Rajendra Singh Lodha

Rajendra Singh Lodha (died 3 October 2008), popularly known as R. S. Lodha, was an Indian chartered accountant and the chairman of the Birla Corporation. He managed several group companies, including Birla Corporation, Universal Cables, Vindhya Telelinks and Birla Ericsson Optical. He was a chartered accountant by profession and the owner of the audit firm Lodha & Co. This sparked a protracted legal battle between members of the Birla family and Lodha that included more than 110 court cases at one time.

He also served as an independent director on the board of the State Bank of India (SBI), the largest bank in India. He was a member of the executive committee of SBI for six years from 1995 to 2001.

Lodha held positions on the boards of National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), Indian Petrochemicals Corporation, SBI Life Insurance Company and Henkel India. Simultaneously, he served as the trustee of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in the UK and as a Life Trustee of Bombay Hospital. Lodha was the first chairman of the South Asia Business Forum, sponsored by the Asian Development Bank.

Death Lodha died in London of a heart attack on 3 October 2008. He had two sons and a daughter. The legal battle over the Birla estate continued after his death.