19-509: [REDACTED] Look up sa:सुदर्शन in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sudarshan may refer to: People [ edit ] Hanumappa Sudarshan , Right Livelihood and Padma Shri award winner, known for his work with the Soliga tribes of Karnataka, India George Sudarshan , a prominent Indian American physicist, author, and professor at
38-436: A Prophet (1992) Sudarshan Mahasthavir , a Nepalese Buddhist monk and author Sudharshan , Indian Telugu comedian a.k.a. Nellore Sudarshan Gundu Sudarshan , Indian Telugu comedian Sudharshan gowri magesh ,Indian bible reading world recorder Other uses [ edit ] Sudarshan laser-guided bomb , a laser-guided bomb built by DRDO, India Sudarshana Chakra , a legendary spinning disc like weapon used by
57-603: A vocational training institute where 16 crafts are taught. As a result of the efforts of VGKK, about 60% of the Soliga tribe now get a minimum of 300 days of employment per year from the Forest Department of Karnataka and other agencies. Started in the year 1986 by Dr. Sudarshan, Karuna Trust (India) is an organisation involved with integrated rural development and is affiliated to VGKK. The prevalence of leprosy in Yelandur Taluk of Chamarajanagar district
76-472: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hanumappa Sudarshan Dr. Hanumappa Sudarshan (born 30 December 1950) is an Indian social worker and tribal rights activist. He is known for his contributions to the upliftment of the forest dwelling tribes (mainly Soligas ) in the Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka. He is also a recipient of
95-428: Is harvesting and sale of Non-timber Forest Produce (NTFP) like honey, nellikai (gooseberry, Emblica officinalis ), bamboo, Paasi (Lichen), algae, wild turmeric, Indian blackberry, soapnut and nennari (wild root). They also make baskets using bamboo. They are increasingly being brought to the "mainstream" with active Government and NGO initiative. Many have been given lands closer to 'civilised areas' and most of
114-702: The Biligiriranga Hills and associated ranges, mainly in the talukas Yelandur , Kollegal and Chamarajanagar of Karnataka. The Soliga speak Sholaga , which belongs to the Dravidian family. Under Indian law, they are recognized as a scheduled tribe , they have a population of around 40,000. The Soliga tribe trace their origin to Karayya, son of Lord Maleya Mahadeshwara, swamy of Maleya Mahadeshwara Hills, Karnataka. Legend says that on seeing Karayya's affinity towards wild animals, Lord Maleya Mahadeshwara swamy asked Karayya to reside in forests, whereas
133-818: The Right Livelihood Award and the Padma Shri . Sudarshan was born in Yemalur on the outskirts of Bangalore . He graduated from Bangalore Medical College and became a medical doctor in the year 1973. He is also an adjunct professor at IGNOU . After graduation, he joined the health institutions of Ramakrishna Mission which took him to the Himalayas of Uttar Pradesh , Belur Math in West Bengal and Ponnampet in Karnataka as part of
152-799: The Task Force on Public Private Partnership organised by National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) of Government of India and Institute of Health management & Research (IHMR), Bangalore. He was also associated as a member of Working Group 6 on Macro-economics & Health organised by the World Health Organization and was also a Steering Group member of the Planning Commission on the Empowerment of Scheduled Tribes in India's 11th Five Year Plan . He has also been
171-637: The Chamarijanagar district and Mysore district of Karnataka and also with tribals in the states of Tamil Nadu , Arunachal Pradesh and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and has interacted with about 20,000 people. The organisation has always had a tribal youth as its President. Jadeya Gowda, one of the first few children who was taught by Dr. Sudarshan, is the President. He did a graduation and post-graduation in agriculture and has completed his PhD from
190-552: The Hindu god Vishnu Sudharshan Kriya , a yoga technique Sudarshan (magazine) , Gujarati language magazine founded by Indian writer Manilal Dwivedi Sudharshan , an Indian actor in Telugu cinema Sudharshan (film) , a 1951 Indian Tamil-language film See also [ edit ] Sudarsanam (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
209-663: The University of Texas at Austin K. S. Sudarshan , a leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist organization of India R. N. Sudarshan (1939-2017), Indian film actor and producer Sudarshan Agarwal , a governor of the state of Uttarakhand, India Sudarshan Devanesen , an Indo-Canadian family physician and educator, public health activist, and member of the Order of Canada Sudarshan Kapoor , professor, author of Raising up
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#1732765786485228-640: The Vigilance Director for the Karnataka Lokayukta, an ombudsman organisation. During his tenure, he adopted a method of regular visits and raids to several Government departments and earned critical acclaim for this. Soliga tribe Soliga , also spelled Solega , Sholaga and Shōlaga , is an ethnic group of India . Its members inhabit the mountain ranges mostly in the Chamarajanagar district of southern Karnataka and Erode district of Tamil Nadu . Many are concentrated in
247-424: The [University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore], Presently working as Associate Professor at College of Forestry, Ponnampet. VGKK runs a 450 pupil school for the tribes of B R Hills where the students are provided education equivalent to that provided in the urban areas. Subjects related to the tribal welfare such as environmental issues, tribal values and culture are also a part of the curriculum. VGKK also has
266-506: The forest-dwelling population have been brought together into clusters called Podus . Most of the forest area they stay comes under wild life protection area. The Biligiriranga Hills is a Wildlife Sanctuary under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, the Male Mahadeswara Hills is a Reserve Forest, and Bandipur is a National Park. Their rights on harvesting NTFP is being sought to be withdrawn citing conservation concerns, sparking
285-666: The job. Instead of pursuing a medical practice in the cities, he decided to work with tribal communities and in 1980, he started the Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra for the integrated development of the tribals in the Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka. He is also the founder and Honorary Secretary of the Karuna Trust , which is dedicated to rural development in the states of Karnataka and Arunachal Pradesh . He claims inspiration from
304-653: The man-making and nation-building ideals of Swami Vivekananda . He advocates Gandhian ideals for rural development. Indian poet Shaunak Chakraborty got impressed by his ideology and work towards society so he decided to establish a non profit organization named Sudarshan Army on 30 July 2019 which got its name from him. VGKK is an organisation with a mission of Sustainable development of tribal people through rights-based approaches to health, education, livelihood security and biodiversity conservation . Founded in October 1981 by Dr. Sudarshan, VGKK has worked with tribals in
323-621: The other son Biliyayya resided in plains and became the forefather of Lingayats. The Soliga speak the Sholaga language (Soliganudi) as a mother tongue. A member of the Dravidian family, it is most closely related to Kannada with several Tamil influences. There are five sub groups of Soligas: Furthermore, these groups have several sub-groups. The Soliga used to practice shifting cultivation , but have more or less given up this practice now. They grow Ragi ( Finger millet , Eleusine coracana ) for subsistence. Their main source of income
342-434: The title Sudarshan . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sudarshan&oldid=1253396867 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
361-407: Was the motivation to start this trust. Another focus area for this trust is education and livelihood improvement. Karuna Trust runs 72 Primary Health Care (PHC) Centres in all the districts of the state of Karnataka and Arunachal Pradesh. Dr. Sudarshan has held many positions in his career such as the chairmanship of the Task Force on Health and Family Welfare organised by Government of Karnataka ,
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