Degree in Mechanical Engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy, Madras University.
Masters in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University, Illinois, USA

Work

Worked as an Engineer in various positions including directorship, in India, Sweden and Germany.
In Canada as a self-employed investor and consultant.

Achievements

After retirement, he and his wife Nanjamma dedicated themselves to the documentation of Kodava culture. Their English translation of ‘Pattole Palame’ on Kodava Culture, Folksongs and Traditions by their grandfather Nadikerianda Chinnappa (1924) was published by Rupa & Co., in 2003.
‘Ainmanes of Kodagu’, their study of the ancestral homes in Kodagu, was published by Niyogi Books in 2014.
They are currently working on a website ainmanes.com that contains information and photographs of the nearly 800 ainmanes covered in their field-work.

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