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Laxmanrao Kashinath Kirloskar (20 June 1869 – 26 September 1956) was an Indian businessman. He was the founder of the Kirloskar Group . Biography. Laxmanrao was born on 20 June 1869, in a Maharashtrian family in Gurlahosur, a village in Belgaum district of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency. [1] .
Laxmanrao Kashinath Kirloskar (20 June 1869 – 26 September 1956) was the founder of the Kirloskar Group and the township of Kirloskarwadi, amongst India’s first industrial townships. He was an entrepreneur driven by a passion for machinery and a fervent dedication to creating novel tools that would enhance human existence.
Jun 20, 2024 · Laxmanrao Kirloskar set foot on 32 acres of barren land strewn with cacti and infested with cobras. Driven by his faith in human ability, Laxmanrao banded together 25 workers and their families and succeeded in transforming the barren expanse into his dream village.
Jun 20, 2022 · The Kirloskar saga began in 1888 when Laxmanrao Kirloskar set up a small bicycle repair shop (now near the Shreekrishna theatre on Kirloskar road) at Belgaum (now Belagavi)and later Laxmanrao and his brothers set up a model industrial colony called ‘Kirloskravadi’ India’s first industrial township.
Founder, Kirloskar Electric Company Limited Shri Ravi. L. Kirloskar was the youngest son of Laxmanrao and Radhabai Kirloskar. Having a degree in electrical engineering from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, U.S.A., he began his professional career at Kirloskar Brothers Ltd.
Mar 1, 2016 · Laxmanrao Kirloskar was the founder of the Kirloskar Industries, which began as a small workshop at Belgaum. In 1888, the legendary businessman had set up his first venture – a small bicycle repair shop at Belgaum as he had a very strong conviction that agricultural implements would propel the country’s growth.
Apr 16, 2021 · A professor, a craftsman, a social reformer, a pioneer, the machine man and the Henry Ford of India, Laxmanrao Kirloskar. Laxmanrao Kashinath Kirloskar was born on 20 June 1869 in the village of Belgaum district. He was an Indian businessman.
Jul 14, 2010 · Laxmanrao Kirloskar: A pioneer of Indian machine-tools industry. In 1907 Henry Ford was busy designing his 9th car model to be named Model T coming after the 8 models – A, B, C, F, K, N, R and S. Around the same time another gentleman named Laxmanrao Kirloskar in Belgaum, India was getting ready to launch his 2nd product – iron plough.
The company under Shantanurao Laxmanrao Kirloskar achieved one of the highest growth rates in Indian history, with 32,401% growth of assets from 1950 to 1991. In 1988, Rajiv Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India released a commemorative stamp marking the Kirloskar Group's 100th anniversary.
May 28, 2003 · Shri Shantanu Laxmanrao Kirloskar was a visionary, a thinker-doer who led an exemplary life, which continues to inspire many. The Kirloskar enterprise was managed under the firm belief that sound management, better machines and more jobs would make a significant contribution for national development.
