K. Narayan

{{short description|Indian politician}}

{{for| South Indian film director |K. Narayanan}}

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| office1 = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

| term_start1 = 24 November 2020

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| predecessor1 = Ashok Gasti

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| constituency1 = Karnataka

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| birth_name = Koragappa Narayana

| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1952|6|12|df=y}}rajyasabha.nic

| birth_place = Mangalore, Karnataka, India

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| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| education = B.A

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| occupation = Entrepreneur, Journalist, politician

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| residence = Bangalore, Karnataka

| known_for = Starting Sambashana Sandesha in 1994, Social Work in the field of education, culture and religion.

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Koragappa Narayan is an Indian businessman, journalist and politician who is the current Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Karnataka from 24 November 2020.{{cite news|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bjps-k-narayan-enters-rajya-sabha-unopposed/articleshow/79380994.cms |title= BJP's K Narayan enters Rajya Sabha unopposed |website=The Times of India}}

He is the founder of a monthly Sanskrit magazine Sambashana Sandesha. Narayan is also an editor of Tuluvere Kedige a Tulu magazine.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-17|title=BJP Fields Businessman K Narayan for Rajya Sabha Bypolls from Karnataka|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/bjp-fields-businessman-k-narayan-for-rajya-sabha-bypolls-from-karnataka-3089669.html|access-date=2020-11-17|website=News18|language=en}}{{Cite web|title= BJP nominates businessman K Narayan to Rajya Sabha|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/karnataka-bjp-nominates-businessman-k-narayan-to-rajya-sabha-ymn-qjz36m|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd}}

He is the owner of Span Print and a former Co-convenor of Nekara Prakoshta (weavers' cell) of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka and an executive director of Hindu Seva Prathishtana. Narayan is also nominated as the BJP's candidate for the Rajya Sabha by-polls from Karnataka.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kannadaprabha.com/politics/2020/nov/17/dr-k-narayan-selected-as-a-bjp-rajya-sabha-candidate-432913.html|title=ರಾಜ್ಯ ನಾಯಕರಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ಹೈಕಮಾಂಡ್ ಶಾಕ್! ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ರಾಜ್ಯಸಭಾ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಯಾಗಿ ಡಾ. ಕೆ. ನಾರಾಯಣ್ ಆಯ್ಕೆ|website=Kannadaprabha}}{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/publisher-of-sanskrit-magazine-is-bjp-pick-for-karnataka-rs-bypoll-7055165/|title=Publisher of Sanskrit magazine is BJP pick for Karnataka RS bypoll|date=18 November 2020}}