Sooraj Nayak lives in Kanagil, a remote village in Ankola, Uttara Kannada, where he was born in 1980 and brought up, until he moved away to pursue his studies (Karwar, Ankola, Sirsi), graduating from Mysore, and post-graduating from Bangalore, GDCRI [the only post-graduation provided by Government College in Karnataka]. He became then an oral and…
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Arun Shet
From a Kumta family, Arun was born in Mumbai nearly 60 years ago. His graduation is B.Sc in Kumta. Doing carving from school days developed the special interest for fiberglass sculptures and ended up establishing a Handicraft Manufacturing Company in Belgaum, lately moved to Kumta. Inborn socially inclined person he keeps trying to foster good…
Suwarna Apte
Suwarana Apte Suwarna was born in Gokarna and lives in Kudle with her joint family. Getting married with a Maharastrian boy she went to live there for few years, but she returned to Kudle. She has two daughters. She had varied professional experiences, all turned to social work. She wants to invest herself on the issues of waste segregation as…
Sita Hegde
Seeta Hegde Was born in France 40 years ago where she studied and worked in the field of Art History and Tourism Management. She had the great opportunity to travel to many countries and learn a lot about different cultures and traditions. She arrived in India in 2006 and got married few years later. Since…
Anushree Shet
Born in Kumta 50 years earlier, Anushree started her school in Yellapur, then, due to her father profissional assignments, she enrolled in Sirsi and Kumta, finally back to Sirsi where she completed her PUC in Science, English and Kannada Shorthand and Typewriting . She worked as Stenographer within the frame of Lokayukta. After marriage, in…
Ashok Naik
Ashok Naik was born the 26th May 1968, at Bellecane, Gokarna. He did his school at Aghanashini, the SSLC at Bhadrakali High School at Gokarna, then Balliga College at Kumta and Law Graduation at MES, Law College, Sirsi. He is practicing since 1995, both Civil and Criminal, both as arbitrator and Mediator. He lives…
Prashanth R
Born at Sagar, Karnataka, by mid 90’s Prashanth completed his academic education by 2019 with a Master of Fisheries, at Mangaluru College of Fisheries [Thesis: Assessment of ichthyofaunal diversity in estuarine system of Kundapura region]. Along with it, and after, he participated in Seminars, Conferences, Internship programs [Next Generation Aquaculture, Research Methodology and Data Analysis,…
Jay Kubal
Jay Kubal was born in Chandigarh, Punjab, 48 years ago, as his father was there serving in military force. Later he was brought up in Alvedande, doing his Primary, High School and College at Kumta. He did a Hindustan Sangita course and he was then, and for quite some time, performing drama. After finishing his…
Rupa Bhatti
Post Graduate and Doctorate on Environmental Sciences Roopa started her career teaching in the Post Graduate Departments of Environmental Sciences and Applied Botany. Then as Research Associate she studied the Impact of Globalization and Economic Liberalization on farmers of India. Later as Program Officer at FRLHT (Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions), she coordinated…
Joseph Saver
Joseph Saver, born near Kumta 63 years ago, has been sick for long time. With the help of family he managed to recover and became an apt citizen. He got his SLSC from Kumta Nirmala Convent. He has worked in refrigeration and air conditioned, as well as mechanics service, Bombay. Currently he is salesman in…
Ana S.
Ana S, born 796 new moons ago, carries the weight of a European educational background in Philosophy, Religious Anthropology, Indian Studies and the light of Indian immersion by way of fieldwork. Teaching, writing, editing, and publishing books and papers, she has conducted research projects on medical anthropology (Ayurveda), comparative studies and therapeutic traditions, both in…
Kedar Shende
Kedar Shende, 48 years; 20 years background of Ayurveda – consultancy and teaching. Conversant with movements and happenings in the field of Ayurveda – modern practice, research as well as traditional practice. Taught and supervised students of Ayurveda in Europe and Israel for last 10+ years. Founder member of Aryavarta Ayurved Anusandhan Ashram for studying,…
Jagdish Naik
Jagdish Naik was born in Gokarna by the 5th of June 1977. He did his primary studies studies at hoskatta and sanikatta, torke. College at ankola and Shri Devraj Urs Medical College at Kolar. Later he did Anesthesia at Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli. Worked at Hattikeri Belse, Ankola, then last 6 years he is medical officer at…
Geetha Naik
Geetha Naik is Associate Professor at the Dept. of Botany, Dr. A. V. Baliga College of Arts & Sc., Kumta. Her two main research projects focused on “Origin and Evolution of Raishan Millet” (Digitaria cruciata var. cruciata of Khasi Hillsof Meghalaya) and on “A native variety of Paddy – KAGGA, to compare its SEED PROTEIN profile with…