# Ravi Mantha

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{{Short description|Indian businessman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Ravi Mantha
| image              = 
| caption            = 
| birth_name         = Ravi Kanth Mantha
| birth_date         = 1972 or 1973 <ref name="Rooted to the World">{{cite web|url=https://www.pugetsound.edu/stories/rooted-world|title=Rooted to the World: The Adventures of Ravi Mantha in Five Acts |publisher=University of Puget Sound|access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref>
| birth_place        = [Hyderabad](/source/Hyderabad), India
| alma_mater         = [University of Puget Sound](/source/University_of_Puget_Sound) ([BBA](/source/Bachelor_of_Business_Administration)) <ref name="Rooted to the World"/>
| occupation         = 
| spouse             = Kavitha Mantha <ref name="Couple">{{cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/206484/hyderabad-couple-singapore-return-india-good-forest-farm-to-table-cafe/|title=Couple Left Singapore to Return to India, Build Their Own 17-Acre Food Forest|publisher=The Better India|access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref>
| children           = 2 <ref name="Couple"/>
}}
'''Ravi Kanth Mantha''' (born 1972 or 1973) is an Indian businessman, investor, author, and former economic and political advisor.<ref name="Rooted to the World" />

==Early life and education==
Mantha was born and raised in [Hyderabad, India](/source/Hyderabad) where he attended [The Hyderabad Public School, Ramanthapur](/source/The_Hyderabad_Public_School%2C_Ramanthapur).<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Master at Many: Ravi Mantha |url=https://www.ritzmagazine.in/a-master-at-many-ravi-mantha/ |website=RITZ Magazine}}</ref> Mantha earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the [University of Puget Sound](/source/University_of_Puget_Sound) in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ravi Mantha – TiE Hyderabad |url=https://hyderabad.tie.org/ravimantha/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Rooted to the World" /> He also earned the CFA (chartered financial analyst) charter from the CFA Institute (previously known as AIMR), in 1997.  

==Career==
In 2001, Mantha began working at [Fidelity Investments](/source/Fidelity_Investments) as a portfolio manager for a fund worth around $1 billion. Mantha continued working at Fidelity till 2011, and by then the fund had grown to $34 billion.<ref name="Rooted to the World" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ravi Mantha, Author at Fair Observer |url=https://www.fairobserver.com/author/ravi-mantha/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Fair Observer}}</ref>

In 2012, Mantha met [Srikanth Bolla](/source/Srikanth_Bolla) in [Hyderabad](/source/Hyderabad) after being introduced by a common friend. Together, Bolla and Mantha would found Bollant Industries, an organization that employs uneducated and disabled employees to manufacture eco-friendly packaging solutions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Srikanth Bolla: First Overseas Blind Student At MIT, Entrepreneur Who Employs The Disabled, And Subject Of A New Bollywood Film |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/take-one-big-story-of-the-day/srikanth-bolla-first-overseas-blind-student-at-mit-entrepreneur-who-employs-the-disabled-and-subject-of-a-new-bollywood-film/92805/1 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Forbes India |language=en}}</ref> In 2016, Bollant received backing from billionaire [Ratan Tata](/source/Ratan_Tata).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-15 |title=Bollant Industries now gets Ratan Tata’s backing |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/bollant-industries-now-gets-ratan-tatas-backing/article8241416.ece |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=BusinessLine |language=en}}</ref> As of 2022, Bollant Industries was worth an estimated £48 million.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-01-24 |title=Srikanth Bolla: The blind CEO’s £48m company which nearly didn’t happen |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/disability-59879753 |access-date=2024-05-11 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In 2013, Mantha published his first book, ''All About Bacteria'' with [HarperCollins](/source/HarperCollins).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The enemy within |url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/reviews/the-enemy-within-40537 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=www.downtoearth.org.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3ThpnV43DU |title=Ravi Mantha at TEDxDelhi |language=en |access-date=2024-05-11 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

