<p class="title">Sabitha Koraga, who is serving as an assistant professor at Mangalore University, enjoys the distinction of being the first woman from the Koraga community to obtain her doctoral degree. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier, she had cleared UGC/NET examination in her very first attempt while pursuing a second-year post-graduation course in Sociology in 2011.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She received PhD from Mangalore University for her thesis titled ‘Evaluation of policies and programmes of tribal development of Karnataka State’.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She submitted her thesis under the guidance of Prof Jogan Shankar, retired professor of sociology at Mangalore University. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Sabitha, hailing from Gundmi village in Udupi, underwent a lot of struggle to achieve her goal of getting educated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She lost her parents as a child. She and her brother were raised by her aunt (mother’s sister). Despite poverty and financial problems, she completed her higher education. </p>.<p class="bodytext">“We have to imbibe positive thoughts in order to achieve success. I had faced a lot of problems during my childhood. Now, my dream has been fulfilled. I will make an honest effort to improve the conditions of members of my community,” she said. </p>
<p class="title">Sabitha Koraga, who is serving as an assistant professor at Mangalore University, enjoys the distinction of being the first woman from the Koraga community to obtain her doctoral degree. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier, she had cleared UGC/NET examination in her very first attempt while pursuing a second-year post-graduation course in Sociology in 2011.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She received PhD from Mangalore University for her thesis titled ‘Evaluation of policies and programmes of tribal development of Karnataka State’.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She submitted her thesis under the guidance of Prof Jogan Shankar, retired professor of sociology at Mangalore University. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Sabitha, hailing from Gundmi village in Udupi, underwent a lot of struggle to achieve her goal of getting educated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She lost her parents as a child. She and her brother were raised by her aunt (mother’s sister). Despite poverty and financial problems, she completed her higher education. </p>.<p class="bodytext">“We have to imbibe positive thoughts in order to achieve success. I had faced a lot of problems during my childhood. Now, my dream has been fulfilled. I will make an honest effort to improve the conditions of members of my community,” she said. </p>