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Ravishankar Dakoju
Ravishankar Dakoju (born 1955) is an Indian philanthropist real estate investor and entrepreneur who is the current President of Rotary Bangalore Orchards. , a charitable trust instituted under Rotary International. In 2018 he became the first Indian national to announce the single largest community development fund from India to Rotary Foundation at INR 100 Crores. (USD 14.7 Million). It is the second single largest contribution to The Rotary Foundation after the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He is also the Founder and Managing Director of Hara Housing and Land Development Company, a leading real estate development company based in Bangalore, India.

Personal life and education
Ravishankar was born in Bangalore in 1955 to Kamesh Dakoju and Indira Kamesh as the sixth among seven children. He is a BA Graduate who also has a Diploma in Business Administration & Marketing Management. His father was inspired by the philosophy of Vinoba Bhave, who had asked Indians to give away a portion of their land to the poor as part of the Bhoodan Movement. Subsequently, he gave away gave away all his land and was later imprisoned for four years due to his activism. He was imprisoned along with eminent Indian leaders like B. D. Jatti, S. Nijalingappa and Ramakrishna Hegde. Post-independence, he worked as an engineer. His unexpected death brought serious financial problems for his family. Ravishankar is married to Paola Ravishankar. They have two daughters, Ektaa and Samta.

Philanthropy
Over the years, Ravishankar has focused his philanthropic work on areas like community development, education, health, sanitation, orphans, senior citizens, tree plantation, animal welfare, lake rejuvenation and support to physically challenged. He has worked on numerous projects in North Eastern States like Manipur and Mizoram. Through the Paola Dakoju Ravishankar Foundation, he has completed the construction of a water storage tank with 77,500L capacity at Ijorong, Inpue District, Manipur. The Foundation has also built the Lyzon Friendship School in Khomunnom Village, Churachandpur District, Manipur, for 350 students. The Sunbird Ravishankar Farming Knowledge Centre is being built in partnership with the Sunbird Trust at Ijorong.

He is currently attempting a world record through the RBO 125 Happy Schools Project, which will adopt 125 rural schools in Kolar District, across Karnataka & other remote areas to create Happy Schools. The project benefits include school refurbishment, construction of toilets for students, supply of RO Water system, painting, flooring, play equipment, tree plantation, library and more. The project is expected to benefit 8000 to 10,000 students per year.