Lakshmi Niwas Birla (11 July 1909 – 29 August 1994) was one of the scions of Birla family and a noted Industrialist , philanthropist , writer and art connoisseur.
He was the eldest son of Ghanshyam Das Birla and his first wife Durgadevi.
He later married to Sushila Devi and had one son Sudarshan Kumar Birla from marriage born in 1934.
[4] He wrote many books in English and Hindi and was also noted art connoisseur.
The idols of Hindu temple at Durban had been bought out of his donations.