Dr. H. Sudarshan - Tribal Hero

 

Who is this man ??

Dr. Hanumappa Sudarshan Reddy (born 30 December 1950) is an Indian social worker and tribal rights activist. He is well known for his contributions to the upliftment of the forest dwelling tribes (mainly Soligas) in the Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka.

 Why I am writing about him ???

                 Dr. Sudarshan, after graduation, he joined the charitable 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.

Awards Received 

• 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.

 

Why he is indeprensus ?

• Really tell me who wants to know about social activists ?
• He was never in news.
• He did not fight fight with government.
• He is a South-Indian. ( We always forget that they are progressive and more educated than any Indian community !!! )

Thanks To

      wikipedia.org and sociovigil.in