Name Jeevaraj Alva Ex-spouse Nandini Alva Grandchildren Vivaan Veer Oberoi | Children Priyanka Alva Oberoi | |
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Died February 12, 2001, Bengaluru People also search for Vivek Oberoi, Priyanka Alva Oberoi, Suresh Oberoi, Yashodhara Oberoi, Vivaan Veer Oberoi | ||
Jeevaraj Alva (1947-2001) was an Indian politician and a minister in the government of Karnataka.
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Career
Alva was minister in the Government of Karnataka and Vice President of Janata Dal (United) He was also briefly in the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Jeevaraj Alva was a trained physician from St. John's Medical College. During his college years, he became a prominent student leader within the JP movement. This involvement ultimately led him to choose a path different from practicing medicine. He was also closely associated with Ramakrishna Hegde.
Personal life
Alva was born into a middle-class family which hailed from the coastal Canara region of Karnataka and belonged to the Bunt caste. His father, Nagappa Alva, was also a politician and he once headed the state unit of the Congress party.
Alva married the classical dancer Nandini Alva (nee Seth), a north Indian lady who was fourteen years younger than him. They are the parents of a son, Aditya (b. 1989), and a daughter, Priyanka (b. 1983). On 29 October 2010, Priyanka was married to the Hindi film actor Vivek Oberoi. The marriage was in fact arranged by the parents of the bride and groom, in the traditional Indian way, and one reason was the commonality that both Vivek and Priyanka had one north Indian and one south Indian parent each. The couple have a son, Vivaan (born 6 February 2013) and a daughter, Ameyaa (born 21 April 2015).
Alva died on 12 Feb 2001 at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, after suffering from AIDS for several weeks. He was 53 years old, and was survived by his wife and two young children, aged 12 and 18.