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V. G. Siddhartha

Indian businessman (1959–2019)

In this Indian name, the name Veerappa Gangaiah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Siddhartha Hegde or Siddhartha.

Veerappa Gangaiah Siddhartha Hegde (1958 or 1959 – 29 July 2019) was an Indian businessman from Karnataka.[1] He was the founder of the cafe chain Café Coffee Day and was its chairman and managing director.

He was on the board of directors of Mindtree, GTV, Liqwid Krystal, Way2wealth Brokers, Coffee Day Natural Resources, and Way2wealth Securities.

After going missing on the evening of 29 July 2019, his body was found by three fishermen at the Hoige Bazaar beach, near the mouth of the river Nethravati on 31 July.[2]

Early life

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Veerappa Gangaiah Siddhartha Hegde was born to Gangaiah Hegde in the Malenadu region of Chikkamagaluru district in Karnataka State.[3] He hailed from a very affluent family of coffee planters belonging