District Governor Karu, joined Rotary in 1996 and has been a member of the Rotary Club of Colombo West - RI District 3220, Sri Lanka & Maldives.
At the Club level he has held key positions on the Board and was the Club President in 2012 - 2013 during which year he won the Outstanding President award as well the award for the Best Community service project. He has also won many other awards over the years which include: Best Secretary in the District Large Category, Outstanding Vocational Service Director and Outstanding Rotarian of the year over 5 times.
He has served at the District level since joining Rotary, serving as Assistant Governor and going on to be awarded the Best Assistant Governor in the district in 2016. He has also been on the respective Conference Committee for over 12 years.
Some of the key projects that Karu has spear headed include the setting up of The Kidney Dialysis center At Padaviya, North Central Province where the highest Kidney Failure has been reported, the cost of the project was approximately 27 Million which now provides a 24 Hour service.
Started a Foundation by the name CHART FOUNDATION which stands for Catalyst to Harness Advance Rural Talent, which works continuously towards teaching English and IT to Rural Children and has donated over 500 Laptops.
A 1000 sq.ft Library and Computer Lab was built for Kanista Vidyalaya which is in Kettawala a small rural village in Kurunagela. Apart from this the Chart Foundation helped other small schools in the area.
Karu is the Brand ambassador for Dream Cricket which was started by the Bradman Foundation Australia. Dream Cricket is designed for differently abled children to be able to enjoy the sport just as we would and helping then enhance their talents. Every year Dream Cricket is organized in Sri Lanka in over five locations around the Country.
Karu has been instrumental in facilitating surgeries for over 50 children on the National waiting list by having these Heart surgeries done privately in Sri Lanka and India and is working towards doubling the number this year.
Karu completed his Primary and Secondary Education At St Joseph’s College Colombo.
He then moved to India to pursue his Education where he graduated with a BSc in Chemistry. He also has an MBA in Business and Marketing. His Hobby is swimming., social worker.
Karu is the Founder - Chairman of the PANAUDIO Group. He is also the Chairman of ZION Corporation Singapore. He is married to Amirtha who is also a Director in the Pan Audio Group. Together they have 3 Children. His eldest son Suren is the CEO of his company. His Second son Joel is a Doctor, currently practicing in India. Sarah his youngest is currently doing her A’levels at the Colombo International School.
Dushan has been a Rotarian for 33 years and is a Charter Member PP of Rotary Club of Colombo East. He sees the hand of destiny in his election to the post of District Governor 2018/2019 and intends to ensure that Rotary will be relevant to the communities it serves. He intends drawing up a fresh set of strategies in governance by setting up an organizational structure with a framework that is characterized by transparency and values enshrined in the 4 Way Test. His ambition is to make every Rotarian proud of being one and of serving the community with satisfaction and joy. He envisages launching of massive island-wide flagship projects that will embrace all the clubs of District 3220 and enhance public visibility.
Rotary Sri Lanka and the Maldives turns a new leaf with flare - Historic Installation of the First Lady Governor for Rotary Sri Lanka was held on Saturday 10th May 2014, at the Rotary District Assembly, held at Blue Waters, Wadduwa, Sri Lanka.
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