Vijay Basavannepa Sankeshwar is an Indian businessman and politician. He is also the founder of VRL Logistics Limited (formerly Vijayanand Roadlines Ltd.). He made headlines in October 2022 when it was announced that a biopic about him would be released in 2022.
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Wiki/Biography
Vijay Sankeshwar was born on Wednesday, 2 August 1950 (age 72; as of 2022) in Gadag-Bettager, Mysore (now Karnataka), India. After completing his schooling, Vijay Sankeshwar joined the Adarsha Shikshana Samiti College of Commerce in Karnataka, where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′6″
Hair color: salt and pepper
Eye color: dark brown
Vijay Sankeshwar with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
family
parents and siblings
His father, Basavannepa Sankeshwar, was a businessman who founded the printing house BG Sankeshwar and Co. (now Sankeshwar Printer Private Limited) Gadgshi. The press was known for publishing and printing DK Bhardwaj Kannada dictionary, books and manuals. His mother’s name is Chandrava Sankeshwar (deceased). Sankeshwar has seven siblings. He was the fourth eldest child among seven siblings. His brother’s name is Mrutyunjaya Basavannepa Sankeshwar. His brother’s name is Dayanand Sankeshwar.
Mrutyunjaya Basavannepa Sankeshwar with his family
Dayanand Sankeshwar, brother of Vijay Sankeshwar
wife and children
His wife’s name is Lalita Sankeshwari. She married him on December 14, 1972. He has a son and three daughters. His son, Anand Sankeshwar, is the Managing Director of VRL Logistics Limited. His daughter’s name is Bharati Holkunde.
Anand Sankeshwar with his mother and father
Bharati Holkunde with her mother
A family photo of the Sankeshwar family
religion
Vijay Sankeshwar follows Hinduism.
signature/autograph
Signature of Vijay Sankeshwar
Address
He resides at 2742/2, Shide Building, Bhavani Nagar, Hubli, Karnataka- 580023, India.
Career
business
Vijay Sankeshwar’s career as a businessman began in 1966 when his father gave him his first printing press, Vijay Printing Press, on his 16th birthday. It was a small setup with only one machine and two employees. At the press, Sankeshwar performed compositing, typesetting and proofreading. In 1969, at the age of 19, Vijay Sankeshwar modernized his printing press with modern machinery to expand his printing business. According to Vijay Sankeshwar, he had to borrow 1 million GEL from the bank to install modern machines in his printing house. Speaking about his printing press, he said:
My father didn’t want to send me to college after graduation. He wanted me to enter a printing house and settle down. So my father gifted me a printing press called “Vijay Printing Press”, it was a very small set up with only one machine and two employees. I took a critical decision to take the company to a new level and added some modern typewriters, which then cost one lakh.”
While expanding his printing business, Vijay established a transport business. Initially, he had only one truck, which he bought with a loan of 2 million GEL. Speaking about this, he said:
With little or no communication with the drivers as they hit the road, I had no idea when the shipment would reach the customer until the trucks were safely back at the warehouse. I have experienced heavy losses and frequent accidents to the vehicles I own. This failure did not bother me, I worked hard to achieve my goal.”
In 1978, Vijay Sankeshwar and his family moved to Hubballi to expand their transport business. In 1983, with eight owned trucks, the business was converted into a private limited company named Vijayanand Roadlines. By early 1990, his transport company had a fleet of 117 commercial vehicles and his company’s annual turnover was over 4 million GEL. Two years later, Vijay started courier delivery services and acquired more trucks in Karnataka. By 1996, he had bought four passenger buses that were used to transport passengers from Hubli to Bangalore and vice versa. In 2006, VRL Logistics Limited established a 42.5 MW wind power plant at Kapatguda in Gadag district, Karnataka. About this Vijay Sankeshwar said,
All my ventures have been entirely and undoubtedly based on trial and error. I took the maximum risk and was also proud of what I had done so far. We have never copied anyone in any of our business models. “
As of 2014, VLR Logistics Limited has over 5,111 vehicles, including 295 passenger vehicles and 4,816 goods vehicles. The Limca Book of Records mentions VRL as having the largest fleet of commercial vehicles by a single operator in the country’s private sector. The VRL Group conglomerate has various business operations apart from road transport and publishing such as VRL General Cargo, Vijayanand Travels, VRL Logistics Ltd., VRL Media Ltd. etc. , a Canadian television news channel. He also founded several other Kannada newspapers and magazines such as Vijay Karnataka, Nootana and Bhavana. In 2020, Vijay Sankeshwar founded an online bookstore called Sahitya Prakashana, which sold books in English, Hindi and Kannada languages.
