doctor of general surgery and orthopaedics, professor at Kasturba Medical College Mangaluru, born to family of land lords, started his career after having completed his post graduate studies from KMC, went abroad to improve his skills, and learn from the health schemes of western countries, came back to his home town and set up a well-equipped nursing home, which has carved a name for itself over the 38 years of its existence. A man of great vision, confidence, extremely kind hearted and over powering personality, he grew in his profession and family business, expanding and succeeding in all.The year 1993, brought about the inception of this institute with “School of nursing” soon to be followed by courses like Bachelors degree in nursing and physiotherapy. The institutions are affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, since 1998.Dr. K. R Ballal a man of virtues and principles, who believed in “Ahimsa” and whose purity of soul reflected in his smile, has engraved in this institution the right values and spirit, the right path that has put the institution on the road to success.We have now an intake of 60 students in the nursing programs and an intake of 40 students for the physiotherapy program. Keeping in mind the practical clinical hands on experience required in this field, we have restricted our intake, to these numbers.Masters program in both physiotherapy and nursing have been started since 2005, in various specialties of the subject.