A hardcore RSS member and politician Anant Kumar Hegde is the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s team. He is a five-time Member of Parliament from Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha constituency, having entered the Parliament at the age of 28.
Born on 20 May, 1968 at Sirsi in Uttara Kannada to a Brahmin family, Hegde is intermediate educated, and has interest towards Taekwondo (Korean Martial Arts). He is also the Founder-President of Kadamba, a national-level NGO working in the field of rural development, rural health, formation of Self Help Groups (SHGs), rural marketing among others.
