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The man & his machines
So when a chance to glimpse some of his comes our way, we definitely don’t let it pass. Walking through the gates of the beautiful 14-acre expanse that this MD of Century Group (with assets worth Rs 9,600 crore), calls home, at least one thing is obvious — he wouldn’t have much difficulty in assigning space for his fleet.
Dayananda Pai with his Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe |
Walking up the garden that has won many awards, to the house, which stands in the middle, we get a glimpse of the lissome beauties parked in a corner of the verdant surroundings. Apart from owning almost every model that can be seen on the Indian roads, 64-year-old Pai has an enviable collection of six of imported speedsters. When he is not busy planning dream homes and involved in philanthropic work, he likes to take a quiet spin in one of these machines.
‘VROOM’ FACTOR
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His Very Own Eden
His Very Own Eden
WHEN P. Dayananda Pai, 50, got his mechanical engineering degree from Mysore some 25 years ago, he only had one dream. To buy 200 acres of land outside Mysore, cultivate it and become an agriculturist. Pai got only one-tenth the amount of land he wanted, gave up the idea, moved to Bangalore and set up a real estate business. But his obsession remained and is today an extravagant reality on the outskirts of Bangalore.
Pai and his family today live on a farmhouse built on a 14-acre plot—a barren patch of land when it was first sighted. Pai bought it and built on it one of the finest personal gardens in the country. Barely 30 minutes away from Bangalore on the Bellary highway, Pai's Madhuvana is a labour of love. Groomed painstakingly over five years, Pai's green venture cost three times more than the bungalow on the premises. The last cost him a cool Rs 1 crore.
Tall silver oaks and palms line the stone-paved 1,000-ft long dri
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Karnataka to probe ‘irregularities’ in appointment of billionaire Dayanand Pai in BMS Educational Trust
In February this year, the then BJP government passed the BMS University Act mitt i wide criticism from motstånd parties. Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former ledare minister of Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy had earlier alleged corruption in the appointment of billionaire and realtor Pai as the life trustee of BMS Educational Trust and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention in the issue. Kumaraswamy also demanded a judicial inquiry into the matter of ‘unjustifiably’ approving the amendment that ‘privatised’ the public trust.
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Kumaraswamy, during his tenure as ledare minister in 2018, had rejected a file seeking the approval of kvartet amendments to the original trust deed, which he said went against the intent of the original