Veerashaiva Samaja of United Kingdom (VSUK)
President's Message
Dear Sharanas,
I am extremely honoured to have been elected as president of the VSUK family. This is a huge privilege, but also a very big responsibility, which I can only hope to fulfil. For those who don't know me, I live in Coventry and work as a consultant ophthalmic surgeon in the NHS.
First of all, I would like to thank people who are stepping down from their roles in the previous committee ;Smt. Sumangala Jagadeesh (previous acting president), Smt. Sharon Pooja Nagaraj (previous president) and the exiting executive members (Smt. Vijaya Kotur ex-president and Smt. Shantala Sachin) for their hard work and dedication.
We had a successful handover from the previous committee on 24th October 2024. May I introduce the newly elected VSUK executive office and committee members:
VSUK Committee:
Executive office bearers:
- Dr Nonavinakere Manjunatha, President
- Mrs Shilpa Murthy, Vice-President
- Dr Sujatha Merve, Secretary
- Mrs Sharada Sakremath, Treasurer
Executive Committee Members:
1. Mrs Sumangala Jagadeesh
2. Chaitra Sanikop
3. Dr Sangam Hebballi
4. Mr M Shiv Kumar
5. Mrs Reshma Patil Mummigatti
6. Mrs Rashmi Upparige
7. Mrs Anu Ginimav
Trustees:
- Mr Ravi Sanikop, Chair
- Mr Suresh Babu
- Mr Vivek Thontadarya
- Mrs Chandraprabha Dhumma
- Dr Nonavinakere Manjunatha
We have a very passionate and hardworking team enthusiastically looking forward to bring in new ideas merging with the old. We will move forward with Sharana / Basava philosophy of Arivu (true knowledge), Achara (right conduct), Anubhava (divine experience), Kayaka (divine work), Dasoha (equal distribution), compassion and inclusion.
We kindly request each one of you to get involved in supporting and encouraging our VSUK organisation to promote Sharana/ Basava philosophy for the betterment of our society.
Dr Nonavinakere Manjunatha Coventry, UK
VSUK Executive Committee Members - 2024 to 2025
President
Vice President
Vice President
Dr Nonavinakere Manjunatha
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Mrs Shilpa Murthy
Secretary
Vice President
Secretary
Dr Sujatha Merve
Treasurer
Vice President
Secretary
Mrs Sharada Sakremath
Executive Committee Member
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Mrs Sumangala Jagadeesh
Executive Committee Member
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Chaitra Sanikop
Executive Committee Member
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Dr Sangam Hebballi
Executive Committee Member
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Executive Committee Member
Mr M Shiv Kumar
Executive Committee Member
Executive Committee Member
Executive Committee Member
Mrs Reshma Patil Mummigatti
Executive Committee Member
Executive Committee Member
Executive Committee Member
Mrs Rashmi Upparige
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Executive Committee Member
Mrs Anu Ginimav