Here’s a timeline of the Aditya Birla Group's journey organized by its chairmen:

Under Seth Shiv Narayan Birla (1857)

 1857: Founded cotton-trading operations in Pilani, Rajasthan, India.

Under Ghanshyamdas Birla (GD Birla)

 1919: Established the first jute mill in Calcutta.

 1922-1947:
o 1922: Set up Kesoram Cotton in Calcutta.
o 1927: Acquired Hindustan Times.
o 1931: Established Upper Ganges Sugar factory.
o 1945: Built Saurashtra Chemicals in Gujarat.
o 1947: Founded Grasim Industries (Grasim).

Under Basant Kumar Birla (GD Birla's successor and transitional phase)

 1958-1962:
o 1958: Incorporated Hindalco.
o 1962: Hindalco started production in Renukoot, Uttar Pradesh.

Under Aditya Vikram Birla (AV Birla)

 1964-1980s:
o 1965: Started Eastern Spinning Mills and Industries.
o 1966: Acquired Indian Rayon Corporation Ltd.
o 1969: Set up Indo-Thai Synthetics Company Limited in Thailand.
o 1973: Established P.T. Elegant Textile in Indonesia.
o 1977: Pan Century Edible Oils in Malaysia.
o 1980: Established Birla Copper.
o 1980: Set up a carbon black plant in Thailand.
o 1982: P.T. Indo Bharat Rayon, Indonesia.
o 1985: Indo Gulf Fertilisers Limited.
o 1984: Grasim entered the cement business.
o 1988: Joint venture with Hindustan Petroleum Company Limited to set up
Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd.
o 1988: Established a carbon black plant in Uttar Pradesh.
o 1990: Set up a carbon black plant in Alexandria, Egypt.
 1994-1995:
o 1994: Vikram Ispat set up to produce Sponge Iron.

Under Kumar Mangalam Birla (KM Birla)

 1995 onwards:
 o 1995: Joint venture with American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
(AT&T) for telecommunications.
o 1996: Launched corporate identity and 'Rising Sun' logo. Introduced new HR
policies, including external recruitment and a performance appraisal system.
o 1998: Consolidation of cement manufacturing divisions and entry into Canada
through a pulp mill joint venture with Tembec Inc.
o 1999: Implemented a 360-degree feedback program and launched Aditya Birla
Scholarships and Awards.
o 2000: E-business entry through Birla Software and Consultancy Services (BCSS)
alliance with Lawson Software.
o 2000: Hindalco acquired Indal.
o 2000: Joint venture in telecom with Tata Group.
o 2000: Indian Rayon acquired Madura Garments' international brand rights.
o 2001: Acquired PSI Data Systems.
o 2002: Joint venture with NGK of Japan.
o 2002: Divested stake in Mangalore Refineries to ONGC.
o 2003: Incorporated Liaoning Birla Carbon in China.
o 2004: Acquired controlling stake in Larsen & Toubro's cement business.
o 2005: Became India’s largest exporter of cement and clinker. Merged Indo Gulf
and Birla Global Finance Ltd. with Indian Rayon to create Aditya Birla Nuvo.

The Aditya Birla Group has seen substantial growth and transformation under each chairman,
with significant global expansion and modernization under Kumar Mangalam Birla.