KS Rajanna
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| File:The President, Smt. Droupadi Murmu presenting the Padma Shri Award to Dr K.S. Rajanna at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on May 09, 2024 (Cropped).jpg Rajanna during receiving Padma Shri Award in May 2024 | |
| Born | 6 December 1959 |
| Education | Diploma in Mechanical engineering |
| Awards | Padma Shri File:Padma Shri India IIIe Klasse.jpg |
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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
- 2024 – File:Padma Shri Ribbon.svg Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award.[5]
References
- ↑ "Who Is KS Rajanna? 64-Year-Old Physically Challenged Social Worker Conferred With Padma Shri". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ↑ "PM Modi greets Padma awardee KS Rajanna, social worker who lost arms, legs to polio; Tejasvi Surya shares video". The Indian Express. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ↑ "Physically challenged Rajanna appointed Commissioner for Disabled". The Hindu. 3 September 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ↑ "KS Rajanna, who lost arms and legs, gets Padma Shri for exemplary social work". India TV News. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ↑ "Dr. KS Rajanna- Padma Award" (PDF). Government of India.
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