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Dakshina Kannada Automobile and Tyre Dealers Association President, Kasturi Prabhakar Pai no more

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Posted on October 25, 2025

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Dakshina Kannada Automobile and Tyre Dealers Association President, Kasturi Prabhakar Pai no more

Mangaluru : Sri Kasturi Prabhakar Pai (75), eminent businessman and President of the Dakshina Kannada Automobile and Tyre Dealers Association, passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at a private hospital in Mangalore following a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, mother, son, and daughter.

Born on October 26, 1950, in Mangalore, to the late Kasturi Mangesh Pai, he completed his schooling at Canara High School (Main) and pursued Mechanical Engineering at Manipal Engineering College (now MIT, Manipal) during 1968–73. He later obtained his MBA from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Upon returning to Mangalore, he joined his family enterprise Kasturi Group of Concerns, where he managed the manufacturing division of fish meal and fish oil. In recent years, he headed Quest Marketing & Services, a wholesale dealership in automobile spares and cement, and was also involved in transportation and ready-mix concrete pumping. He served as a Director of Benchem Corporation and Aspa Logistics Pvt. Ltd.

A respected and socially active personality, Mr. Pai was closely associated with several community and professional organisations. He had been serving as President of the Dakshina Kannada Automobile and Tyre Dealers Association since 2017, after earlier tenures as Secretary (1999–2013) and Vice President (2013–2017). The Association has expressed deep sorrow at his passing, acknowledging his dedicated service spanning nearly three decades.

LAST RITES: The final rites will be performed on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. at his residence “Prakrithi,” Collectors Gate, Balmatta (on DC Bungalow Road).