Hanumappa Sudarshan
Hanumappa Sudarshan was born in Yemalur, Karnataka, India on December 30th, 1950 and is the Indian Social Worker And Tribal Rights Activist. At the age of 73, Hanumappa Sudarshan biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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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 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 the man-making and nation-building ideals of Swami Vivekananda. He advocates Gandhian ideals for rural development.
- Right Livelihood Award (1994), for showing how tribal culture can contribute to a process that secures the basic rights and fundamental needs of indigenous people and conserves their environment.
- Padma Shri Award (2000)
- Rajyotsava State Award for social work (1984) – Government of Karnataka.
- Ashoka Fellow.
- Mother Teresa Awards for Social Justice in 2014.