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{{Short description|Indian business executive (1933–2022)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Tonse Mohandas Pai
| birth_name = Tonse Mohandas Pai
| birth_date = 20 June 1933
| death_date = 31 July 2022 (aged 89)
| death_place = [[Udupi]], [[Karnataka]], India
| alma_mater = [[University of Pune]]
| occupation = Business executive and philanthropist
| mother = Sharada Pai
| father = [[T. M. A. Pai]]
| relatives = {{plainlist|
* [[Ramdas Pai]] (brother)
* [[T. A. Pai]] (cousin)
* [[Tonse Ramesh Upendra Pai|Ramesh Pai]] (cousin)}}
}}

'''Tonse Mohandas Pai''' (20 June 1933{{Spnd}}31 July 2022) was an Indian business executive who was the founder of the [[Kannada]]-language daily ''[[Udayavani]]''. He has been referred to as the 'architect of modern [[Manipal]]' for his contributions to the development of the South Indian city.

== Early life ==
Pai was the eldest son of [[T. M. A. Pai]], [[Padma Shri]] awardee and founder of the [[Manipal Academy of Higher Education|Manipal group of institutions]]. He was born on 20 June 1933 into the family with ten siblings.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=3 August 2022 |title=Head of Kannada daily Udayavani T Mohandas Pai passes away at 89 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/head-of-kannada-daily-udayavani-t-mohandas-pai-passes-away-at-89-8069100/ |access-date=6 August 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803180056/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/head-of-kannada-daily-udayavani-t-mohandas-pai-passes-away-at-89-8069100/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=31 July 2022 |title=T. Mohandas Pai, architect of modern Manipal, passes away |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/t-mohandas-pai-architect-of-modern-manipal-passes-away/article65708540.ece |access-date=6 August 2022 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=2 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802161932/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/t-mohandas-pai-architect-of-modern-manipal-passes-away/article65708540.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |author=Web Desk |title=India: Manipal businessman T Mohandas Pai passes away at 89 |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/asia/india-manipal-businessman-t-mohandas-pai-passes-away-at-89 |access-date=6 August 2022 |website=Khaleej Times |language=en |archive-date=2 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802063932/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/asia/india-manipal-businessman-t-mohandas-pai-passes-away-at-89 |url-status=live }}</ref> He completed his schooling in the southern Indian city of [[Udupi]] from the Udupi Board School, and followed this with his intermediate level education from the [[Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College|MGM college]] in Udupi. He later went to [[Kolhapur]], in present day [[Maharashtra]], to obtain a degree in law from the [[University of Pune]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|author=Yamini C S |date=1 August 2022 |title=T Mohandas Pai, founder of Kannada daily 'Udayavani', passes away at 89 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/t-mohandas-pai-founder-of-kannada-daily-udayavani-passes-away-at-89-101659333560121.html |access-date=6 August 2022 |newspaper=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=4 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804164923/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/t-mohandas-pai-founder-of-kannada-daily-udayavani-passes-away-at-89-101659333560121.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He is a [[Gaud Saraswat Brahmin]].

== Career ==
Pai returned to [[Manipal]] in 1953 after his studies and started with some of the organizations that his father had set up. He started as the general manager with Canara Land Investments, which was run by his family. He also took on leadership of the Manipal Power Press as its managing partner. He is credited with introduction of automatic typesetting and contributing to the press's modernization in the 1960s.<ref name=":3" /> He later set up ''[[Udayavani]]'', a Kannada-language daily.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /> He was also noted to have introduced modern printing machinery and advancing the Manipal Media Network.<ref name=":2" />

As a patron of the arts, he set up institutions in coastal Karnataka, including MGM [[Yakshagana]] Kendra, Regional Resources Centre for Folk Performing Arts, and the Rashtrakavi Govindapai Research Centre.<ref name=":0" /> Pai was also the chairman and director of ICDS limited, a [[Non-banking financial companies|non-banking financial company]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kannada daily 'Udayavani' founder T Mohandas Pai passes away at 89 |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/founder-of-kannada-daily-udayavani-t-mohandas-pai-passes-away/articleshow/93264419.cms |access-date=6 August 2022 |archive-date=3 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803062706/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/founder-of-kannada-daily-udayavani-t-mohandas-pai-passes-away/articleshow/93264419.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Udupi: Dr TMA Pai's legacy, Udayavani founder T Mohandas M Pai passes away at 89 |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=984815 |access-date=6 August 2022 |website=www.daijiworld.com |language=en |archive-date=6 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806183204/https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=984815 |url-status=live }}</ref> For his contributions to the development of the city of Manipal, he has been referred to as the 'architect of modern Manipal'.<ref name=":1" /> Building on his father's initial efforts in setting up Manipal as an education, medicine, and finance hub, Pai contributed to the city's sustained growth.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 June 2017 |title='Dr T M A Pai, Dr T A Pai brought changes in lives of many' |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/614902/dr-t-m-pai-dr.html |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> He partnered with entrepreneur Vijayanath Shenoy to set up a heritage village in Manipal.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hasta Shilpa Kala Village – Indian Rich Heritage Story and Culture |url=https://www.karnatakatourism.org/tour-item/manipal-museum-of-anatomy-and-pathology/ |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=Karnataka Tourism |language=en-GB }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Pai was also the president of the [[T. M. A. Pai|T. M. A. Pai foundation]] focused on promoting [[Konkani literature]] and community growth initiatives in the Manipal region.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. TMA Pai Foundation Manipal – Best Konkani Book Award |url=https://drtmapaifoundation.com/ |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=drtmapaifoundation.com}}</ref>

== Death ==
Pai died in [[Udupi]] on 31 July 2022, at the age of 89.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== References ==
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