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| name = Ravishankar Dakoju<br />
| image = Ravishankar-dakoju-2019.jpg<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|6|6}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]]<br />
| alma_mater = The National College, Bangalore<br />
| parents = Kamesh Dakoju and Indira Kamesh<br />
| spouse = Paola Ravishankar<br />
| children = Ektaa and Samta<br />
| website = {{URL|http://ravishankardakoju.com}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Ravishankar Dakoju''' (born 6 June 1953) is an Indian philanthropist and [[real estate]] investor. During 2018–19 he was the president of Rotary Bangalore Orchards,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ravishankar Dakoju |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/rotary-president-elect-mark-maloney-the-need-of-every-place-is-identified-by-their-own-rotarians/1404106 |website=www.freepressjournal.in}}</ref> a charitable trust instituted under [[Rotary International]]. In 2018, he became the first Indian national to announce the single largest community development fund from India to [[Rotary Foundation]] at INR 100 Crores<ref>{{cite web |title=Why Rotary member decided to donate millions to Foundation |url=https://www.rotary.org/en/why-rotary-member-decided-donate-millions-foundation |website=www.rotary.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Philanthropist Dakoju Ravishankar felicitated in Vijayawada - Thehansindia |url=https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/thehansindia-epaper-hans/philanthropist+dakoju+ravishankar+felicitated+in+vijayawada-newsid-91937957 |website=m.dailyhunt.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bhagat |first1=Rasheeda |title=A single gift of Rs 100 crore for TRF! |url=https://rotarynewsonline.org/a-single-gift-of-rs-100-crore-for-trf/ |website=rotarynewsonline.org |date=1 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bengaluru-based realtor donates Rs 100 crore to Rotary International community fund |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bengaluru-based-realtor-donates-rs-100-crore-rotary-international-community-fund-84018 |website=www.thenewsminute.com |language=en |date=1 July 2018}}</ref> (USD 14.7 million). It is the second single largest contribution to The Rotary Foundation after the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]]. He is currently a member of the Rotary Club of Bangalore. He is also the founder and managing director of Hara Housing and Land Development Company, a real estate development company based in Bangalore, India. <br />
Declaring that “giving is a duty,” longtime Rotary member Ravishankar Dakoju pledged that he and his wife and fellow club member, Paola Dakoju, would donate approximately US$50 million (4.5 billion Indian rupees) to The Rotary Foundation. Dakoju announced the gift at Rotary’s International Assembly in Orlando, Florida, USA, on 13 January 2026.<br />
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== Personal life and education ==<br />
Ravishankar was born in Bangalore in 1953 to Kamesh Dakoju and Indira Kamesh as the sixth among seven children. He is a BA Graduate and has a Diploma in Business Administration & Marketing Management. Ravishankar is married to Paola Ravishankar. They have two daughters, Ektaa and Samta.<br />
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== Philanthropy ==<br />
Ravishankar has focused his philanthropic<ref>{{cite web |last1=Basker |first1=C. |title=Let's salute Ravi Shankar for his altruism |url=https://rotarynewsonline.org/lets-salute-ravi-shankar-for-his-altruism/ |website=rotarynewsonline.org |date=30 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=More than 2crore rupees raised at a charity fundraiser through music concert to support the development of Govt Schools in association with UB City – Save Govt Schools |url=https://www.savegovtschools.org/english/more-than-2crore-rupees-raised-at-a-charity/ |website=www.savegovtschools.org}}</ref> work on areas like community development, education, health, sanitation, orphans, senior citizens, tree plantation, animal welfare, lake rejuvenation, and support to physically challenged. He has worked on numerous projects in the North Eastern States like Manipur and Mizoram. Through the Paola Dakoju Ravishankar Foundation, he has completed the construction of a water storage tank with 77,500L capacity at Ijorong, Inpue District, Manipur. The Foundation has also built the Lyzon Friendship School in Khomunnom<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bhagat |first1=Rasheeda |title=Building trust in the North-East |url=https://rotarynewsonline.org/building-trust-in-the-north-east/ |website=rotarynewsonline.org |date=1 March 2019}}</ref> Village, [[Churachandpur district|Churachandpur District]], Manipur, for 350 students. The Sunbird Ravishankar Farming Knowledge Centre is being built in partnership with the Sunbird Trust at Ijorong.<br />
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