Academic Qualifications.
- M.B.B.S. from Mysore Medical College Mysore in the year 2000.
- M.D. in Psychiatry from NIMHANS, Bengaluru in the year 2004.
Additional Qualifications.
- M.A (Vidwat - proficiency) in Bharatanatyam - Indian Classical dance form.
- M.A (Kannada Literature) from Karnataka State Open University, Manasa Gangotri, Mysore.
- Currently pursuing D. Lit in Arts and Mental Health at Hampi University.
- Specialized training in community mental health services and women's mental health.
- Has been trained in Indian classical dance, Yoga, classical music, martial arts.
Affiliations
- Working as Consultant Psychiatrist at Shimoga since 2005.
- Working as a professor and Head of Psychiatry Basaveshwara Medical college, Chitradurga
- Worked as Professor of Psychiatry at SDM Medical College, Dharwar
- Reviewer of Indian Journal of Psychiatry, Journal of Indian association of child and adolescent mental health.
- Recognized by RGUHS as post graduate teacher to guide the dissertation work of PG Medical (MD/MS) students.
Awards
- S.S. Jayaram award for the best mental health literature for the year 2005.
- "Kayaka'' Samman for best youth writer for mental health the year 2006.
- Recipient of Marfatia award for the year 2007 by Indian Psychiatric Society.
- Aralu prashasthi by Kannada sahithya parishat for best literature in child mental health for the year 2007.
- Recipient of Balint’s award for the year 2008 by Indian association for social psychiatry.
- Kitthur Chennamma award for service in the field of women’s mental health for the year 2008.
- JSPN (Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology) Young psychiatrist fellowship award 2009.
- Dr. Indla Ramasubbarao Reddy award for the best original research paper 2009 in Indian association of private psychiatry.
- Dr. G.C. Boral - 2 awards for the best original research paper by a young psychiatrist in Indian association for social psychiatry 2009.
- Kateel Appu Pai oration award for Media and mental health-2009.
- CINP-Rafaelsen Young investigator awardee-at Hongkong June 2010.
- WPA Young psychiatrist fellowship 2010 at Beijing, China September 2010.
- WASP Young psychiatrist fellowship awardee at Morocco, October 2010.
- H.R.Sharada Rao Datti Prashasti for best literature – ‘Mana Manana’ (A collection of articles related to mental health) for the year 2011from Kannada Sahithya Parishat, April 2011.
- Aralu Prashasti (award for budding literary talents) from Kannada Sahithya Parishat for best literature – ‘Mana Manana’ (A collection of articles related to mental health) for the year October 2011.
- UNICEF & KCRO Child Rights Media Fellowship, October 2011.
- Indian global initiative meet 2011 at Cochin, Young psychiatrist fellowship, December 2011.
- Junior Fellowship from Ministry of culture for her research topic promoting health through arts-2013.
- Fellowship from Kanaka Adhyana Pitha on Kanaka sahithya and Kale-2013.
- Mahila Jyothi Award 2013 from integrated council for socio – Economic Progress Thrissur, Kerala for performance at seminar on India’s Development – Current Scenario held at Bangalore.
- Prof.M.Vaidyalingam oration IN 2015 being conferred to Dr.K.S.Pavitra for her work on creativity and mental health Bendre grantha bahumana puraskar for the year 2014 for the book Mahila manodharma.
- Vishveshwaraiah National award 2016 for the book Nimma payana sugamavagali.
- Kannada sahitya parishat award 2016 for the book Aralu Manassu Kuvempu Vaidya Sahithya award 2016 for the book Indina Mahileya Manasika Savalugalu.