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Adip Sajjan Raj, a Bio-Medical Engineer from Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore possessed a passion for aquatic life and ecosystems since his childhood. With close to two decades of personal and professional experience to his credit, he has gained a huge amount of knowledge in aquarium design, setup, filtration, life support system, aquascaping, disease management, and much more. He has been trained & molded by the legendary Late Mr.Takashi Amano, Founder, Aqua Design Amano, Japan in conceptualizing and commissioning Nature Aquariums and has been recognized as a master trainer in the aquarium industry certified by Aqua Design Amano (ADA), Japan. Along with 100’s of Nature Aquarium and Pond installations in various parts of India, he successfully established the state of the art Public Aquarium project in Odisha State Maritime Museum, Cuttack, Odisha. While he drives Still Water Aquatics (SWA) from the front, co-founded India’s only aquatic plant Tissue Culture Lab along with a vast Green House for aquatic plants with over 300 species. To encourage the hobbyists and to further a path to the aspiring aquatic ecosystem enthusiasts, he founded The Great Indian Aquascaping Awards (TGIAA) which is held annually. Has been instrumental in promoting the Art of aquascaping in India from 2005 onwards by organizing various Exhibitions and Workshops across the Indian subcontinent.



Aquarist

 * Has been active in the ornamental fish industry in India from 1995 to date.
 * Has been The vice president of Aquarists Society of Karnataka (Registered) from 1999-2010. This is the oldest aquarium Society in India.
 * Has a fish co-named after he called the Apolocheilus SRP -10 (Stands for Subramanian, R stands for Raj, P stands for Pinto who collectively found the new species of fish) which was found in the river Cauvery in Karnataka at a location called the Sangam.
 * Has been conferred the MVP, the first by Aqua design Amano Co Ltd in 2008 in Niigata.

Odissa Maritime Museum
Has spearheaded the Design and Execution of India’s first New age aquarium Back in 2014 by working with INTACH in the Odisha state maritime museum, Cuttack which was inaugurated by the Honorable Chief Minister of Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik.

India's Largest Nature Aquarium
This was a dream project for Adip to build India's largest Nature Aquarium (5 m x 0.8 m x 1.4 meters). The Stanley revelation project is a feather in his cap as it was done in very challenging conditions at Chikkamagalur