Vinod Nambiar

Vinod is a software engineer with a strong interest in Kerala’s cultural heritage and traditional knowledge systems. Computers are his profession and folklore his passion. His native village is Arangottukara (Kerela), a little hamlet on the banks of the river Nila that’s rich in culture and steeped in tradition. Right from childhood, he had a keen interest in assimilating local knowledge and in observing and absorbing the local ethos. In course of time he understood the value of our native culture and traditional knowledge, and the pressing need for preserving it in the face of rapid transition and joined hands with a few like-minded friends, and Vayali was born.

His contribution to Vayali won him the 2008 Changelooms - Young Social Changemaker Award. The Global Achievers Foundation, New Delhi has shared their token of appreciation for the social activities "Excellence Award for National Social Activity 2012 “. Kerala state youth welfare board has selected him for the first Swami Vivekanda Youth Award in 2013 for the Social Work Category.