Teams / India

Mr. Darshan Shankar
Advisor FRLHT and Chairman IAIM
Darshan Shankar is currently Chairman Institute of Ayurveda and integrative medicine at FRLHT, Bangalore, India. Mr.Darshan Shankar has held several responsible & prestigious positions in the areas related to Traditional Health Sciences and sustainable harvest of medicinal plants. He is a recipient of a number of prestigious awards including Norman Borlag Award, Common Wealth Youth Service Award, Equator Initiative Prize and Columbia University's Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicines International Award and many others

Dr. K. Haridasan
Programme Coordinator
Dr. Haridasan holds a Ph.D degree in Botany from North Eastern Hill University, Shillong. He is an acknowledged expert in Ethno-Botany, Medicinal plants and Flora of Eastern Himalaya and North East India. He has done extensive research work in areas related to Prorogation of Medicinal plants, Survey of endangered plants, Germ plasm collection, Establishment of Ethno Medicinal gardens, promotion of Home Herbal Gardens, besides training village Botanists.

Dr. M.N. Balakrishnan Nair
Joint Programme Co-ordinator
Dr. Nair holds a Ph.D degree in Botany from Sardar Patel University Vallabha Vidya Nagar, Ananth, Gujarath, India. He has worked in Post graduate Department of Botany in Delhi University and University Uttara Malaysia Serdang. Area of specialization was Forest products.He has extensive research experience related to areas of Wood, Gums and resins, Herbal medicine, Ethno Veterinary Practices& Local Health Traditions.

Dr. M.A. Ramanuja Iyengar
Programme Manager
Dr Iyengar holds a Ph.D degree in Environmental Chemistry from Bombay University, India. He has extensive experience in organizing Environmental impact assessment programmes around nuclear facilities. He was also a visiting professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Bangalore University for the last four years. he is a consultant to Industry related to water treatment and effluent management programmes.

Ms. Divya.P
Project Assistant
Ms. Divya has a graduate degree in English and Diploma in computer (MS Office). She has good experience in preparation of Project reports, and up keep of financial documents.

Mr. P.V.Somasekhar
Finance officer
Mr.Somasekhar has a B.Com degree(ICWA)and has good experience in financial management matters.

FRLHT
No.74/2, Jarakbande Kaval,
Post : Attur, Via Yelahanka
Bangalore - 560 106
Phone : +91 80 2856 8000/8001/8002/7926
Fax : +91 80 2856 7926
E-Mail info@frlht.org.in