Author: Jo Nambiar

Born in Cannanore, Kerala, Jo Nambiar was an athlete, an equestrian, and also holds a master’s degree in kung fu. In the 1980s, as a physical educationist at the International Youth Centre, New Delhi, his students of unarmed combat included members of the Delhi Police, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, the Assam Rifles, and the President’s Bodyguard. He worked as a tea planter with the Assam Company for over a decade. He has acted in Shakespearean as well as contemporary theatre. As a numismatist, Nambiar has one of the largest collections of ancient coins and rare currencies in the country, which has global recognition. Nambiar has the distinction of being the convener of the largest children’s carnival in the world, the Bala Mela, for underprivileged children every year at Bangalore. He is also a painter and a sculptor.