Ganesh Karnik

Ganesh Karnik is the Member of Legislative Council at Karnataka Legislative Council. He is also the Deputy chairman of the NRI forum of Karnataka. He is a retired Captain of the Indian Army and served as a commissioned officer along North, East and Western Borders of India and voluntarily retired from the service. He has served NITTE education trust in various positions. He has also been a champion of dignity in public life, primarily due to his wealth of experience from Indian military and many educational institutions.

Early life
Ganesh Karnik was born in the little town of Kervashi in Karkala Taluk of Udupi District, Karnataka. Having had his basic education in Karkala, he obtained his Degree in 1981 from Agricultural University Dharwad.

Military career
True to his passion and attitude, Karnik joined the Indian army in 1981, and served as a commissioned officer along the North-East and the western border of the country. After serving the nation for eight years, he got a voluntary retirement from the Army in 1988 as a Captain.

Social life
Upon his retirement from the Indian Army, in 1988 Capt Karnik joined the Lamina Group of Industries, a leading name in the field of industry, education etc. His love for students and his bonding with the youth beckoned him to the field of education and ever since then till date he is very vital link in the Management of the Educational Institutions being the General Manager of the Nitte Group of Educational Institutions.

Capt Karnik is a man of many talents. He is the President of the Sangeeth Parishad – an organisation of classical music lovers. There are around 600 members and the association in its 12 years of existence. Their aim is to basically promote the classical talents in the youth and give them a chance to bring them to the forefront by arranging monthly concerts by inviting performing artistes of national and international repute.

Social work is another of his passions. He also loves adventure, trekking, sight seeing, nature camps, and outdoor activities. His life in the army has made him rough and tough to face any situation in life with a positive attitude and mind but his soft and kind hearted nature of reaching out to people is really edifying. Without any ego or any head weight, about his achievements or his position, he is a “People’s Person” who mixes and mingles with everyone – irrespective of caste or creed.

Capt Karnik entered the field of politics as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council in 2006 representing the South-west Teachers’ Constituency (which includes Shimoga district, Channagiri and Honnalli taluks of Davanagere district, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikmagalur and Kodagu districts of Karnataka). He has ably represented the teachers in the Council taking their woes, demands and opinion to the government-level. He played a predominant role in realizing a number of demands of teachers in the past three years.

As MLC
Capt Karnik entered the field of politics as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council in 2006 representing the South-west Teachers’ Constituency (which includes Shimoga district, Channagiri and Honnalli taluks of Davanagere district, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikmagalur and Kodagu districts of Karnataka). He has ably represented the teachers in the Council taking their woes, demands and opinion to the government level. He played a predominant role in realizing a number of demands of teachers in the past six years.

In June 2012, Capt. Karnik has been elected as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council representing the Bangalore South-East Teachers’ Constituency