Tejaswini Ananth Kumar (born Tejaswini Oak; 11 March 1966) is an Indian politician and social worker.[1]
Tejaswini Ananth Kumar | |
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| Vice-President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka | |
| Assumed office 2 April 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tejaswini Oak 11 March 1966 India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | |
| 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 Chethana Foundation, Charity |
Kumar is the Chairman and co-founder of Adamya Chetana Foundation, and the Karnataka state Vice-President for BJP.[2][3]
In September 2023 she was appointed as chairperson of the board of governors of IIEST, Shibpur for a period of next three years.[4]
Early life
editShe 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
editShe along with her husband, Ananth Kumar, founded Adamya Chethana Foundation, a nonprofit organisation for social service. It was setup in 1998 in memory of Girija Shastry, mother of Ananth Kumar.[5] It supports underprivileged children with food in schools through the mid-day meals programme.[6] About 2,00,000 meals are served daily.[7]
Since 2006, Tejaswini is a Founder Trustee of Sri Shankara Cancer Foundation, 450 bedded state of art charitable hospital, a not for profit organisation with its core focus on cure and prevention of Cancer. The Rani Chennamma University Belgaum presented her with an honorary doctorate for her social service.[8]
Dr. Tejaswini Ananth Kumar took up the responsibility of serving lunch and dinner during the pandemic to thousands of health care workers, covid warriors, and migrant laborers across Bengaluru.[9]
The Adamya Chetana foundation headed by Dr. Tejaswini Ananth Kumar received the Rajyostava award for the mid-day meal program in 2021.[10]
She started implementing SAGY (Sansad Adarsh Grama Yojana) at Ragihalli, the village adopted by Ananth Kumar. The Adamya Chetana foundation has taken up developmental works in the village.[11]
Dr. Tejaswini Ananth Kumar wanted to transform the Adamya Chetana's kitchen into a zero garbage unit.[12] She started the initiative and brought down the kitchen dump to zero where nothing is wasted or thrown into the dustbin.[13] Dr. Tejaswini Ananth Kumar oversees and takes care of the whole kitchen operations.[14]
Food packets and food kits were distributed to senior citizens and the needy during lockdown by Adamya Chetana under her guidance with the help of volunteers.[15]
Green Sunday program led by Dr. Tejaswini Ananth Kumar plants trees every week with volunteers as an initiative for a greener Bengaluru.[16] The project aims to plant one tree per person.[17] The event is organized on Sundays and started in 2015.[18]
Dr. Tejaswini Ananth Kumar set up a Plate bank initiative that helps in reducing plastic usage.[19] The Adamya Chetana foundation has a stock of plates, spoons, and glasses that can be borrowed during events and returned at no cost.[20]
References
edit- ^ "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". The Economic Times.
- ^ "A lady with Boundless Energy - Dr. Tejaswini Ananth Kumar". drkaminirao.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ MAZUMDAR, JHINUK; CHOWDHURY, SUBHANKAR CHOWDHURY; RAKESH, K.M (5 September 2023). "Karnataka BJP leader's appointment as IIEST-Shibpur board chairperson draws criticism from teachers". The Telegraph (India) 05.09.23, 07:26 AM. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tejaswini Ananthkumar receiving Doctorate at Belgaum – Silicon City News". Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Good news: 2 NGOs provide meals to Covid warriors in Bengaluru". India Today. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Karnataka Rajyotsava award winners list 2021". Political News For you. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Adamya Chetana's impactful journey touching lives of vulnerable, neglected". News Karnataka. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Every kitchen should be waste-free: Tejaswini Ananth Kumar – Mysuru Today". Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ K, Jayalakshmi; Desk, News (31 May 2016). "NGO helps green the city with trees and zero waste". Citizen Matters, Bengaluru. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ^ Ramdev, Darshana (8 June 2019). "'Ananth' for 2 lakh kids: Tejaswini keeps legacy alive". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Archived". www.zee5.com. ZEE5. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Staff Reporter (5 June 2017). "75 saplings planted on 'Green Sunday'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ K, Jayalakshmi; Desk, News (31 May 2016). "NGO helps green the city with trees and zero waste". Citizen Matters, Bengaluru. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ^ Staff Reporter (5 June 2017). "75 saplings planted on 'Green Sunday'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Adamya Chetana: a go-green Bengaluru initiative beginning from the kitchen". The News Minute. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Jacob, Rahna (20 December 2018). "How plate banks are helping Bengaluru reduce garbage". Citizen Matters, Bengaluru. Retrieved 10 January 2022.