Anand Sankeshwar and Vijay Sankeshwar standing in front of trucks owned by VLR Logistics Ltd.
politics
Vijay Sankeshwar’s approach to politics started at an early age. When he was 12 years old, he participated in various meetings and gatherings organized by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He also campaigned for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during state and national elections. In 1993, Vijay Sankeshwar joined the BJP, after which he held several state-level posts in the party. In 1996, he contested and won the 11th Lok Sabha elections from Dharwad constituency in Karnataka on a BJP ticket. In 1997, he was appointed as a member of the Finance and Advisory Committee. In 1998, he was re-elected as an MP from Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency. In 1999, when the 1998 government collapsed and new elections followed, he once again contested the general elections from Dharwad and won a seat in the Lok Sabha. From 1999 to 2000, Vijay Lankeshwar served as a member of various parliamentary committees such as the Committee on Commerce and the Committee on Transport and Tourism. In 2003, due to conflict between him and the BJP, Vijay left the BJP and formed his own party, the Kannada Naadu Party (KNDP). The KNDP contested the 2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections. KNDP later merged with Janata Dal (Secular). Later, Vijay Sankeshwar entered the Karnataka Legislative Assembly as a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC); However, due to his position in RSS politics, he resigned. Speaking about this, he said:
I have been associated with RSS for 52 years and it is much more than a mother to me. And I am not against RSS. But the manner in which he has been working for the last eight to ten years, especially with regard to the lack of transparency in the donations he has received and the way he has been dictating terms to the BJP, I am disappointed. “
In 2014, he rejoined the BJP after the Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Confrontation
Queue lemon juice during COVID-19
In 2021, when many patients with COVID-19 were struggling with oxygen deficiency, Vijay Sankeshwar, Vijay Sankeshwar, made a statement claiming that if people put two drops of lemon juice in their nostrils, it would increase the oxygen levels in their body and help them avoid contracting the coronavirus. Following her statement, a government school teacher, Basavaraj Malipatil of Raichur, who listened to her advice, instilled two drops of lemon juice into her nostrils, causing her death. After the death, Bhimanaguda Paragonda, a lawyer and RTI activist, sent a complaint against Vijay Sankeshwar to the commissioners of Dharwad and Raichur districts, urging them to file a case against Sankeshwar for misleading the masses. Bhemaguda Paragonda also blamed the state government for not taking action against its leaders for misleading the masses during the pandemic. About this, Paragonda said,
Mr. Vijay Sankeshwar is responsible for the death of Basavaraj Malipatil. He died after following home medicine as told by Mr. Vijay. I urge the jurisdictional officers to file a Suo motu A case under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code and certain sections of the Disaster Management Act. Also, the Karnataka government should pay a compensation of Rs 50 lakh to the family of the teacher who died in Raichur.”
Newspaper clipping reporting Vijay Sankeshwar’s statement
Awards, honors, achievements
- In 1994, Vijay Sankeshwar received the Udyog Ratna Award from the Institute of Economic Studies.
- In 2002, Vijay Sankeshwar received the Aaryabhat Award.
- In 2007, Vijay Sankeshwar was awarded the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Memorial Award by Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI).
- In 2008, Vijay Sankeshwar received the Transport Samrat Award from the Indian Motor Transport Congress.
- In 2012, Vijay Sankeshwar was selected as the ‘Transport Personality of the Year’ at the Indian Road Transport Awards (IRTA).
- In 2014, Vijay Sankeshwar was awarded an honorary doctorate by Karnataka University.
- In 2020, President Ram Nath Kovind conferred India’s fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri, on Vijay Sankeshwar.
Vijay Sankeshwar receives Padma Shri from President Ram Nath Kovind
Assets/Properties
movable assets
- Cash: Rs. 1,50,000
- Bank deposits: Rs. 3,25,238
- Bonds, bonds and shares in companies: Rs. 5,62,86,625
- Value of Claims/Interest: Rs.17,75,000
- Jewelry: Rs. 1,50,000
Net worth of Vijay Sankeshwar as per affidavit filed by him in 2004
Net worth
As of 2004, his net worth is Rs. 58 686 863.
Facts/Trivia
- Vijay Sankeshwar is a member of several national level committees like Indian Road Transport Congress, Tobacco Board and Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
- As of March 2022, VLR Logistics Limited has a turnover of Rs 2393.65 crore.
- In 2022, Anand Sankeshwar, son of Vijay Sankeshwar, announced that he is producing a biopic titled Vijayanand. According to Anand Sankeshwar, the film is based on his father’s journey and will be released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.
Kannada Movie Vijayanand Poster
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