S. L. Kirloskar
Shantanurao Laxmanrao Kirloskar | |
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शंतनुराव लक्ष्मणराव किर्लोस्कर | |
![]() Kirloskar on a 2003 stamp of India | |
Born | (1903-05-28)28 May 1903 Solapur, British India |
Died | 24 April 1994(1994-04-24) (aged 90) Pune, Maharashtra, India |
Nationality | British Indian (1903 - 1947) Indian (1947 - 1994) |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S.) |
Occupation(s) | 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 Laxmanrao Kirloskar, who established the Kirloskar Group and the township of Kirloskarwadi. S. L. Kirloskar earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was among the first Indians to graduate from MIT.
After the end of World War II, the Kirloskar Group grew rapidly under the leadership of S. L. Kirloskar. In 1946, he established Kirloskar Electric Company and Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited at Bangalore and Pune, respectively. He is credited with developing the manufacture of the diesel engine indigenously as an import substitute after India attained 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
- ^ "S. L. Kirloskar, 90, Industrialist in India". The New York Times. 6 May 1994. 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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