KS Rajanna
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]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Desk, India TV News; News, India TV (9 May 2024). "KS Rajanna, who lost arms and legs, gets Padma Shri for exemplary social work | WATCH". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
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