S. L. Kirloskar
Shantanurao Laxmanrao Kirloskar | |
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| शंतनुराव लक्ष्मणराव किर्लोस्कर | |
Chairman, Kirloskar Group | |
| Spouse | Yamutai Kirloskar |
| Children | Chandrakant Kirloskar Srikant Kirloskar Sarojini Amin |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (1965) |
Shantanurao Laxmanrao Kirloskar (28 May 1903 – 24 April 1994) was an Indian businessman who was instrumental in the rapid growth of the Kirloskar Group.[1]
S. L. Kirloskar was the son of
MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts
. He was among the first Indians to graduate from MIT.
After the end of
independence
. He penned an autobiography under the title Cactus and Roses.
Kirloskar was awarded Padma Bhushan in the year 1965 for his contribution to trade and industry.[2]
On 26 February 2003,[3] Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the then Prime Minister of India, released a commemorative postage stamp marking the 100th anniversary of Kirloskar's birth.
Awards
- Rashtrabhushan Award of FIE Foundation, Ichalkaranji
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "India at a Glance | National Portal of India". India.gov.in. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ "India Post website, Philately, Stamp Image, 2003". Indiapost.gov.in. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
External links
- india.gov.in
- Kirloskar Group
- Kirloskar Brothers Limited, Kirloskar Group Flagship Company
- Time Magazine article on Mr. S.L. Kirloskar
- A write-up on 100 years of Kirloskar Group on the occasion of release of a commemorative postal stamp
- Director's report – Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited[permanent dead link]
- Speech by the President of India on occasion of S. L. Kirloskar's birth centenary
- Birthdate of S. L. Kirloskar
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