C. N. Manjunath Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About C. N. Manjunath

• C. N. Manjunath was raised in Hassan district of Karnataka where he completed his school education till 7th standard. He then moved to Bangalore to pursue higher school education.

• During his school days, he had a passion for cricket commentary.

• In 1982, C. N. Manjunath began his medical career at Bangalore Medical College as an intern.

• In 1985, he moved to Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, and began working as a senior registrar at the Department of Cardiology. He worked there for three years.

• He then began working as an Assistant Professor and the Professor of Cardiology at Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research in 1988.

• In 1997, C. N. Manjunath became an editorial member of the Indian Heart Journal.

• In 1997, he voluntarily organised an angiography workshop at Chennai under the Asia Pacific Society.

• From 1998 to 1999, C. N. Manjunath served as the Advisory Committee Member of the Indo-French Heart Foundation.

• In December 2004, he donated Rs. 15 Lakhs towards poor patient treatment from the 56th CSI annual conference savings in Bangalore.

• From 2005 to 2006, C. N. Manjunath worked as the Executive Committee Member of the Cardiological Society of India.

• In 2006, he was appointed the director of the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research.
  

  C. N. Manjunath at Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore

• He then served as the president and permanent invitee of the Indian College of Cardiology for some time.

• C. N. Manjunath is a member of the Drug Controller of India and the Medical Council of India (as of 2024). He also serves as a board member at Yeshaswini Trust.

• He is credited with implementing patient-centric policies such as ‘treatment first, payment next,’ which ensured quality healthcare for all, irrespective of financial status.

• His innovative techniques in cardiology such as the ‘Manjunath technique’ for Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty’ have earned recognition both nationally and internationally.
  

  C. N. Manjunath while performing the Manjunath technique for Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty

• Apart from being a doctor, he is also a noted writer, director, researcher, and academician. He has published more than 250 publications in the field of medicine.

• C. N. Manjunath’s contributions to the medical field and society have been documented in a biography titled ‘Biography of a Living Legend’ by journalist MK Bhaskar Rao.

• He is the founder of the Jayadeva Institute’s Hrudaya Sanjeevani Scheme. Under this scheme, more than 6,500 below-poverty-line patients are treated every year without any cost. The treatments include open heart and bypass surgeries, angioplasties, and pacemaker implantations.
  

  C. N. Manjunath while inaugurating the Jayadeva Institute Hrudaya Sanjeevini Scheme

• The London School of Economics, Leadership School of Singapore, IIM-Bangalore and former president of the USA Barack Obama appreciated his Jayadeva model of health.

• C. N. Manjunath often organises free-of-cost medical treatments for poor patients who belong to the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities.

• He is the principal investigator in India’s first Indigenous Recombinant Streptokinase Study (Shankinase) in Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack).

• C. N. Manjunath entered politics in 2024. His father-in-law Deve Gowda supported him and aimed to promote the Jayadeva model of affordable healthcare to a national platform.
  

  C. N. Manjunath speaking during a political rally in Bangalore

• He contested the general elections from Bengaluru Rural seat against the two-time Congress MP D K Suresh. Suresh is the brother of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.

• C. N. Manjunath became the 12th member of the Deve Gowda family to become a politician.
  

  C. N. Manjunath speaking during a political rally