Beeta Mookalera Laxman born in Jalandar, Punjab to Pullangada Smt. Mallige & Late Chittiappa. She had her early education in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan in various part of the country & graduated from Jyoti Nivas College, Bangalore & further completed a course in Personal Management from the same college.
She is a Basketball National Player & attended the National Meet held at Delhi in the year 1989. She received an award from Ministry of Petroleum, Government of India in association with PCRA that was aired in Akashvani & was invited to participate in the programme “khel khel mein badlo duniya” in Doordarshan DD1 Channel. She is actively involved in community service and served as the President of Rotary Gonikoppa & is recognized with the prestigious ‘Adarsh Mahila Prashasthi’ by Rotary Club of Mysore Stars & Reborn Foundation for outstanding contributions to society, she is currently serving her third consecutive term as the Director of the Town Cooperative Bank,Ponnampet.
She is married to Laxman Mookalera, a professional photographer and a planter. They own and runs a photo studio, namely, ‘Sumana Studio’ in Ponnampet . The couple is blessed with three children. Eldest daughter, Dravya, married to Akash Kaliyanda, both working in Dell Technologies and are based in Cork, Ireland. Their second daughter, Shravya,working with Stantec & is married to Yogesh Allapanda, working at General Motors and are based in Toronto,Canada. Their youngest son, Prakyath, is pursuing his 1st year BBA at Reva University, Bangalore.
Beyond her professional and family commitments, she finds joy in listening to old melodies and has a passion for traveling, always eager to explore new places and experiences.