Background
Malige, Kenchappa Siddappa was born on May 9, 1945 in Nandanahosur, Karnataka, India. Son of Siddappa Kenchappa and Rudramna Malige.
Malige, Kenchappa Siddappa was born on May 9, 1945 in Nandanahosur, Karnataka, India. Son of Siddappa Kenchappa and Rudramna Malige.
Student, Textile Technology Institute, Bangalore, 1967-1968; degree (honorary), Textile Institute, Manchester, England, 1997.
Trainee Binny, Bangalore, 1968. Technical assistant Siddeswara Mills, Davanager, 1968-1970. Senior assistant spinning master Gokak Mills, Gokak Falls, 1971-1978.
Technical adviser for turnkey project Wastra Indah, Indonesia, 1978. Production manager Gokak Industries, 1980-1989. General manager production Pt.
Bitratex, Semarang, Indonesia, since 1989.
Fellow Textile Institute. Member National Geography Society.
Married Sunanda Siddappa Halkur, March 10, 1974. 1 child, Vishwanath; married Sunanda Halkur Siddappa Kenchappa.