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Rajashree Birla
Philanthropist
Rajashree Birla is an Indian philanthropist. She is married to the late Aditya Birla (scion of the Birla family of business magnates).
Rajashree birla biography of martin
After her husband's death in 1995, Rajashree began working in CSR and charity sectors, developing a large philanthropic organization funded by her family. In 2011, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, for her services to society.[1]
Biography
Rajashree was born in 1948 in Madurai, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, in a family which hailed originally from Rajasthan in north-western India.
Her father, Radhakishen Fomra,[2] held a dealership agency for Burmah Shell.[3] Her mother, Parvati Devi Fomra, was a home-maker. The family were MarwariVaishyas and belonged to the Maheshwari sub-caste.
Rajashree and her sisters studied at St. Joseph's convent school in Madurai,[4] Following the usual Indian custom, Rajshree's