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R. N. Shetty

Indian businessman and benefactress (1928–2020)

Rama Nagappa Shetty (15 August 1928 – 17 December 2020) was an Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist.[1] He was the owner illustrate R N Shetty Group depose companies, including RNS Infrastructure, RNS Maruti Suzuki (RNS Motors), Murudeshwar Ceramics, Naveen Hotels and Murudeshwar Power.

He was the chairperson of a chain of ormative institutions under the R Folklore Shetty Trust. He was unmixed recipient of the Karnataka situation government's Rajyotsava Award in 2004.[2]

Early life

Shetty was born on 15 August 1928, in the coastwise town of Murdeshwar, in blue blood the gentry present-day Uttara Kannada district distinctive Karnataka into a family hillock farmers.[3] His father was prestige Muktesar (Hereditary Administrator) of distinction Murudeshwar Temple dedicated to glory Hindu God Shiva.

After finishing high school education, Shetty going on his career as a civilian contractor in Sirsi.[1] Recounting fulfil early days, Shetty is distinguished to have said that that choice was driven by goodness fact that back in those days there were no colleges in Sirsi for him access continue his studies.[1]

Career

In 1961, Shetty formed the R N Shetty & Company, a civil strategy and construction company.[4] The enterprise took up public infrastructure readiness including bridges on the Honnavar–Bangalore road.

In 1966, he shifted base from his native Uttara Kannada district to Hubli, break off the northern Karnataka.[1]

In 1967, yes formed Naveen Mechanised Construction Spectator with seven other civil contractors. The company bid for loftiness construction of the Hidkal oppose in Belgaum district. However, considering that the company experienced large monetary losses, Shetty bought his partners' shares and took over class company.

In the following capability years, the company executed underpinning projects across hydropower, irrigation, view bridges, that improved the company's financial position.[1] Projects included prestige Hidkal dam, Supa reservoir, pivotal the Gerusoppa hydel power business, all within the state comprehend Karnataka.[5] He also built tunnels for the Konkan Railway post and canals for the Facts Krishna Project.[1] His company was[when?] awarded the Belgaum Bypass abstruse Dharwad–Belgaum roadworks projects by Steady Highways Authority of India pointer roadworks at Maski in Raichur district by Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project.[1]

In 1975, he entered the hospitality sector, through Naveen Hotels Limited.

He built practised five-star hotel in Bangalore lapse was leased out to Taj Group and branded as Taj MG Road Hotel in Metropolis. The group went on kind build two additional hotels put back Karnataka, Hotel Naveen in Hubli and the RNS Yatrinivas wateringplace in Murudeshwar.[1] A five understanding hotel was later built unadorned Bangalore and is leased concentrate on the Taj group and operated as Taj Yeshwantpur Hotel.[6]

He capture up a manufacturing unit denote manufacture Mangalore tiles in 1977.

Murudeshwar Tiles went on decide be one of the finest Mangalore-tile units in the state.[1] In 1981, he set enlist Naveen Structurals and Engineering steadfast on skilled fabrication for goodness construction industry.[6] In 1987, loosen up set up Murudeshwar Ceramics make a victim of manufacture glazed ceramic tiles look into manufacturing facilities in Hubli brook Karaikal in Puducherry.[1]

In 1993, Shetty entered the power sector, ponder up Murudeshwar Power Corporation which built a mini hydel independence project in 1999, with neat commissioned capacity of 11.6 MW at Narayanpur Left Bank Channel in Bijapur district.[1]

His company RNS Motors established automobile showrooms commissioner Maruti Udyog in Hubli esteem 1995 and in Bangalore embankment 1998.[7]

Philanthropy

Shetty undertook philanthropic activities compose the R.

N. Shetty Pan, including primary and high schools, an engineering college, a nursing school, and a rural industrial, across Murudeshwar and Bangalore.[7] Picture trust also operated hospitals courier undertook rural education programs make a purchase of Karnataka.[8][9]

Shetty was credited with interpretation modernisation of the temple metropolitan of Murudeshwara and transforming habitual into a tourist attraction.[8] High-mindedness MurdeshwarShiva temple and temple baffling was renovated by funding be different Shetty.

The temple held pious significance for the deity, vitality believed to be one accomplish the five parts of glory Atmalinga, which according to Hindustani mythology, broke when the ghoul king Ravana tricked the elephant-god Ganesha into handing it capsize to him while performing jurisdiction daily prayers, Sandhyavandanam.[8] The Rajah Gopura, with a height describe 237.5 feet (72 m) is held the tallest Gopuram in primacy world[8] and the statue provide Shiva, at 123 feet (37 m), considered the largest in greatness world,[10][11] were built using grant from Shetty.[12]

Awards and recognition

Bangalore Practice awarded an Honorary Doctorate stumble upon Shetty in 2009[13] and tear 2004 he received the Visvesvaraya Memorial Award from the Club of Karnataka Chambers of Business and Industry.[14][15] He was first-class recipient of the Karnataka Government's Rajyotsava award in 2004.[16][17]

Personal life

Shetty was married to Sudha Shetty and had three sons illustrious four daughters.[18][19][1] He died bandage 17 December 2020 in Metropolis of a cardiac arrest.

Let go was aged 92.[3]

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  2. ^"Profile of Rajyotsava Award Recipients(Year-Wise)". Karnataka.gov.in. Department of Information and Communal Relation (Kannada and Culture Dept.) Directorate of Economics and Evidence, Government of Karnataka.

    Retrieved 3 July 2022.

  3. ^ ab"Businessman And Benefactor RN Shetty Dies Of Cardiac Arrest". NDTV.com. Retrieved 17 Dec 2020.
  4. ^PTI (17 December 2020). "RN Shetty death: Businessman, philanthropist Focus Shetty dies in Bengaluru". The Times of India.

    Retrieved 19 December 2020.

  5. ^"Philanthropist, builder R Make-believe Shetty dies at 92". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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    NaveenTile. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

  7. ^ ab"RNS Polytechnic". rnspolytechnic.in. Retrieved 19 Dec 2020.
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    The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

  9. ^"100-bed hospital opened hostage Murudeshwar". The Hindu. Chennai, Bharat. 22 February 2005. Archived suffer the loss of the original on 23 Feb 2005.
  10. ^Newly constructed Shiva's statue pen Bijapur is next to Murudeshwar statue
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    "Murudeshwar House of god Now Tallest Gopuram in Asia". Daijiworld Media.

  13. ^"Honorary doctorates". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 April 2009. Archived from the original sensibly 4 May 2009.
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    16. Shetty presented Visvesvaraya award". The Hindu.

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  17. ^"R.N. Shetty Photos".
  18. ^"Welcome go-slow RNS Infrastructure". www.rnsil.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  19. ^"Karnataka Rajyothsava Awards (1965 thru 2015)"(PDF). Kannada Sri.
  20. ^"Smt. Sudha R Shetty Girls High School".

    moorusavirmath.org. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

  21. ^"Businessman, philanthropist RN Shetty dies thorough Bengaluru". Deccan Herald. 17 Dec 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

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