Ashwath Narayan: News

Born on February 2, 1968, Chikkakalya Narayanappa Ashwath Narayan, is an Indian politician who serves as the Minister of Science and Technology, Minister of IT and BT, Minister of Higher Education, and Minister of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, and Livelihood in the Karnataka government, as of 2021. Between 2019 and 2020 he served as the Minister of Medical Education of Karnataka. A doctor by profession, Narayan completed his MBBS from Kasturba Medical College Mangalore in 1995. He first entered politics in 2004 by contesting from the Malleshwaram Vidhan Sabha Constituency as a BJP candidate. He lost the elections in 2004 but again contested the elections from the same seat in 2008, thus winning the seat. In 2009, he spearheaded the establishment of the Malleswaram Dhobi Ghat, the first modern dhobi ghat in both Bengaluru and Karnataka. The initiative became a ‘National Model’ and supports nearly 400 families. He has also served as the vice president of Bengaluru BJP, as the syndicate and senate member of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, and as a senate member of the Bangalore University. Narayan is the founder of Padmashree Charitable Trust and Sushrutha Group of Institutions.