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Mohan Alva
Mohan Alva was born in an agrarian family on 31st May, 1952 in Mijar, a small village near Moodbidri. He had his early education in his native village and later secured his Bachelor’s degree in Ayurvedic Medicine in Udupi, 1980. Mohan alva set up “Alva Pharmacy” in 1981, which today holds numerable patents for innovation. In 1984, “Ekalvya Sports Club” was started by him. “Alva Educational Trust” came into existence in 1995 that has numerable institutions on varied domains. In 1999, “Shobhavana”, named after his wife, started flourishing and there are about 2000 different species of medicinal plants which have been organically cultivated. Two flagship limelight events of international fame on the field of art and literature- “Alva’s Virasat” and “Alva’s Nudisiri”- are being successfully hosted by Mohan Alva himself for over 13 years now. He established institutions providing basic education starting from Pre-University, Degree courses in faculties like Arts, Commerce and Science, in general; then he also established institutions in Medical sciences in particular Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Naturopathy and Yoga at Graduate level and Post Graduate courses in Ayurveda and Para Medical Courses like Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medical Laboratory Technology, latest being a full-fledged Engineering college called Alva’s Institute of Engineering & Technology.