Dr. K. A. Ashok Pai
Born(1946-12-30)30 December 1946[1]
Died29 September 2016(2016-09-29) (aged 69)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Psychiatrist, writer and film producer

K. A. Ashok Pai (30 December 1946 – 29 September 2016) was an Indian psychiatrist, writer and film producer based in Shimoga. He was the chairman of Karnataka Mental Health Taskforce.[2][3][4][5]

Ashok Pai started the Manasa Nursing Home and Manasa Educational Foundation in Shimoga.[6][7]

He died of cardiac arrest on 29 September 2016.[8]

Filmography

Films produced

Pai has produced four films all of which have been directed by Suresh Heblikar:[9]

Television

Pai produced a series called Antarala which had ten episodes with Girish Karnad as the lead actor.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "DR K.A. ASHOK PAI's PROFILE". manasadhara.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Doctor: Treating depression in women is a challenging task". The Times of India. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Not much happening on mental health front in State". The Hindu. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Day-care centres for psychiatric patients". The Hindu. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Karnataka moves towards becoming a model in mental health services". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ashok Pai laments dearth of experienced psychiatrists". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 9 July 2005. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Dr. Ashok Pai". NIC.
  8. ↑ "Renowned psychiatrist Ashok Pai no more". The Hindu. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Foray into psychiatry". The Hindu. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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