Our Mission

To encourage humans to practice organic living and nurture the gifts of nature.

Our Vision

The Bekal Gokulam Goushala envision to be a peaceful sanctuary for cows where art, music & nature unite.

Story of Shri Vishnuprasad Hebbar

Born into a family practicing Ayurveda and Astrology, Shri Vishnuprasad is a proficient astrologer and teacher of various subjects. He is the son of Shri Vamana Hebbar and Smt. Devaki Hebbar. Vishnuji’s father wanted him to pursue the family tradition of Vedic Astrology. He learned Jyothisham with Guru Kallamballii Krishnan Namboodiri from the age of 16. He continued his learning in Gurukulam style for 12 years under the Guru. Further, he learned Yoga and Sanskrit under the Guru Dr. K.L. Shankaranarayana Joyse. Sanskrit Kavyam was under the tutelage of Shri Nileshwaram Raghava Panicker. Vishnuji is closely connected to Kollur Mookambika temple and Ramachandrapura Mutt – Hosanagara, Shakadapuram Mutt – Thirthahalli, Udupi Mutt & Horanad Annapurneshwari. Vishnuji has done more than 800 Ashtamangala Prasnams.

He led the ideation and implementation of the Prathista of Maha Mrityunjaya Temple in Assam – the biggest Shivalinga temple in the world. He has also led more than 200 temple renovations throughout India.  He ensures the temple construction includes the promotion and preservation of the local art forms, cultures, sculptures & materials. Udupi Mutt awarded him the Jyotirmaya Kovidha Award.

Astrology is one of the 6 parts of Veda. It involves a good knowledge of Vedas and Mathematics. Learning astrology requires a lot of discipline, intuition & inner work. As a Guru, Vishnu Hebbar is committed to passing the wisdom of Astrology and Prasna to his disciples. 

In 2018, at the ‘Belief and Beyond’ seminar by Dharmasthala SDM and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Bangalore with over 40+ dignitaries from all around the world, Vishnuji presented his ideas and views on the topic ‘Ashtamangala Prasna & Astrology’. This led to his interest in Ayurveda and sustainability.  

With his love for art and music, Vishnuji has been conducting annual music festivals since 2000 and in 2021 around 42 musicians performed in the festival. His concerts and music festivals see the participation of renowned musicians like Shivamani, Mathangi Sathyamoorthy, Kavalam Sreekumar, Patri Satish Kumar, HN Bhaskar, and many more.

He started an Ayurveda clinic by the name Niramaya – a charity Ayurveda clinic for the well-being of the needy at Periya, Kasargod.

His vision is to revive the Indian heritage by reintroducing sustainable practices of agriculture, cows, art forms & science forms like Astrology and Ayurveda. He believes the closer we live to nature the farther we will stay away from diseases

Story of Dr. Nagaratna Hegde

Dr. Nagaratna grew up in the North Canara of Honnavar Taluk in a small village named Karki, Karnataka. Her parents are Shri. Sridhar Hegde and Smt. Lakshmi Hegde. She has been academically brilliant since her school days. Dr. Nagaratna completed her B.Sc in Chemistry and M.Sc in Organic Chemistry and was the second rank holder in her university. Just when she joined the Indian Institute of Science for training in a research project on Thyroid, Trinity College of Cambridge University in the UK selected her for Ph.D. studies. She completed her Ph.D. and the renowned Nature Chemistry Journal published her thesis on Breast Cancer. She worked as an Associate lecturer at Central University, Kerala. She got married to Vishnu Prasad in 2008 and luckily, they both had a joint passion for Desi cows. Both together built the Bekal Gokulam Goushala in Kasargod, housing over 400 desi cows. 

Currently, she focuses on bringing out scientific evidence-based research for Desi cows and the medical and healing benefits of their products. And, the contribution of Desi cows to the sustainability of the environment. She is managing the Goushala and has developed over 50 products using the Panchagavya. She is a keen student and reads a lot about Ayurveda, Yoga & nutrition. Her vision is to bring back the trust of people in the benefits of desi cows by introducing research-backed sustainable practices.

Krishnaprasad and Ramaprasad are the 2 sons of Vishnuprasad and Nagaratna. They are growing up with the cows to understand their importance and maintain the sustainability of the ecosystem built by their parents and pass it on to future generations.

Kannan is the heart of the Goushala. He grew up in a family which had about 300 cows. He and his family have deep knowledge about cows and their upkeep methods. The land where the Goushala is situated belonged to Kannan’s family & they were happy to give the property to someone who followed sustainable ethics on cows & organic farming. He is an integral part of The Bekal Gokulam Goushala as he and his wife work to upkeep the welfare of cows at the shala round-the-clock.  

Subrahmanya from Bekal is the manager of Gokulam Goushala. He has been part of the initiative since 2017 with a passion for Desi cows and organic farming. He adores the cows and never forgets to enjoy his leisure time playing with them.

Shivaprasad Manolithaya joined Vishnuji from the initial stage for bringing the cows and constructing the sheds. He also took initiative in developing public relations and informing people about the products at Goushala. He manages all the operational activities.