In 2014, Mantha was a political advisor to the [Bharatiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party). Mantha assisted [Narendra Modi](/source/Narendra_Modi) with his 2014 election strategy.<ref>{{Cite news |last=CHAKRABARTI |first=SAUBHIK |date=2014-02-19 |title=How handpicked experts like Arvind Panagariya, Ravi Mantha are helping Narendra Modi fine-tune his 2014 poll strategy |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/how-handpicked-experts-like-arvind-panagariya-ravi-mantha-are-helping-narendra-modi-fine-tune-his-2014-poll-strategy/articleshow/30637689.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-05-11 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> The same year, Mantha published ''A Journey: Poems by Narendra Modi'', translating Modi's poetry from Gujarati to English.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chari |first=Mridula |date=2014-04-19 |title=Modi writes about his 'life's dearest companion' in new collection of translated poems |url=http://scroll.in/article/662206/modi-writes-about-his-lifes-dearest-companion-in-new-collection-of-translated-poems |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-06-26 |title=The politics of poetry |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-politics-of-poetry/article6152173.ece |access-date=2024-05-11 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

In 2015, Mantha published his third book, ''The Baby Elephant Diet: A Modern Indian Guide to Eating Right''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Read this book for its amazing ‘baby elephant diet’ |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/read-this-book-for-its-amazing-baby-elephant-diet/story |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-01-13 |title=Look for fibre in food |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/Look-for-fibre-in-food/article13997387.ece |access-date=2024-05-11 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Mantha and his wife Kavitha own and operate the Baby Elephant Farm, a 17-acre food forest in  [Shankarpally, Telangna](/source/Shankarpalli) along with Sage Sustainable Living, a store selling raw produce from their farm and Sage Farm Cafe, an organic restaurant in Hyderabad.<ref name="Couple" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=John |first=Green by |date=2018-03-14 |title=Ravi Mantha: healer, organic farmer and green investor |url=https://greenbyjohn.com/meet-ravi-mantha-healer-organic-farmer-and-green-investor/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Green by John and Cynthia |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ayyar |first=Sowmya |date=2021-02-26 |title=From Diet Books to Organic Farming, Ravi Mantha's Recipe for Health |url=https://www.csp.indica.in/from-diet-books-to-organic-farming-ravi-manthas-recipe-for-health/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Center for Soft Power |language=en-US}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
In 2022, a biopic film ''[Srikanth](/source/Srikanth_(film))'', featuring [Rajkummar Rao](/source/Rajkummar_Rao) in the lead role of Srikanth Bolla was announced with [Sharad Kelkar](/source/Sharad_Kelkar) playing the supporting role of Ravi Mantha.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Production begins for Rajkummar Rao's next film 'Sri', a biopic on Srikanth Bolla |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/production-begins-for-rajkummar-raos-next-film-sri-a-biopic-on-srikanth-bolla/articleshow/95659426.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508095744/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/production-begins-for-rajkummar-raos-next-film-sri-a-biopic-on-srikanth-bolla/articleshow/95659426.cms |archive-date=8 May 2024 |access-date=2022-11-21 |work=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=Rajkummar Rao to star in the inspiring story of Srikanth Bolla in SRI |url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/rajkummar-rao-to-star-in-the-inspiring-story-of-srikanth-bolla-in-sri-567627 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=WION |language=en-us}}</ref> The film released on 10 May 2024 with Kelkar's performance as Mantha being generally praised.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swaroop |first=Ananya |title=‘Srikanth’ Movie Review: Rajkummar Rao Delivers Another Masterpiece |url=https://www.augustman.com/in/entertainment/film-tv/srikanth-movie-review-rajkummar-rao-jyothika-alaya-f-sharad-kelkar/ |website=Augustman}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Srikanth Bolla, the man who is the inspiration behind Rajkummar Rao’s latest film |url=https://www.lifestyleasia.com/ind/entertainment/movies/true-story-of-srikanth-bolla-movie-starring-rajkummar-rao/ |website=Lifestyle Asia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Raj |first=Ashutosh |title=Srikanth Movie Review: A Tale of Triumph |url=https://hindisiksa.co.in/srikanth-movie-review-a-tale-of-triumph/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=hindisiksa.co.in |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Srikanth Movie Review {{!}} Filmfare.com |url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/srikanth-movie-review-65915.html |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=www.filmfare.com |language=en}}</ref>

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