Dayananda Reddy (born 1963) is an Indian politician, entrepreneur, philanthropist and a former MLC for Bangalore Urban District at the Karnataka Legislative Council.
He is known for adopting 7500 underprivileged students and giving them free education since 2010 through his foundation funded by his own businesses.
Till date, the students of the foundation have planted more than 50,000 trees across Bangalore.
The students have also been trained to spread awareness for keeping the city clean and green.