Dr Ajjinikanda Vasu Ganapathy

Ajjiniknada Vasu Ganapathy was born on 24^th December 1945 in Kodagu. He is a well known veterinary Surgeon in Kodagu who has an extensive experience in treating and diagnosing a diverse array of diseases and injuries in animals.

Family

Father

Ajjinikanda B Chinnappa

Mother

Ajjinikanda (Kuttanda) Dechavva

Wife

Ajjinikanda (Kuttanda) Indira

Children

Ajjinikanda Dyan Chinnappa

Pemmanda (Ajjinikanda) Deepa Mandanna

Family Tree

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Education

He did his Schooling in Government Higher primary school, Ammathi, St Annes Higher secondary School, Virajpet. Completed his PUC in St Alloysius College, Mangalore and graduated as a veterinarian from veterinary college Hebbal, Bangalore.

Career

1. He Joined the Government service as an Assistant veterinary Surgeon in October 1967. Later he took Voluntary retirement from Government service as Assistant director of Animal Husbandry and veterinary services.
2. He owned a pet care clinic to serve the general public in the year 1997 to 2012.
3. He served as an veterinary doctor in Somwarpet, Kudige, Kushalnagar, Ammathi, Gonikoppal, Ponnampet and Virajpet.
4. As the Chairperson the committee’s responsibility was to monitor and regulate all the clinical trials, studies,      research, activities that took place in the institution and to safe guard the interests of human trial subjects.
5. He visited many places like Greece, Turkey, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, England, Vietnam, Cambodia, France, Kualalumpur and Dubai.

Achievements

In his career he is associated with the following institutions and work in various capacities

• Founder President of Sri Kaveri Sangha Chennangi,
• Founder President of Kodagu Vijnana Parishad,
• Founder President of Kodagu Rationalists Association
• Founder President and organiser of Kodagu Kennel club.
• President of Cauvery Education Society, Gonikoppal
• President of Kodagu Belegarara Ookuta, Polibetta
• President of Cheshire Home India, Coorg School for physically and mentally challenged, Polibetta.
• Director of Namma High School, Pollibetta.
• Chairperson – Institutional Ethics Committee, Kodagu Institute of Medical Science Madikeri.

Awards

1. He was awarded the best veterinarian for Karnataka in the year 1996.
2. He was awarded the L.C.I Monarch Chevron award for 35 years of dedicated service in Lionism by Lions Club International USA in the year 2014.