Baldeo Das Birla

Baldeo Das Birla (1863–1956) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist.

He contributed to the establishment of the Medical College Calcutta, and also built the Laxminarayan Temple, Delhi, also known as Birla Mandir, which was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1939.

[1] When Britain was trading opium with China, Baldeo Das Birla, who was an adopted son of Shiv Narayan Birla used this opportunity to engage cargo ships in partnership with other tradesmen to trade opium with China.

The book further states that both Baldeo and his wife were both simple people who were deeply religious and superstitious.

In 1920, he retired from business and started living in Banares pursuing religious studies.