In his distinguished Career he served as Research Scientist at IIT Kharagpur, Punjab University, Chairman of Geology Dept, KUD. Santosh Sobha Sangannavar started distributing note books to government school children at Konkana Kurahatti village; this was a small initiative to help school children meet their educational needs as the village was hit by a draught. A couple of years later Mr Santosh t
hought of starting a charitable trust in order to sustain the book distribution program in the years to come. Thus "Konkana Kurahatti Abhivruddhi (education & social justice) Trust" was conceptualized and founded on 19th September 2006 with the support and cooperation of two likeminded people Mr. Y H Hosamani (Primary school teacher) and Mr. Raghunag Rattehalli (Human rights officer, United Nations Organization) who became the trustees along with Mr. Sheela Shankar Tenginkai (Writer & Poet) W/o. Late Dr. Shankar Tenginkai was conferred as honorary trustee of the Organization. The Objective and primary goal of Konkona Kurahatti Abhivruddhi Trust is "Promote quality Education and Eradicate Social Injustice". Several projects were implemented and some are in different stages of implementation to realize the objective of the trust.
