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Exponent of Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi and a Choreographer
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An exponent of Mohiniyattam and Kuchipudi, she is one of the youngest to be impanelled into SPIC MACAY, giving over 125 lecture-demonstrations over the past two years. Devika’s choreographies are well researched and stand out for the freshness and vivacity and thought-provoking themes that are rooted in mythology, Indian tradition and philosophy.

She choreographed for the movie Karmayogi.
She worked as a visiting faculty at the Post-graduate and Research Studies in Mohiniyattam at the Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed University.

She has also travelled to the USA, Switzerland, Singapore, Persia and to Pakistan LOC giving lecture-demonstrations and performances.
Devika hails from Palakkad, Kerala.

Accolades:

Ustaad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar from the Kendra Sangeet Natak Akademi in 2007,
Devadasi National Award from Devadasi Nritya Mandir (Orissa) in 2010 ,
Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Akademy Award in 2010
NIirod baran award from West Bengal.

Academic:

Gold medallist for MA(Dance) Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkatta
Gold medallist for MBA, Madras University.
UGC/NET eligibility for lectureship in Performing Arts (Mohiniyattam).

Vision:

“A lifetime is not needed to learn a dance form; but a lifetime is not enough to make substantial contributions in this area”

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MD, DM, FACC, FAHA
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Clinical Professor and Head, Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala.

Educational Qualifications:

1984:MBBS, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
1988: MD All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
1990: Cardiology, (DM) All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Fellowships:

1996: Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
2002: Fellow of American College of Cardiology
2007: Fellow of American Heart Association

Awards:

December 1990: Best Postgraduate in Cardiology (Gold Medal), AIIMS
March 2006: Vocational Service Award, for contributions to the “Gift of Life” program by Rotary International
September 2012: Tri-decennial Medical Teacher of Excellence Award by the National Board of Examinations

Career Highlights:

• Establishment of a pediatric heart program at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Kochi Kerala
• Establishment of large community-based studies on rheumatic heart disease , congenital heart disease and childhood hypertension and obesity
• Development of new techniques for closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). The new techniques have enabled closure of over 1000 PDAs at Amrita Hospital at a relatively low cost. This is one of the world’s largest single center experiences.
• Teaching and Training of Pediatricians and Cardiologists in India and Neighbouring Countries through numerous Lectures, CME programs and Workshops
• Initiating a national fellowship training program in pediatric cardiology under the National Board of Examinations
• Organised the annual conference of the Pediatric Cardiac Society of India in 2000 and 2008.
• Over 60 CME courses and workshops in Pediatric cardiology, Echo and Interventions in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka,
• 9 National conferences

Publications:

132 in all, includes Journals such as

• Circulation
• Annals of Thoracic Surgery
• Am J of Cardiology
• Am Heart Journal
• American Journal of Roentgenology, Cardiovascular and interventional Radiology
• Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
• JTCVS
• Journal of Pediatrics and, Heart

also Authored 2 books,
Founder co-editor of Annals of Pediatric cardiology

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Magician, Illusionist and Hypnotist
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Samala Venu is a Magician, Illusionist and Hypnotist from Andra Pradesh. He has staged more than 7000 shows in 23 different countries, in the past 30 years.

Records

Holds two Guinness Book of World Records for performing Non Stop Magic Show for 36 hours without repeating any item. (Sep 1990)

He rode a scooter blind fold for 3000kms in 17 days continuously covering all the 23 Districts of Andra Pradesh State, India for the cause of “Eye Donation & AIDS Awareness” (Dec 1990)

Awards

Rashtrapati Award
National Youth Award
State Youth Award
Ugadi Puraskar
Indo-American Youth Award
Best Cultural Performer by TANA, U.S.A
Appreciation Award by European Telugu Association, U.K

Academics achievements

Post Graduate in Science (M.Sc)
Post Graduate in Public Relations (M.S)
Jury Member for the 17th International Children’s Film Festival

Charity Shows

Magic Shows in Rural Areas for Creation of Awareness on Witchcraft like Black Magic
Charity Magic Shows towards creating AIDS Awareness
He is also an active member of Rotary International for the past 12 years, and member of another 21 organisations
He also has participated in many National and International Magic Conventions.

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Organic farmer, Trained naturalist and a docent
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An organic farmer with over 40 years of experience, he is a trained naturalist and a docent for the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy in California. He teaches the Master Composters Training Course, Gardening and Composting classes and workshops on Integrated Waste Management, sustainable food systems and permaculture design.

