Ravi Belagere - Famous but controversial Journalist

Ravi Belagere

Ravi’s tabloid grew to become recognized for its huge insurance of the Bengaluru underworld and the dreaded gangsters in the city. His columns in the tabloid, consisting of Love Lavike, Khaas Baat and Paapigala Lokadalli, grew to become extremely popular. In the colum Paapigala Lokadalli, he wrote about the inner workings of the underworld and the police force. The recognition of Paapigala Lokadalli also led him to submit a two-part book of the identical title which opened up discussions about the underworld in Bengaluru.

Belagere has been married twice. His first spouse was once Lalitha and the 2d spouse was Yashomati, who used to be his colleague at Hai Bangalore office. His first wife has three kids specifically Chethana Belagere (daughter), Bhavana Belagere (daughter) and Karna (son). His second wife Yashomati has a son named Himavanth. He was an ardent fan of Khushwant Singh and he said he was once attracted to leftist ideology and he had no political leanings.

Ravi Belagere has left in the back of his two wives, Lalita and Yashomati (a colleague whom he married without divorcing his first wife), and 4 children—two daughters and a son from his first marriage and a son from his second one. His elder daughter is married to Kannada actor Srinagara Kitty.

In December 2010, he made a derogatory comment on Pratap Simha at the time when Pratap Simha was once a writer at Vijaya Karnataka and it led to the resignation of Pratap Simha, then the editor-in-chief Vishweshwar Bhat, P. Thayagaraj and a number of others. After that, Pratap Simha hits back to Ravi Belagere on his internet site and the spat between the two continued for a while.

The popularity of his column, Paapigala Lokadalli, resulted in the launch of two-part book of the equal identify which opened up discussions about the underworld in Bengaluru, according to The News Minute. He used to be additionally a contestant in Bigg Boss Kannada Season 7.

As a norm, the famous but controversial journalist had been declaring his belongings in his tabloid for some time now. The last time, he made the declaration, he put his internet well worth at Rs 250 crore. He noted about the three houses and an apartment in Bengaluru divided amongst his children, farm houses in Joida and Chikmagalur, two automobiles and motorcycles, the worker fees of the tabloid (Rs 4,20,000), debts (Rs four crore) and the Prarthana Education Society (school) with 6,000-odd college students and a wage invoice of Rs 2 crore approximately. As he as soon as advised his critics, "I pay an earnings tax of Rs 54 lakh each year."

In the 1990s, a younger Belagere from Ballari, equipped with a masters diploma in history, had landed in Bengaluru with solely Rs 370 in his pocket to script his success story. He centered Hai Bangalore!, a Kannada tabloid, in 1995, which became vastly famous due to its sensationalism. He jolted the docile Kannadiga readers and took them on a compelling journey into the world of crime and sleaze. Like Lankesh Patrike (that excelled in political reporting), Belagere too redefined Kannada tabloid journalism and developed a area of interest Kannada readership.

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According to The Times of India, Belagere suffered a heart attack at his office in Bengaluru, and used to be rushed to a hospital, the place he surpassed away. His mortal remains will be placed at Prarthana School earlier than the last rites are performed.