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| office1 = Vice-President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka]] | | office1 = Vice-President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka]] | ||
| term_start1 = 2 April, 2019 | | term_start1 = 2 April, 2019 | ||
| birth_name = | | birth_name = Tanaya Thejaswini Rajesh K.V Oak | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|03|11|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|03|11|df=y}} | ||
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| alma_mater = [[B.V.B. College of Engineering and Technology]], [[Bangalore University]] | | alma_mater = [[B.V.B. College of Engineering and Technology]], [[Bangalore University]] | ||
| parents = Prabhakar Oak<br/>(father),<br/>Pratibha Oak<br/>(mother)}} | | parents = Prabhakar Oak<br/>(father),<br/>Pratibha Oak<br/>(mother)}} | ||
''' | '''Tejaswini Ananth Kumar''' (born '''Tanaya Thejaswini Rajesh K.V Oak'''; 11 March 1966) is an Indian politician and social worker. She is the Managing Trustee of the Adamya Chetana Foundation, a voluntary organisation based in Bengaluru.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adamyachetana.org|title=Adamya Chetana – Anna Akshara Arogya|website=Adamyachetana.org|access-date=2018-11-21}}</ref> The key focus of this NGO is providing ''Anna-Akshara-Arogya (Food-Education-Health)'' to under-privileged children. She is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. | ||
She is also the vice president, BJP Karnataka.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/tejaswini-ananth-kumar-appointed-karnataka-bjp-vp-after-being-denied-ls-ticket-from-bluru-south/articleshow/68688569.cms?from=mdr|title=Tejaswini Ananth Kumar appointed Karnataka BJP VP after being denied LS ticket from B'luru South}}</ref> | She is also the vice president, BJP Karnataka.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/tejaswini-ananth-kumar-appointed-karnataka-bjp-vp-after-being-denied-ls-ticket-from-bluru-south/articleshow/68688569.cms?from=mdr|title=Tejaswini Ananth Kumar appointed Karnataka BJP VP after being denied LS ticket from B'luru South}}</ref> | ||
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Tejaswini Ananth Kumar | |
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| Vice-President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka | |
| Assumed office 2 April, 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tanaya Thejaswini Rajesh K.V Oak 11 March 1966 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Parent(s) | Prabhakar Oak (father), Pratibha Oak (mother) |
| Education | B.E, PG in Indology |
| Alma mater | B.V.B. College of Engineering and Technology, Bangalore University |
| Occupation | Politician, Social Activist |
| Known for | Adamya Chetana Foundation, Charity |
Tejaswini Ananth Kumar (born Tanaya Thejaswini Rajesh K.V Oak; 11 March 1966) is an Indian politician and social worker. She is the Managing Trustee of the Adamya Chetana Foundation, a voluntary organisation based in Bengaluru.[1] The key focus of this NGO is providing Anna-Akshara-Arogya (Food-Education-Health) to under-privileged children. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
She is also the vice president, BJP Karnataka.[2]
Early life
She was very active at all levels of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) organizing various student activities. She served as State Joint Secretary & National executive member of ABVP.
Between 1988 and 1993, she worked as a Software Engineer in Bengaluru, Lecturer at BMS college of Engineering and Lecturer at SDM college of Engineering.
She worked as a scientist at ADA (then headed by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam) between 1993 – 1997 and on the LCA – Tejas project.
Social Work
She along with her husband, Ananth Kumar, founded Adamya Chetana Foundation, a nonprofit organisation for social service. It was setup in 1998 in memory of Girija Shastry, mother of Ananth Kumar.[3] It supports underprivileged children with food in schools through the mid-day meals programme.[4] About 2,00,000 meals are served daily.[5]
Since 2006, Tejaswini is a Founder Trustee of Sri Shankara Cancer Foundation, 250 bedded state of art charitable hospital, a not for profit organisation with its core focus on cure and prevention of Cancer.
References
- ↑ "Adamya Chetana – Anna Akshara Arogya". Adamyachetana.org. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ↑ "Tejaswini Ananth Kumar appointed Karnataka BJP VP after being denied LS ticket from B'luru South".
- ↑ "Ananth Kumar: Union Minister Ananth Kumar passes away". K R Balasubramanyam. The Economic Times. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ↑ "Adamya Chetana – Anna Akshara Arogya". Adamyachetana.org. Retrieved 14 October 2018.[self-published source]
- ↑ "'Our Annapoorna kitchens are paathshaalas, prayogashaalas too' - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.