Tonse Mohandas Pai (20 June 1933 – 31 July 2022) was an Indian business executive who was the founder of the Kannada-language daily Udayavani.
He later went to Kolhapur, in present day Maharashtra, to obtain a degree in law from the University of Pune.
[1][2] He was also noted to have introduced modern printing machinery and advancing the Manipal Media Network.
[1] As a patron of the arts, he set up institutions in coastal Karnataka, including MGM Yakshagana Kendra, Regional Resources Centre for Folk Performing Arts, and the Rashtrakavi Govindapai Research Centre.
[4] Building on his father's initial efforts in setting up Manipal as an education, medicine, and finance hub, Pai contributed to the city's sustained growth.