Bopanna Pattada is the representative of the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) in Bangalore, India. The International Game Fish Association is a not-for-profit organization committed to the conservation of game fish and the promotion of responsible, ethical angling practices through science, education, rule making and record keeping. He is actively involved in mahseer conservation and is the founder of India's first public forum on sport fishing, IndianAngler Personal life Bopanna was raised in India, where he graduated as an engineer from the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering in Bangalore. He is a Kodava by birth. Early career After completing his engineering in 1999, Bopanna worked for Wipro Technologies as an embedded systems programmer and network engineer. In 2006 he moved to Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. where he was responsible for the IT support department in their Bangalore office, Digicaptions India Pvt Ltd. Interests Bopanna is the editor of India's first and largest public forum on sport fishing called IndianAngler. This forum enables anglers from across the country to get in touch with other anglers and learn new fishing techniques and visit new locations. Issues concerning conservation of game fish populations are also discussed. He is also a keen nature photographer and active birder.
|