Ashok Kheny
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| Born | Ashok Shankarappa Kheny 5 October 1949 Ranjolkheni bidar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Electrical engineer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Employer | Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Known for | Bangalore - Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Board member of | Honorary Chairman, IIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rita Kheny (m. 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ashok Shankarappa Kheny is an Indian film producer, actor, director, businessman, politician, and owner of the Karnataka Bulldozers cricket team. He is a chairman of the Indian Institute of Cartoonists,[1] and Managing Director of the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Limited based in Bengaluru.[2] He was founder-president of the Karnataka Makkal Paksha until joining Indian National Congress party. He is the Director of IIIE Limited. He was Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Bidar South Vidhan Sabha constituency from 9 May 2013 to 15 May 2018.[3][4]
He is a graduate of Electrical Engineering from National Institute of Technology Karnataka.[5]
Kheny has been in the news for his scuffles with the former Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda over the land acquisition for the BMIC project.[6][7][8]
Kheny received the Outstanding Businessman of the Year from a Minority community award for 1987, conferred by the then President of the United States Ronald Reagan.[9]
Kheny owns the cricket team Karnataka Bulldozers in the Celebrity Cricket League.[10]
Indian Institute of Cartoonists
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In 2004, Kheny, an ardent admirer of cartoons, became an Honorary Chairman of the Indian Institute of Cartoonists.[11] He dedicated the institute 5000 square feet of premises in the heart of Bangalore to establish the Indian Cartoon Gallery, the first of its kind in India.
References
[edit]- ^ CEO Karnataka
- ^ Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd.
- ^ "Karnataka election 2018: Kheny may find it hard to cut this electoral deal". The Times of India. 2 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Ashok Kheny hops over to Congress, partymen oppose move". The Times of India. 6 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ Ashok Kheny Archived 22 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The BMIC Controversy.......Is the Govt. Right ?
- ^ Interview in Ourkarnataka Archived 22 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "It was a hurdle race for Kheny". The Hindu. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ Kheny to Philadelphia, An amazing Corridor
- ^ Karnataka Bulldozers Archived 1 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Official website of Indian Institute of cartoonists : CartoonistsIndia.com[usurped]