Laxmanrao Kirloskar
| image = SL Kirloskar 2003 stamp of India.jpg
| image_size = 245px
| caption =Kirloskar on a 2003 stamp of India
| birth_date ={{birth date|df=yes|1903|5|28}}
| birth_place = [[Solapur]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1994|4|24|1903|5|28}}
| death_place = [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| alma_mater= [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (B.S.)
| occupation = [[Entrepreneur|Chairman]], [[Kirloskar Group]]
| spouse = [[Yamutai Kirloskar]]
| children = Chandrakant Kirloskar <br /> Srikant Kirloskar <br /> Sarojini Amin
| website =
}}
'''Shantanurao Laxmanrao Kirloskar''' (28 May 1903 – 24 April 1994) was an Indian businessman who was instrumental in the rapid growth of the [[Kirloskar Group]].

S. L. Kirloskar was the son of [[Laxmanrao Kirloskar]], who established the Kirloskar Group and the township of [[Kirloskarwadi]]. S. L. Kirloskar earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[Mechanical engineering|Mechanical Engineering]] from [[MIT]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States|U.S.]]. He was also among the first Indians to graduate from MIT.

S. L. Kirloskar was a global thinker and an enterprising person who had the courage and the confidence in the potential of his own country even in the pre-independence era. He often said, "Economic preparedness is as vital as military preparedness."<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.slkcee.com/index.php/our-inspiration | title=Our Inspiration | publisher=S. L. Kirloskar Centre for Executive Education | access-date=1 September 2018 }}</ref> He viewed India as a part of the rest of the world and worked towards making India globally competitive.

After the end of [[World War II]], the Kirloskar Group grew rapidly under the leadership of S. L. Kirloskar. In 1946, he established Kirloskar Electric Company and Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited at [[Bangalore]] and [[Pune]], respectively. He is credited with developing the manufacture of diesel engine indigenously as an import substitute after India attained [[Indian Independence Movement|independence]]. He penned an [[autobiography]] under the title ''Cactus and Roses''.

S. L. Kirloskar was awarded [[Padma Bhushan]] in the year 1965 for his contribution to trade and industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php |title=India at a Glance | National Portal of India |publisher=India.gov.in |date=21 May 2014 |access-date=17 August 2014}}</ref>

On 26 February 2003,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://postagestamps.gov.in/Stamps2003.aspx |title=India Post website, Philately, Stamp Image, 2003 |publisher=Indiapost.gov.in |date=23 June 2016 |access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref> [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], the then [[Prime Minister of India]], released a commemorative [[postage stamp]] marking the 100th anniversary of S. L. Kirloskar's birth.

==Awards==
*Rashtrabhushan Award of [[FIE Foundation]], [[Ichalkaranji]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php india.gov.in]
*[http://www.kirloskar.com Kirloskar Group]
*[http://www.kbl.co.in Kirloskar Brothers Limited, Kirloskar Group Flagship Company]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071221180000/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,898274-1,00.html Time Magazine article on Mr. S.L. Kirloskar]
*[http://irfca.org/articles/vikas/stamps.html A write-up on 100 years of Kirloskar Group on the occasion of release of a commemorative postal stamp]
*[http://www.investsmartindia.com/IIL_NEW/StockWatch/company/directorReportShow.aspx?cocode=338&sccode=522068&symbol=-1 Director's report – Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[http://web.kbl.co.in/kbl_internet/download/speeches/President_28_May_2003.htm Speech] by the [[President of India]] on occasion of S. L. Kirloskar's birth centenary
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928061634/http://www.indianage.com/eventdate.php/Birth/28-May-1903 Birthdate of S. L. Kirloskar]

{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 1960–69}}
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[[Category:1903 births]]
[[Category:1994 deaths]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Pune]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in trade and industry]]
[[Category:Marathi people]]
[[Category:Kirloskar Group]]
[[Category:MIT School of Engineering alumni]]

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