Ravi Mantha
Ravi Mantha | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ravi Kanth Mantha 1972 or 1973 [1] Hyderabad, India |
| Alma mater | University of Puget Sound (BBA) [1] |
| Spouse | Kavitha Mantha [2] |
| Children | 2 [2] |
Ravi Kanth Mantha (born 1972 or 1973) is an Indian businessman, investor, author, and former economic and political advisor.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Mantha was born and raised in Hyderabad, India where he attended The Hyderabad Public School, Ramanthapur.[3] Mantha earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Puget Sound in 1994.[4][1] He also earned the CFA (chartered financial analyst) charter from the CFA Institute (previously known as AIMR), in 1997.
Career
[edit]In 2001, Mantha began working at Fidelity Investments as a portfolio manager for a fund worth around $1 billion. Mantha continued working at Fidelity till 2011, and by then the fund had grown to $34 billion.[1][5]
In 2012, Mantha met Srikanth Bolla in Hyderabad after being introduced by a common friend. Together, Bolla and Mantha would found Bollant Industries, an organization that employs uneducated and disabled employees to manufacture eco-friendly packaging solutions.[6] In 2016, Bollant received backing from billionaire Ratan Tata.[7] As of 2022, Bollant Industries was worth an estimated £48 million.[8]
In 2013, Mantha published his first book, All About Bacteria with HarperCollins.[9][10]
In 2014, Mantha was a political advisor to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Mantha assisted Narendra Modi with his 2014 election strategy.[11] The same year, Mantha published A Journey: Poems by Narendra Modi, translating Modi's poetry from Gujarati to English.[12][13]
In 2015, Mantha published his third book, The Baby Elephant Diet: A Modern Indian Guide to Eating Right.[14][15]
Mantha and his wife Kavitha own and operate the Baby Elephant Farm, a 17-acre food forest in Shankarpally, Telangna along with Sage Sustainable Living, a store selling raw produce from their farm and Sage Farm Cafe, an organic restaurant in Hyderabad.[2][16][17]
In popular culture
[edit]In 2022, a biopic film Srikanth, featuring Rajkummar Rao in the lead role of Srikanth Bolla was announced with Sharad Kelkar playing the supporting role of Ravi Mantha.[18][19] The film released on 10 May 2024 with Kelkar's performance as Mantha being generally praised.[20][21][22][23]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Rooted to the World: The Adventures of Ravi Mantha in Five Acts". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Couple Left Singapore to Return to India, Build Their Own 17-Acre Food Forest". The Better India. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "A Master at Many: Ravi Mantha". RITZ Magazine.
- ^ "Ravi Mantha – TiE Hyderabad". Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "Ravi Mantha, Author at Fair Observer". Fair Observer. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "Srikanth Bolla: First Overseas Blind Student At MIT, Entrepreneur Who Employs The Disabled, And Subject Of A New Bollywood Film". Forbes India. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "Bollant Industries now gets Ratan Tata's backing". BusinessLine. 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "Srikanth Bolla: The blind CEO's £48m company which nearly didn't happen". 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "The enemy within". www.downtoearth.org.in. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ Ravi Mantha at TEDxDelhi. Retrieved 2024-05-11 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ CHAKRABARTI, SAUBHIK (2014-02-19). "How handpicked experts like Arvind Panagariya, Ravi Mantha are helping Narendra Modi fine-tune his 2014 poll strategy". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ Chari, Mridula (2014-04-19). "Modi writes about his 'life's dearest companion' in new collection of translated poems". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "The politics of poetry". The Hindu. 2014-06-26. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "Read this book for its amazing 'baby elephant diet'". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Look for fibre in food". The Hindu. 2016-01-13. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ John, Green by (2018-03-14). "Ravi Mantha: healer, organic farmer and green investor". Green by John and Cynthia. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ Ayyar, Sowmya (2021-02-26). "From Diet Books to Organic Farming, Ravi Mantha's Recipe for Health". Center for Soft Power. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "Production begins for Rajkummar Rao's next film 'Sri', a biopic on Srikanth Bolla". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "Rajkummar Rao to star in the inspiring story of Srikanth Bolla in SRI". WION. 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ Swaroop, Ananya. "'Srikanth' Movie Review: Rajkummar Rao Delivers Another Masterpiece". Augustman.
- ^ "Meet Srikanth Bolla, the man who is the inspiration behind Rajkummar Rao's latest film". Lifestyle Asia.
- ^ Raj, Ashutosh. "Srikanth Movie Review: A Tale of Triumph". hindisiksa.co.in. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "Srikanth Movie Review | Filmfare.com". www.filmfare.com. Retrieved 2024-05-11.