Dr. K. N. Lokesh
Dr. K. N. Lokesh (KL Rahul’s father) wiki, age, profession, caste, religion, wife, family, education & more
| Biography | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dr. K. N. Lokesh |
| Profession | Former director at NITK, Surathkal |
| Famous for | Being KL Rahul‘s father |
| Date of Birth | May 12, 1956 |
| Age (In 2023) | 67 Years |
| Birth Place | Kannanur village, Magadi taluka, Ramanagara, Karnataka |
| Residence | Mangalore, Karnataka |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Lingayat |
| Mother Tongue | Kannada |
| Zodiac | Taurus |
| Height | in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in Feet Inches- 5ft 10in |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Family and Marriage Details | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife/Spouse | Rajeshwari Lokesh (Professor) |
| Children | |
| Son(s) | KL Rahul (Cricketer) |
| Daughter(s) | KL Bhavana |
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| Other Relative(s) | |
| Daughter-in-law(s) | Athiya Shetty (Actress) |
| Son-in-law(s) | Yesh Jag |
| Education Details | |
| School | Not Known |
| College | Bangalore University, Karnataka Gulbarga University, Karnataka |
| Educational Qualification | Ph.D. in Hydrogeology |
| [email protected] | |
| Other Details | |
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| Dr. K. N. Lokesh is the father of cricketer KL Rahul. He is a former professor & director at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal. He also served as the Dean (Students Welfare) at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal from 3 March 2008 to 30 September 2011. 1 | |
| He is married to Prof. Rajeshwari Lokesh, who is a history professor at Mangalore University. They also have a daughter named KL Bhavana, who is married to Yesh Jag. | |
| Dr. K. N. Lokesh was a college-level cricketer. He is an ardent fan of batting legend Sunil Gavaskar so when KL Rahul was born, he named him Rahul thinking it was the name of Gavaskar’s son. 2 | |
| He was born on 12th May 1956 in Kannanur village located in Magadi taluka of Ramanagara district in Karnataka, India. | |
| He did his M. Sc. in Geology from Bangalore University in 1979 and completed his M. Phil. in Hydrogeology from the same university in 1980. 3 | |
| In 1987, he completed his Ph.D. in Hydrogeology at Gulbarga University, Karnataka. | |
| His son, KL Rahul got married to actress Athiya Shetty in a private wedding ceremony on 22nd January 2023 at Suniel Shetty‘s farmhouse in Khandala near Mumbai. 4 | |
References
- https://www.nitk.ac.in/Former_Directors[↩]
- https://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/lokesh-rahul-dad-gavaskar-opener-india-test-team-australia-samuel-jayaraj/20141112.htm[↩]
- https://www.bollywoodbiography.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Dr-K-N-Lokesh-CV.pdf[↩]
- https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/not-true-that-athiya-shetty-kl-rahul-got-audi-diamonds-as-wedding-gifts-say-family-3728225[↩]
