Which family owns the Indian conglomerate Aditya Birla Group?

The Birla family owns and controls the Indian conglomerate Aditya Birla Group. The family’s industrial history began with Shiv Narayan Birla’s business activities in the nineteenth century and expanded substantially under Ghanshyam Das Birla.

The modern Aditya Birla Group is named after Aditya Vikram Birla, who internationalized the family’s businesses. His son, Kumar Mangalam Birla, became chairman in 1995 and led the group through further expansion.

The group operates across metals, cement, chemicals, financial services, textiles, fashion retail and other sectors. Its companies include UltraTech Cement, Hindalco Industries and Grasim Industries.

The Birla family is one of several major Indian business families. It is separate from the Tata family, the Ambani family and the Bajaj family, each of which controls different corporate groups.