Vasundara Bupathi
Vasundhara Bhoopathi is a dedicated writer who focuses on topics related to basic healthcare, hygiene, and medical awareness In 2009, she authored Medicinal Plants in Your Yard in English, and in 2010, she wrote Apna Swaasth Apne Haath in Hindi She has also published insightful works such as Mahile Mattu Vaijnanika Arivu in 2012, and Mahile Mattu Maudhya in 2014 Her short story collections include Sankranti and Jeeva Sarapaliya Goodu
In 2007, she received the UNICEF Journalism Award for her article on HIV/AIDS She was honored with the Best Woman Writer Award by the Karnataka Science and Technology Academy Her book Hoovu Mattu Arogya received the Akalanka Award, and she was also awarded the Best Science Communicator Award by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka Additionally, she received the Karnataka State Environment Award for the year 2013–14 Her work Moggu Aralito earned her the Matoshree Ratnamma Heggade Book Award Other accolades include the Dr P S Shankar Medical Literature Award, Visvesvaraya Award, Kempegowda Award, Sitasuta Award, Goruru Literary Award, and the Sahitya Setu Award.
