Tonse Ramesh Upendra Pai


Tonse Ramesh Upendra Pai, son of Tonse Upendra Ananth Pai was the Chairman of MahaRashtra Apex Corporation Ltd. He was also the Director of several Joint stock Companies, including Reliance Industries. He was awarded the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 1998.
He was the recipient of 'State Award' from the Government of Karnataka in 1998 for his contribution in education, and recipient of the highest honour award of Rotary International for Rotarians "Service Above self Award" for 2001–02.

Personal life

Ramesh Pai hailed from a family of Bankers, his father Upendra Anantha Pai founded Syndicate Bank. He was the chairman of Maharashtra Apex Corporation Ltd. He was also Director of Several Joint Stock Companies, including Reliance Industries Ltd. Even a number of Industrial Units and financial institutions had the blessings and involvement of this great leader.
He had the opportunity of working very closely with his uncle, Dr. T. M. A. Pai, in founding the Kasturba Medical College at Manipal, Institute of Technology, Welcom Group School of Hotel Administration, College of Dental Surgery, College of Pharmaceutical sciences and several other Educational institutions right from Kindergarten to College level in different centres in Dakshina Kannada, viz. Kasturba Hospital at Manipal and Mangalore, and Manipal Hospital at Bangalore.
He married Ms.Shanti who gave him full support in all his activities. They have two sons Sudhakar Pai, an Engineer trained in Management and Finance, who has been looking after various commercial organisations and is the managing director of Kurl-On, India's largest mattress maker. His other son Dr. Shantharam Pai has done MS, and is working at Loma Linda University, California, USA. His elder daughter Shobha is in California and younger daughter Dr. Sheela is a Gynecologist in U.A.E.

Educational Institutions founded/co-founded

Ramesh Pai was a member of an Industrial Delegation to Japan & South East Asian Countries in 1953, leader of the Study Team sponsored by Coir Board visiting East Africa, Ethiopia and Sudan in 1968, was member of an Indian Trade Delegation to Italy in 1970. He also visited Russia, East European Countries in 1961, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and most of the European Countries and South America. Coffee marketing delegation to Germany, Switzerland, Italy and UK.

Awards and recognitions