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Dr H Sudarshan: Service is a part of the divine, the cosmos and nature

Dr H Sudarshan: Service is a part of the divine, the cosmos and nature

Update: 2023-05-05
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In our second episode, we meet Dr Hanumappa Sudarshan, a tribal rights activist who dedicated his life to working on rural healthcare and livelihoods. Dr Hanumappa Sudarshan is the founder of the Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra and the Karuna Trust.

Dr Hanumappa Sudarshan was born in 1950, and it was being a helpless witness to his father’s death at a young age that made him realize that while everyone should have easy access to good healthcare, the most vulnerable and marginalized communities in our country do not. This led him to dedicate his life to seva for the first mile.

In 1973 he graduated as a medical doctor from Bangalore Medical College, and instead of following many of his peers into lucrative urban private practice, he began what would become a long career in social work, first with the Ramakrishna Mission. In 1979 he moved to the Biligiri Rangana hills of Karnataka that are home to the Soliga tribe, where he has since worked for the upliftment of these marginalized tribal communities.

Dr Sudarshan shares with us his personal philosophy, one that is rooted in service and science, with a deep sense of spirituality and heightened self awareness. His work is based on a practice that brings with it a boundless love for humanity and oneness - with people, with nature and with the universe.

Dr Hanumappa Sudarshan is in conversation with his friend, and fellow leader in social entrepreneurship Sunita Nadhamuni, Chairperson of Arghyam foundation.

To know more about Karuna Trust visit https://www.karunatrust.org/. Grassroot Nation is a podcast from Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies and has been produced by Vaaka Media. For more information, including additional resources please go to www.rohininilekaniphilanthropies.org.

Additional Resources:
‘India's Tuberculosis Program Provides Hope to Millions’ by the World Bank
Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) Program
Ayushman Bharat - Health and Wellness Centre
Declaration of Alma Ata 1978 by World Health Organisation

Audio:
Gorukana - a film on tribal development by Karuna Trust
World Leprosy Day 2021 by Health and Family CC BY 3.0
Famous Quotes of Swami Vivekananda by Swami Vivekananda's quotes
2006 Alma Ata recollections by Jack Bryant and Carl Taylor by Henry Taylor CC BY 3.0
Karnataka's indigenous tribes, like, the Soligas need solid support systems, not mere slogans
R Gandhi CC by 3.0
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Dr H Sudarshan: Service is a part of the divine, the cosmos and nature

Dr H Sudarshan: Service is a part of the divine, the cosmos and nature

Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies

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