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.