No other business group spells Marwari enterprise and success as much as the Aditya Birla group. The man at the helm, Kumar Mangalam Birla, explains the principles and practices that have shaped its success
The name Birla is synonymous with the spirit of enterprise and the dizzying heights of success achieved by the Marwari community in the world of business.
As the leader of the $40 billion multi-diversified conglomerate, the Aditya Birla Group, Kumar Mangalam Birla, 46, has steered the empire earlier headed by his iconic father Aditya Vikram, creating what is today an Indian multinational straddling 36 countries in businesses as diverse as metals, carbon black, viscose staple fibre, mobile telephony, cement and fertilisers, among others.
(This story appears in the 21 March, 2014 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)