{"id":2802,"date":"2020-07-22T14:34:39","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T14:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.theisn.org\/?page_id=2802"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:30:31","slug":"south-asia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theisn.org\/about-isn\/governance\/regional-boards\/south-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"South Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The South Asia region is represented by the ISN South Asia Regional Board. The members of the board are the &#8216;eyes and the ears of ISN&#8217; within the region and across the whole range of activities.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Regional Board Members&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;101&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\n<table id=\"tablepress-33\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-33\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">First Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Last Name<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Role<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Secondary Role<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">&nbsp;<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Muhammad Rafiqul<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Alam<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Chair<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Bangladesh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sandeep<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mahajan<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Deputy Chair<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Arpana<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Iyengar<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">ExCom Liaison<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Nizamuddin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chowdury<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Affiliated Society Representative<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Bangladesh Renal Association<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Bangladesh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Pramod K<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chhetri<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Affiliated Society Representative<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Nepalese Society of Nephrology <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shyam<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Bansal<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Affiliated Society Representative<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Indian Society of Nephrology<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Afroza<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Begum<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Affiliated Society Representative<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Paediatric Nephrology Society of Bangladesh <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Bangladesh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sayali<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Thakare<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Affiliated Society Representative<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Women in Nephrology <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Narayan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Prasad<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Vivekanand<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jha<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Dibya<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Singh Shah<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Eranga<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wijewickrama<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Sri Lanka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Arpana<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Iyengar<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Pediatric Representative<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Reena Rachel<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">George<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Nurse Member<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Urmila<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Anandh<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Klara<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Paudel<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Chulani<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Herath<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Sri Lanka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mayuri<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Trivedi<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shankar<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Yadav<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Geetika<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Singh<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Manisha<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sahay<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ahad<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Qayyum<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Pakistan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Manjusha<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Yadla<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Divya<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Bajpai<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sourabh<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sharma<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">KS<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Nayak<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shubharthi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kar<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Bangladesh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Dilushi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wijayaratne<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td 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class=\"column-2\">Alexander<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ahmad Baseer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kaihan<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Afghanistan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-36 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tasnuva<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sarah Kashem<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Bangladesh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-37 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Arvind<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Conjeevaram<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Member<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-38 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Basu<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Gopal<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Advisor<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td 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