Raksha Changappa

Raksha Changappa, BSc (Dietetics),MSc (Nutrition), MBA (Marketing)

A 12 year, sans any props journey to being acknowledged as India’s top & most awarded privately practicing medical dietitian. I pioneered medical diets for complex diseases (SLE, HIV, Sjogrens, Barretts esophagous et al) in India, starting 2010. HONORS~ Felicitations• ^Governor of Karnataka State, India, Shri TN Chaturvedi ^Karnataka Minister for Higher Education, Shri Manjunath ^Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) & ex Mayor Bangalore, Smt C Prema Awards• Padma Bhushan Dr MC Modi Award, & Atria Group Golden Jubilee Award Others• ^2020 Mentions: Indias most successful Dietitians, EduMilestonesDotCom ^2020 Shortlisted: Honorary doctorate, European International University, France ^2020 Listed: Top Dietitian India, in "Santé et Beauté dans mon Assiette", a book by French author, Laurent Poret ^2019 Listed: #1 Nutritionist India, StylecrazeDotCom ^2019 Invitee Participant: New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) x Infosys Science Foundation, Landscaping Exercise for the Infosys Annual Science Challenge ^2018 Invitee: Golden Peacock Awards, Institute of Directors, India ^2018 Listed: India's Most Popular Nutritionists, EducationWorldDotIn ^2018 Awardee: 100 Most Impactful Healthcare Leader, World Health & Wellness Congress and Awards ^2018 Listed: Notable Citizen Bangalore, BangaloreanDotCom ^2017 Invitee Speaker: Royal Agricultural College (RAU), Cirencester, England ^2017 Invitee Jury: CNBC-TV18's India Healthcare & Wellness Awards ^2017 Listed: #1 Dietitian India, IndianFitnessMantraDotCom ^2017 Shortlisted: To feature in the “Economic Times Champions of Fitness 2017-2018” coffee book ^2016 Invitee Panelist: Fair & Lovely Foundation, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. ^2015 Listed: Personality of Karnataka, KarnatakaDotCom ^2010 Onboard Panel: DoctorNDTVDotCom ^2008 Recognition: Local Hero, Bangalore Times, Times of India Student Days, Post Graduation, MSc Nutrition• ^2004 Gold Medal & University 1st Rank

1st rank in Bangalore University, for securing highest aggregate percentage in four semesters of M.Sc (all streams). Among the 75 university first rank holders, out of 31,698 students (of all courses) from 400 Bangalore colleges, who earned their Bachelors, Masters, and PhDs that year. Felicitated in the annual convocation of the university held in Jan' 2005, graced by eminent personalities of Karnataka including: Padma Vibhushan M.N. Venkatachalaiah (former Chief Justice of India), Padma Bhushan C.D. Narasimhaiah (author), Padma Bhushan R.K. Srikantan (vocalist) and Padma Shri Kadri Gopalnath (saxophonist).

WORK~ Medical Dietetics• Pioneer of medical diets for complex disorders (SLE, HIV, Sjogrens, Barretts esophagous et al) in India Advisory • Provided advisory services for global consultancies, in the area of consumer insight, futures, and trends. Past clients include WPP, Kantar, and Futures Group, Singapore & London. Panels• DoctorNDTV & DrRaxa Communications• Authored for top print/online media. Approached for non fiction/textbook, by key publishing houses of India. Speaker invites from JFW Women Summit 16, Royal Agricultural College (RAU), UK, 17, TEDxBITSPilani 19, INKPot India Conclave 19.

ACADEMICS~ Awareness of educational qualifications of a dietitian is a global low, despite role of a bona fide professional in mitigating patient risk. My undergrad is a full time BSc Dietetics, the default degree to qualify as a dietitian in nations like the USA, UK, Canada & Australia. Topped grad school with a full time MSc (Nutrition) degree. In all, a cumulative 5 yrs of subject study in line with the preferred academic pathway for a dietitian world over Peaks include Gold Medal/s & being among 75 university 1st rank holders, out of 31,698 students from 400 Bangalore colleges, who earned their Bachelors, Masters & PhDs that year. I’ve also done an MBA Marketing & a 2 year Advanced Diploma in Multimedia

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