{
  "id": 3706280,
  "title": "Toxic actor Rukmini Vasanth’s father martyred fighting 8 terrorists, was awarded Ashoka Chakra",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/toxic-actor-rukmini-vasanths-father-martyred-fighting-8-terrorists",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T09:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/rukmini-vasanth-father-colonel-vasanth-venugopal-ashoka-chakra-uri-martyr-toxic-10851772/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Rukmini Vasanth, the actress known for her roles in Kannada films Sapta Saagaradaache Ello and Kantara, has opened up about her father, Colonel Vasanth Venugopal, who was martyred while fighting against terrorists in the Uri attack in 2007. At the time, Rukmini was just 10 years old. Colonel Vasanth Venugopal is the first army officer from Karnataka to receive the prestigious Ashoka Chakra. Following his death, Rukmini established the Vasantharatna Foundation for Art, which aims to provide support to the widows of jawans and other army personnel, as well as families of martyrs. The foundation also runs initiatives to support families of martyrs through a donation system where a rupee is donated for each day of the year to sponsor a birthday gift for a family member of a martyr.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}