About Me
- Registered dietitian
- Renowned diet, nutrition and wellness consultant in Bangalore, India.
- Completed post graduate studies in Mumbai in 1983
- Nearly 30 years of professional experience
- Delivered numerous lectures at IT & BPO companies, schools, and many other organizations
- Given several Nutrition Programs / Interviews / Expert Views on Radio, Television and in the Print Media
- Columnist for The Times of India, Bangalore, since 1996 and continue to write for Times Wellness
- Columnist for the magazine Food Lovers, Bangalore since 2007
- Worked as an associate of Dr. Hans Diehl, Director, Lifestyle Medicine Institute, Loma Linda, California, in his research-oriented Coronary Health Improvement Project (CHIP)
- Trained and certified in Vancouver, Canada, to be a facilitator for CHIP
- Founded N I C H E ® in January 2000, a pioneering nutrition consulting firm that provided consultancy services for Corporate Health with a focus on Prevention
- In October 2008, N I C H E ® merged with and was later acquired by an online nutrition consulting firm, in which I was Director – Wellness till July 2011
- National Vice-President of the Indian Dietetic Association (Jan 2007 to Dec 2010)
- Board Member – International Confederation of Dietetic Associations (ICDA), since September 2008, Editor – ICDA newsletter, ICDA Representative for India
- Member of the interim board of Commonwealth Dietitians and Nutritionists Association (CDNA), since November 2010