KS Rajanna explained

Birth Date:6 December 1959
Birth Place:Koppa, Mandya district, Karnataka, India
Education:Diploma in Mechanical engineering
Awards:Padma Shri

KS Rajanna[1] [2] is a 64-year-old social worker from Bengaluru. He lost the use of his hands and legs due to polio at the age of 11.[3] President Droupadi Murmu presented Padma Awards 2024 at the second Civil Investiture Ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. He holds a diploma in mechanical engineering. In the 2002 Paralympics, Rajanna won India a gold in discus throw and a silver in swimming. He is also an entrepreneur, and employs over 350 people, many of them persons with disabilities.[4]

Honour

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Who Is KS Rajanna? 64-Year-Old Physically Challenged Social Worker Conferred With Padma Shri . 2024-05-11 . Free Press Journal . en.
  2. Web site: 2024-05-10 . PM Modi greets Padma awardee KS Rajanna, social worker who lost arms, legs to polio; Tejasvi Surya shares video . 2024-05-11 . The Indian Express . en.
  3. News: 2013-09-03 . Physically challenged Rajanna appointed Commissioner for Disabled . 2024-05-11 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  4. Web site: KS Rajanna, who lost arms and legs, gets Padma Shri for exemplary social work. India TV News. 11 May 2024.
  5. Web site: Dr. KS Rajanna- Padma Award. Government of India.

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