Uday Kumar Y Bagunavar

Uday Kumar is the Trustee of Samarthanam Trust who is also a passionate sportsperson. His dedication, passion and hard work for the welfare of people with disabilities helped him join the Board of Trustees at Samarthanam. Uday Kumar heads the North Karnataka division of Samarthanam.

Uday Kumar is very passionate about sports and the laurels received at the many State and National level championships are the evidence. He is also a successful track and field athlete. He worked towards promoting the game of blind cricket in North West Karnataka.

Uday Kumar is a committed individual who is visually impaired and believes that the true potential of a disabled person is not limited by his disability. He started at Samarthanam with the idea to promote the organization’s programmes in the Northern regions of Karnataka and support persons with disabilities from these regions. In the year 2009, Samarthanam was launched in Dharwad with a Livelihood Resource Centre (LRC) to provide livelihood training to people with disabilities.

Under his leadership, Samarthanam LRCs are up and operational in Dharwad, Belgaum and Bellary which are pivotal for the disabled communities in North Karnataka.