About Us
The Institute of Simplified Hydroponics is the brainchild of a Visionary called Lt Cdr (retd) CV Prakash, an ex-Indian Naval Submariner, now based out of Melbourne in Australia. "CV" is what he is known as fondly among those who know him. On the exterior he comes across as a very hard and tough man, but he is more of passion for the thing he does- Hydroponics. It is CV's wish to be thoroughly used up before he leaves the earth, albeit in a way, that's useful to the Gen Next.
The Institute was founded by CV in Oct 2008 and with the help of his associates viz. Ms Peggy Bradley and Andy McLoughrin from the IISH, USA, he managed to unravel his vision by setting up India's first Hydroponic/Soil-less Vegetable garden in Bangalore by Feb 2009.
The ISH is ably assisted by two leading lights. Ms Sangeeta Bojappa, Chief Operations Officer and Dr BS Prabhakar, Director- Trg and R&D.
The Institute has so far trained more than 400 students from around India. ISH has introduced One Day training programs for urbanites so that they are able to set up their own gardens at home on their roof-tops, back and front yards. Those students interested in doing commercial cultivation, avail of the two day course.
The Institute has been in television and print media several times including in a world leading Hydroponics magazine recently. The Institute's office is based at Kammanahalli in Bangalore and CV says that he will have a permanent training institute at Bangalore very soon.
ISH Bangalore has recently appointed it first Franchise in Kerala state and many more states have evinced interest in taking up the gauntlet of Simplified Hydroponics in their own states. Presently their is great interest from Tamil Nadu, AP, Goa, Maharashtra, Assam, Chandigarh and Chhatisgarh states.
ISH has been shortlisted for a Mega Project wherein they will produce Hydroponic Micro-Gardens on the roof-tops of nearly 108 buildings. ISH Bangalore is now setting up a Pilot Garden on the roof space of EMPRI- Environment Research Policy Research Institute at Bangalore.ISH also has set up roof gardens at Bangalore for an NGO as well as for a leading hospital.
In a world of increasing population, global warming, shortage of good, clean water, labour, increased use of expensive chemical fertilisers,depleted soils,increase in genetically modified foods, poor nutrition, newer diseases, rising costs of foodstuff, increase in world conflicts etc, Soil-less cultivation and Hydroponics is the only answer for the present and coming future.
