Rajiv Doddannanavar, Vice Chairman of Bharatesh Education Trust, died in Belagavi on Friday. He was 68. He was affected by most cancers, household sources mentioned. He was the son of veteran Congress chief Komalanna Doddanavar.
Trained as an engineer, Rajiv Doddannanavar was an industrialist and educationist. He ran a number of industries from the famed cycle model of agarbattis, to chemical substances, logistics and mining. He had served because the nationwide vp of the Bharatiya Jain Sanghtana and president of the Federation of Jain Educational Institutions.
He was energetic member of the Jain group in Belagavi and served on the Mahaveer Jayanti celebrations committee and the Kamal Basadi Puja Committee. He was concerned within the building of the Basadi in Kasmalagi close to Khanapur and renovation of the Basadi in Shetty Galli in Belagavi metropolis. His final rites had been carried out on Friday.