Nitte Educational Institutions founder Vinay Hegde no more

MANGALURU: The founder of Nitte Education Institutions and managing director of K S Hegde Hospital, N Vinay Hegde, passed away in Mangaluru due to age-related illness on Thursday.

Vinay Hegde (86), hailing from Nitte in Udupi district, was the second son of retired Supreme Court Justice K S Hegde and brother of retired Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde.

Words fail me today…

In Shri Nitte Vinay Hegde’s passing away, our entire coastal Karnataka region has lost a visionary gentleman who personified goodness…

From generations of students at NITTE to the countless people, institutions, efforts and initiatives he touched with… pic.twitter.com/LyO5zxoZCP

— Captain Brijesh Chowta ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ ಬ್ರಿಜೇಶ್ ಚೌಟ (@CaptBrijesh) January 1, 2026

Vinay Hegde was a renowned educationist who transformed Nitte, a rural area, into an international education hub. He brought revolutionary changes in education and healthcare sectors through his institutions.