Background
After the death of his father Tonse Madhav Ananth
After the death of his father Tonse Madhav Ananth
Pai graduated with his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from Karnatak University in 1958. He later graduated from Temple University with his Master of Health Administration.
He also serves as chairman of the Manipal and Medical Group. In 1961 he returned to Manipal to become the administrator of Kasturba Hospital, the teaching hospital of Kasturba Medical College. Pai in 1979 he became the head of the group later took over as chancellor in due course Chancellor of Manipal University and the Chairman of the Manipal and Medical Group. He is also the Pro-Chancellor of Sikkim Manipal University and president of Technology A. Pai Management Institute and Registrar of the Academy of General, Manipal.
His efforts led to Manipal University getting the status of a deemed university granted by the University Grants Commission in 1993.
Manipial and Medical Group under his watch has led to exponential growth. In 2000, he was nominated by the Union Minister of Human Resource Development to a special six-member advisory committee to the Department of Higher In 2001, Pai set up the Manipal Foundation to run the universities philanthropic efforts.
He has previously served as a member of the Executive Council of Assam University, the academic senate of Mangalore University, and the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.