{"id":59,"date":"2018-04-10T10:41:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T10:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/?p=59"},"modified":"2019-04-22T06:41:36","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T06:41:36","slug":"ashwini-nachappa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/ashwini-nachappa\/","title":{"rendered":"Maneyapanda Ashwini Nachappa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maneyapanda<\/a> Ashwini Nachappa is one of the famous sportsperson<\/a> from Kodagu, was born on 21 October, 1967. She is an accomplished former athlete and an \"\"Indian film actress<\/a>. She made her mark by winning several national events <\/span>and is a truly multi-faceted personality.<\/p>\n

Ashwini Nachappa set the tracks ablaze not just with her performances but also her impeccable fashion sense. She was dubbed as the glamour girl of Indian athletics by the media. Her movie career was short but reasonably successful. She won two awards \u2013 the Best Newcomer award instituted by the Andhra Pradesh Government and the Tamil Cine Film Critics Award. She played the role of a sportswoman in her first movie.<\/span><\/p>\n

The former Olympian is actively involved in social work and is an educationist. She is the trustee for an NGO called Parikrama. The NGO works to improve the life of children living in slums as well as orphans. in Bangalore. She was also keen on doing something positive for Kodagu and so launched the Karuambiah Academy for Learning and Sports at Gonikoppal.<\/span>
\nThe school is part of her mission to instill a strong sporting culture in the rural areas of the country. <\/span><\/p>\n

After her retirement, she was also associated with the Special Olympics program for 12 years. The program offers year-long sports training to mentally challenged children.<\/span>
\nAshwini Nachappa may have retired from athletics, but the star has far from faded. Her active involvement in social causes and her love for life has kept her firmly in the public eye.<\/span><\/p>\n

Family<\/h2>\n

Husband<\/h3>\n

Maneyapanda Datta Karumbaiah<\/p>\n

Children<\/h3>\n