Sawan Presents Ghanshyam Das Birla from Biographis of Great Personalties. Ghanshyam Das Birla was born as a member of the Maheshwari Marwari community on 10 April 1894 in Pilani town in the Jhunjhunu region of the Indian state formerly known as Rajputana. Raja Baldevdas Birla was his father. Baldeo Das Birla travelled to Bombay in 1884 A.D. in pursuit of fresh commercial opportunities. In 1884, he established Shiv Narian Baldeo Das in Bombay and Baldeo Das Jugal Kishore in Calcutta in 1897. The corporations began their operations with silver, cotton, and grain, among other commodities. Jugal Kishore, Rameshwar Das, Ghanshyam Das, and Braj Mohan were his sons. Ghanshyam Das, the eldest of the four brothers, was the most prosperous.