Konkani Sabha
List of Past Presidents since inception
The following is a list of respected Konkanis who have served as the President of the Konkani
Sabha since inception, and have been responsible for keeping the Sabha active over the past 30
year. Each President has been assisted by a dedicated team of committee members and a long
list of volunteers:
Year President
1976 Mr. Gurpur Dattanand Bhat
1977 Mr. Gurpur Dattanand Bhat
1978 Dr. Miyar Vasudev Nayak
1979 Dr. Miyar Vasudev Nayak
1980 Mr. Buntval Damodar Baliga
1981 Mr. Buntval Damodar Baliga
1982 Mr. Kochikar Gopi Pai
1983 Mr. Ravindra Nayak
1984 Mr. Cholpady Narasimha Kamath
1985 Mr. Cholpady Narasimha Kamath
1986 Mr. Cholpady Narasimha Kamath
1987 Dr. Bola Raghavendra Kamath
1988 Dr. Bola Raghavendra Kamath
1989 Mr. Sudhakar Mallya
1990 Mr. Venkatesh Kamath
1991 Mr. U. Damodar Prabhu
1992 Mr. Vinith Nayak
1993 Mr. Vinith Nayak
1994 Mr. Nishad Pai
1995 Mr. Nishad Pai
1996 Mr. Nishad Pai
1997 Mr. Deepak Bhandarkar
1998 Mr. Deepak Bhandarkar
1999 Mr. Vinith Nayak
2000 Dr. Ramesh Nayak
2001 Mr & Mrs. Arun & Sheela Manelkar
2002 Mr. Narasim Bantval
2003 Dr. Sudha Kamath
2004 Mr. Rajesh Mallya
2005 Mr. Rajesh Mallya
2006 Mr. Ganapathi Kamath
2007 Mr. Ganapathi Kamath
2008 Mr. Ganapathi Kamath
At our request, the above list has been compiled with the help of research conducted by Mr.
Vasanth Bhat, of Khabbar, and Mr. Vasudev Nayak. We thank them for their time and effort.