{"id":440,"date":"2010-04-22T12:16:31","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T16:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/km-theatre\/?page_id=440"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:35:27","slug":"about-kailash-mital","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/km-theatre\/about-kailash-mital\/","title":{"rendered":"About Kailash Mital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        About Kailash Mital\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                                    \n\n<p><em>\u201cHere, people of all backgrounds are provided with an equal opportunity to educate themselves, pursue their dreams, and fulfill their goals. \u201d<\/em> &#8211; Kailash Mital<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kailash Mital was born in India and came to Canada in 1968. He was educated at the University of Punjab where he obtained his master\u2019s degree in political science. He continued his education at the British Institute of Management where he pursued studies in business administration and at the College of Education at the University of Toronto. A teacher and entrepreneur, Mr. Mital has launched many successful business ventures. He is dedicated to the Ottawa community and remains an avid supporter of education and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"185\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/km-theatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/kailash_mital1.jpg\" alt=\"Head shot of Kailash Mital\" class=\"wp-image-439\" style=\"width:368px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/km-theatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/kailash_mital1.jpg 185w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/km-theatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/kailash_mital1-160x183.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Together with his wife Nandi, Mr. Mital has established a long history of philanthropy at Carleton University, creating a number of scholarships for small business and entrepreneurship. Keeping with this tradition, Mr. Mital supported the renaming initiative of the Alumni Theatre A in Southam Hall. In honour of his dedication to Carleton, the Kailash Mital Theatre was officially unveiled on Sept. 29, 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cCarleton University is a microcosm of the larger Canadian society. The multiculturalism that is embedded into the very fabric of this world-class university is evident as you walk the halls or attend ethnically diverse functions and events. Here, people of all backgrounds are provided with an equal opportunity to educate themselves, pursue their dreams, and fulfill their goals. There are no barriers to achieving the type of education you want at Carleton other than one\u2019s own personal limits. That is why Carleton University is so near and dear to my heart.\u201d<\/em> &#8211; Kailash Mital<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Together with his wife Nandi, Mr. Mital has established a long history of philanthropy at Carleton University, creating a number of scholarships for small business and entrepreneurship. Keeping with this tradition, Mr. Mital supported the renaming initiative of the Alumni Theatre A in Southam Hall. 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