Work and Life

Planted and managed avocado and citrus groves in California for over 35 years.

Perusing organic and sustainable farming methods in the 1990s, he owns and operates Organic Grove and Garden Service designing and installing organic vegetable gardens, family fruit orchards, edible and native plant landscapes.

He is currently working on projects in Europe, India, and the U.S.

One of his specialties is designing and building organic waste recycling systems, in the U.S., Europe and India where he has opened three institutional food waste composting facilities turning waste into valuable resource.

He loves teaching children and families to become more sustainable at home and in their daily lives. His passion for preserving and restoring degraded ecosystems is reflected in all his work.

“Inspired by nature, I design systems for future generations.”

Work Experience

StraightAsh Environmental Solutions, Encinitas, CA from 2009
Owner, Consultant: Consult internationally on Integrated Waste Management,
Organics Recycling, and Sustainable Agriculture.

Solana Center for Environmental Innovation, Encinitas, CA from 2007

Composting & Gardening Educator.

Pete’s Organic Grove & Garden Service, Encinitas, CA from 1996
Owner, Supervisor: Consult, design and plant Family Fruit Orchards,
Edible & Native Plant Landscapes.

West Coast Grove Management, Rancho Santa Fe, CA from 1989 to 1996
Owner, Supervisor: Supervised all field operations for avocado & citrus grove
management company maintaining approximately 500 acres for 35 customers. Designed and installed irrigation systems, planted trees, managed harvests and inventories. Hired and supervised work force.

Rancho Taza, Ltd., Fallbrook, CA (1982 – 1989)
Supervisor/Forman: Supervised all field operations on 300 acre avocado &
citrus grove. Planned, designed and planted undeveloped land including irrigation systems, roads, grove layout. Hired and supervised work force, purchased and maintained inventories.

Professional Training

Soil Food Web Microbiology Training Course with Dr. Elaine Ingham 2011 & 2013

U. S. Composting Council Compost Operations training course, Davis, CA 2011

International Permaculture Design Certificate Course Warren Brush 2012

Biodynamic Agriculture Training Courses with Biodynamic Association of India
2009, 2010, 2011

Master Composter Training Course 2007

Professional Experience

Presenter at BioCycle Conference, San Diego, CA 2011

Presenter at BioCycle Conference, Portland, OR 2012

Presenter at NC State University’s Vermiculture Conference,
Chapel Hill, NC 2012
Presenter at Clean India Conference, New Delhi, India 2010

Presenter and Trainer at Organic Farmer’s Association of India Conference,
Gujarat, India 2010

Compost Trainer at Biodynamic Association of India’s Biodynamic & Sustainable
Agriculture Trainings, Karnataka, India 2009, 2010

Volunteer Experience

Docent, San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy, Encinitas, CA 2007 – Present

New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity 2005, 2006

Rainbow Volunteer Fire Department 1985 -1988

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Professor, Head of Computational neuroscience, Amrita School of Biotechnology
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Professor, the head of computational neuroscience and neurophysiology and and bio-robotics labs at the School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri.
He uses principles from electrical engineering and informatics to study cerebellum and its functioning.

Currently Working

Principle investigator in two cognitive science initiative projects on neurophysiology and bio-inspired neural processor design

Principle investigator Indo-Italy research mobility program on cerebellum-inspired pattern recognition.

Co-investigator of VALUE (Virtual Amrita Laboratories for Universalizing Education)

Academics

Ph.D. in computational neuroscience from University of Milan, Italy.
Worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the department of General Physiology, University of Pavia, Italy.
Worrked as a research assistant at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, on machine learning and intelligence

Publications & Presentations

He has two books and several publications in international journals and conferences to his credit.

He has organized, participated and presented in various meetings and workshops around Europe and Asia

Invited speaker in various research talks and graduate schools in Europe.

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M.Sc., M. Phil, Ph. D., FBRS, FES, FIAT, FNSE, FNESA, FNAASc, FNASc, FRSC (UK)
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A multidisciplinary scientist having over 43 years experience.Carried out original research in Cytogenetics & Plant Breeding, Biotechnology, Molecular Taxonomy, biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, Ethnobiology, Ethnopharmacology, Bioprospecting and Natural Product Development.Published over 515 research papers, authored and edited 26 books.He has 232 patents (India 76, USA 95, Europe 61) to his name.

