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About ASNFS

The Association of Sports, Nutrition, and Fitness Sciences (ASNFS) is a registered non-profit organisation founded in India in 2018. ASNFS was established by senior academicians and experts in sports science and nutrition.

ASNFS is open to anyone associated with and interested in sports nutrition, sports medicine, sports dentistry, sports physiotherapy, sports psychology, and any other allied sports field including athletes, coaches, trainers, and the general population.

ASNFS Aim | Mission

Our Mission

Our Mission is to create a tightly-knit community of professionals from different areas related to sports science including nutrition, psychology, physiotherapy, dentistry, and sports medicine who collaborate, exchange, and share their expertise for the holistic advancement of the sports fraternity in India

Our Aim

  1. To empower and equip sports professionals with current and scientific evidence-based knowledge.
  2. To share knowledge and  provide academic support to students aspiring to become sports science professionals
  3. To foster the growth and development of athletes who come from disadvantaged economic backgrounds by providing them with financial and professional support

ASNFS Team

Core Committee Members

Dr. Kasturi Sen Ray

Dr. Kasturi Sen Ray

President
MSc. PhD. (Nutritional Biochemistry)

Dr. Subhadra Mandalika

Senior Vice President
MSc. PhD (Nutrition)

Dr. Meena Godhia

Dr. Meena L Godhia

Vice President and Treasurer
MSc. PhD (Nutrition)

Dr. Sripriya Mahesh

Additional Treasurer
MSc. PhD (Nutrition)

Dr. Geetanjali Bhide

Secretary
MSc (Food science and nutrition), PhD.

Dr. Mridula Naik

Additional Secretary
MSc. PhD (Nutrition)

ASNFS Subcommittees

Ms. Shiny Surendran

Sports and Preventive Nutritionist

Ms. Kasturi Deorukhkar

Manager-Nutrition and Dietetics-Nutrova

Ms. Pallavi Sawant

Sports Nutritionist

Ms. Sujatha S

Sports Nutritionist

Dr. Subhadra Mandalika

Professor (Rtd), Expert Advisory Board Member, Lifeness Science Institute

Ms. Gauri Murthy

Wellness and Sports Nutrition specialist

Dr. Geetanjali Bhide

Sports & Fitness Nutritionist

Dr. Rupali Sengupta

Assistant professor & Head, Self Financed Courses, Dr. BMN College of Home Science

Dr. Meena Godhia

Retired Associate Professor,
Vice President ASNFS

Dr. Sneha Divekar

Cosmetic and Sports Dentist

Ms. Amruta Karkhanis

Sports Psychologist

Ms. Apurva Surve

Sports Nutritionist

Dr. Mridula Naik

Nutritionist (Wellness, Sports, Paediatrics)

Dr. Sripriya Mahesh

Nutritionist (Sports, Wellness and Oncology)

Ms. Mitali Ambekar

Senior Sports Nutritionist, Reliance Foundation Youth Sports

Ms. Namratha Pramod

High Performance Analyst-Nutrition, SAI

Core Founders

Dr. Kasturi Sen Ray

Retired Associate Professor

SNDT Women’s University and Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), Mumbai

Dr. Subhadra Mandalika

Retired Professor

College of Home Science, Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai

Dr. Meena L Godhia

Retired Associate Professor

Sir Vithaldas College of Home Science, Mumbai

Dr. Geetanjali Bhide

Sports and Fitness Nutritionist

Army Rowing Node,  Lakshya Sports Foundation, Pune

Other Founding Members

Mr. Rajesh Desai

BSc, MBA, ASCM, NCSA (Strength & Conditioning)

Former Joint Secretary & Chairman-Boxing Federation of India

Dr. Nilesh Makwana

Head Sports Physiotherapist, HPC, Reliance Foundation

MPTh, Sports Science Medicine (FIFA), CSMT

Dr. Kiran Sangani

Consulting Physician, Preventive Cardiologist & Rehabilitation Specialist

MBBS, Masters in Sports Science (UK)

Ms. Pallavi Sawant

Sports Nutritionist

PG Sports Science, Fitness Nutrition, CDE

Ms. Mihira Khopkar

Lead (Sports Nutritionist), Reliance Foundation

BSc (Dietetics), MSc (Sports Nutrition)