A confidante of Mahatma Gandhi, G. D. Birla helped him fight against the rising imperial capitalism in the country. His efforts to ensure protection to the Indian industry made him one of the most prominent personalities in shaping the future of India. In 1920-21, he advocated the cause of fiscal autonomy for Indian enterprises and for the interests of India, he did not hesitate to seek out a win-win relationship with the British. Although he did not always agree with Mahatma Gandhi, G. D. Birla obeyed every word that he said without a moment’s deliberation. In his book on Gandhi, In the Shadows of the Mahatma, Birla described his first meeting with Gandhi, “The hidden hand of destiny, which works in an inscrutable manner, should alone be credited with this fortunate occurrence in my life.”
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