Work Experience:

• Director, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow from Feb 1999 to Feb 2006;
• Director Tropical Botanic Garden & Research Institute, Tiruvananthapuram from Nov.1990 to Feb. 1999
• Director of Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
• Central Institute for Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow.
• Now serving also as consultant to WHO, DANIDA, UNESCO, UNDP, UNEP and NAM S&T Centre for developing countries UN-CBD, Proctor and Gamble, Godfrey Phillip, Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala.
• 48 students received Ph.D/MD under his guidance
• Presently the Director General of Amity Institute for Herbal & Biotech Products Development, and Senior Vice President of the Ritnand Balved Education Foundation, at Tiruvananthapuram
• He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC),
• National Academy of Sciences (FNASc),
• Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAASc)
• Fellow of five other Scientific Bodies in India.
• President of the International Society of Ethnopharmacology (1998-2001),
• International Society of Environmental Botanist (April 1999 to Jan 2006).
• Also served as Vice-President/Chairman/Vice Chairman/Member of many National and International scientific bodies/committees, visited over 78 countries in various capacities as Chairman/leader of scientific delegation/scientific expert or to participate in International seminars/symposia or to chair the International Expert Panel to review research programmes.

Publications

• Published over 515 original research papers (220 in peer reviewed journals, 79 chapters in books & 216 in proceedings of scientific seminars/symposia) in national and international journals and proceedings,
• Authored and Edited 26 books & 36 Reports.

Patents

He has 232 patents ( India (76), USA (95), Europe, Canada & Japan (61). Twenty of his patented products are now commercially produced and globally marketed.

Awards

• UNEP Borlaug Award in 1998
• The UN-Equator Initiative Award-2002
• Ayurved Gaurav Award 2009
• Padma Shri Award in 2010.

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2004 Athens & 2008 Beijing Olympics Participant
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4 time European Championship medalist, almost a hundred National level medals in Swimming and 3 National Records in Swimming Champion from Finland.

Studied in Mäkelänrinne Sports High school. Graduated in 2004

Swimming highlights:
2002: European Junior Championship Bronze Medal 50 meters Freestyle,
2004: European Championship Bronze Medal 4×50 meters Medley Relay,
2004: Participant in Athens Olympics. 100 freestyle 31st, and 4×100 Medley Relay 14th,
2005: European Championship Bronze Medal 50 meters Butterfly,
2006: European Championship Silver Medal 4×50 meters Medley Relay,
2008: Participant in Beijing Olympics. 50 meters Freestyle 29th.

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National Joint General Secretary, Ekal Vidhyalaya Abhiyan.
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Gram Vikas (Low cost, Micro Model) – Bio Gas, Organic Manure, Bio Pesticide, organic farming Cow based small cottage industry.

Expert in Training: Gram Vikas (Low cost, Micro Model) – Bio Gas, Organic Manure, Bio Pesticide, organic farming Cow based small cottage industry.

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MA Phd in Hindi, Ex Assistant Director Income Tax Department.
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Dr. Ram Avatar has been travelling alone for this research work since 1980, for the last 37 years, going on bicycle from Ayodhya to Rameswaram.

Research in The Journey of Sri Rama

Shri Ram’s first journey with the sage Vishwamitra and his second journey during his exile have been geographically discovered. All the discovered places have been popularized through media reports, television serials, video films, slide shows, etc. in India and abroad so that such culturally rich and divine sites can be preserved.
Dr. Ram Avatar has been travelling alone for this research work since 1980, for the last 37 years, going on bicycle from Ayodhya to Rameswaram.
Upon special invitation, the research paper on Sri Ram was presented in these countries: America, Britain Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany.

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Editor, Children’s magazine Dindima
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Conceptualized popular Children’s monthly TINKLE and later on for Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, produced children’s monthly DIMDIMA.

Started his career as a high school teacher in Mumbai. After 7 years of teaching and acquiring M.Ed from Bombay University, joined Anat Pai’s team to edit over 400 Amar Chitra Kathas and wrote about 75 of them . Conceptualized popular Children’s monthly TINKLE and later on for Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, produced children’s monthly DIMDIMA.
Presently compiling a selection of Vachanas of the Sharanas mystics from Advaita angle and preparing readable English rendering of these.

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