Scientists

1. Late. Dr. Harihara Mehendale

• He was born in 1942 in Kapinadka, Belthangady taluk, Dakshina Kannada district.
• Father Mahadev Mehendale and mother Narmada.
• Graduated in Agriculture from Dharwad University College of Agricultural Studies in 1962 with gold medal.
•  He has conducted many researches and received many honors.
•  M.S in Animal Physiology – North Carolina University in America in 1966 and received Ph.D in 1968.
•  One of the world’s foremost scientists in entomological toxicology.

• Dr. Gopal Marathe

• Born in 1962 at Kedihitlu, Nidle near Dharmasthala.
•  Father Ramahari Marathe, mother Sitabai.
•  M.Sc. in Biochemistry from Mysore University and a Ph.D. degree holder.
• He has many years of research experience in institutes like Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Medical College of Georgia, USA, etc.

• Hemchandra Bhat Gore

• Son of G. Ramanathabhat and Chandravati of Mysore.
• Born in 1966.
• In 1987, he pursued an engineering degree in Electronics and Communication from S.J.E.C. College, Mysore.
•  Eight years in charge of Personal computer department at Wipro, Mysore, and four years at Global R & D at Wipro, Bangalore.
• Contributed to IC (Integrated Circuits) design.

• Late. Kakatkar Vasudevarao

• Born in 1933.
• He was the son of Kakatkar Balakrishna Shastri and Durgabai of Mundaje in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada.
• Professorship at People’s College, Nanded, from 1959 to 1962.
• Then continued study in philosophy and sciences.
• Ph.D. in 1965 in Embryology.
• He contributed immensely to the field of science through continuous research.

• Late. Suman Chiplunkar

• Originally she is from Karkala in the Udupi district.
• Daughter of Venkatesha Bhatta (Marathe) and Padmavati.
• After marriage she pursued a D.Ed. and worked as a teacher.
• Also, she obtained B.A. and M.A. degrees.
• She rendered 27 years of service in the field of education.
• Along with getting an M.A. in English and Kannada after the retirement, she practiced and mastered the science of Mudra.
• Her work Mudra Vigyan has sold 70000 copies.
• A demonstration program on Mudra Science was given by her, which was telecasted by the Zee Kannada TV channel.

• Prof. Navakanth Bhat (Gore)

• Son of G. Ramanatha Bhat Gore and Chandravati.
• He graduated from Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore, in 1989 with a B.E. degree in Electronics and Communication and in 1992 with an M.Tech. in microelectronics from I.I.T. Bombay.
• He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1996.
• He is a very big name at the international level in nanotechnology research in the field of science.

Information: Karnataka Chitpavana Vruttanta Book

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