S V Manjunath is a part of the Translations Initiative team.

Manjunath leads the Kannada translation efforts, working towards enabling students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds to have access for quality higher education programs and resources in Kannada.

He has worked extensively with the field institutes across the State, focusing on bringing about improvement in quality and equity of school education.

His academic interests include teacher education, teacher professional development and intersections between education and development. He writes regularly on issues related to education and is currently working on publishing a book; a compilation of articles on school education based on his varied experiences in the field.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Bangalore University and a post graduate diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations.