R. N. Shetty
R. N. Shetty | |
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Born | Rama Nagappa Shetty 15 August 1928 Entrepreneur |
Spouse | Sudha Shetty |
Children | 7 |
Rama Nagappa Shetty (15 August 1928 – 17 December 2020) was an Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Early life
Shetty was born on 15 August 1928, in the coastal town of
Career
In 1961, Shetty formed the R N Shetty & Company, a civil engineering and construction company.[4] The company took up public infrastructure buildings including bridges on the Honnavar–Bangalore road. In 1966, he shifted base from his native Uttara Kannada district to Hubli, in the northern Karnataka.[1]
In 1967, he formed Naveen Mechanised Construction Company with seven other civil contractors. The company bid for the construction of the Hidkal dam in
In 1975, he entered the hospitality sector, through Naveen Hotels Limited. He built a five-star hotel in Bangalore that was leased out to
He set up a manufacturing unit to manufacture
In 1993, Shetty entered the power sector, setting up Murudeshwar Power Corporation which built a mini
His company RNS Motors established automobile showrooms for
Philanthropy
Shetty undertook philanthropic activities through the R. N. Shetty Trust, including primary and high schools, an engineering college, a nursing school, and a rural polytechnic, across Murudeshwar and Bangalore.[7] The trust also operated hospitals and undertook rural education programs in Karnataka.[8][9]
Shetty was credited with the modernisation of the temple town of
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Awards and recognition
Personal life
Shetty was married to Sudha Shetty and had three sons and four daughters.[18][19][1] He died on 17 December 2020 in Bangalore of a cardiac arrest. He was aged 92.[3]
References
- ^ Times of India. Archivedfrom the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Profile of Rajyotsava Award Recipients(Year-Wise)". Karnataka.gov.in. Department of Information and Public Relation (Kannada and Culture Dept.) Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Businessman And Philanthropist RN Shetty Dies Of Cardiac Arrest". NDTV.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ PTI (17 December 2020). "RN Shetty death: Businessman, philanthropist RN Shetty dies in Bengaluru". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Philanthropist, builder R N Shetty dies at 92". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b "About Chairman Dr. Rama Nagappa Shetty | Ceramic & Vitrified Tiles India". NaveenTile. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ a b "RNS Polytechnic". rnspolytechnic.in. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Philanthropist, builder R N Shetty dies at 92". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "100-bed hospital opened in Murudeshwar". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 22 February 2005. Archived from the original on 23 February 2005.
- ^ Newly constructed Shiva's statue in Bijapur is next to Murudeshwar statue
- ^ World's tallest Siva idol Archived 15 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sahil online, TOI. "Murudeshwar Temple Now Tallest Gopuram in Asia". Daijiworld Media.
- ^ "Honorary doctorates". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 April 2009. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009.
- ^ "R.N. Shetty presented Visvesvaraya award". The Hindu. 16 September 2004.
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(help) - ^ "R.N. Shetty Photos".
- ^ "Welcome to RNS Infrastructure". www.rnsil.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Karnataka Rajyothsava Awards (1965 thru 2015)" (PDF). Kannada Sri.
- ^ "Smt. Sudha R Shetty Girls High School". moorusavirmath.org. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Businessman, philanthropist RN Shetty dies in Bengaluru". Deccan Herald. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
External links
- Media related to R. N. Shetty at Wikimedia Commons