The Kerala Natural History Society and Warblers and Waders,Thiruvananthapuram, will conduct a Bird Photography Exhibition in connection with the birth centenary celebration of Induchoodan alias Prof.K.K.Neelakantan from 12 to 16 July 2023 in the Museum auditorium,Thiruvananthapuram.
Two Hundred and Sixty One Birds depicted in Induchoodan's magnum opus 'Keralathile Pakshikal' will be represented in the Exhibition.
K.N.H.S and Warblers & Waders Thiruvananthapuram jointly conducted the Induchoodan Birth Centenary Celebration on 09-4-2023, 5 P.M at Kesari Hall Pulimoodu,Thiruvananthapuram . Prof. Sosamma Iype inaugurated the function. Felicitation speech was delivered by Prof.Vinayakumar.He was a student of Prof.K.K.Neelakantan,then Head of English Department at University college, Thiruvananathapuram.
Dr. Sathish chandran delivered a vibrant and Inspirational Induchoodan memorial lecture. Sri. C.Sushanth presided the meeting. He also briefed about the program and a yearlong celebration planned by the organizations including releasing of a book in pipeline about Induchoodan's Scientific articles written by Sri.P.K.Uthaman .
Smt. R.S.Liza bid welcome to all presented in the hall. Prof. Vijayakumar.P, Sri.Bhattathiri, Sri.J.Radhakrishnan, Smt.Rahana, Sri.Sanjayan KB, S.Rajeevan, Dr.Janaki (Daughter of Prof. K.K.Neelakantan ), Sri. Praveen J(Bird Count India), Sri. Renjan Mathew Varghese(Director WWF-India,Kerala Chapter),Dr.Mohan, Jean Nettar,Veena.M to name a few and Members of various organizations and many well wishers attended the function. On behalf of KNHS and WWT,Vote of thanks was delivered by Sri. C.G.Arun.
In the concluding session, A slide presentation on Birds of Kerala was conducted by Sri.P.K Uthaman.
The second Induchoodan(Prof. K.K.Neelakantan) memorial lecture was conducted at Museum auditorium on 14th June 2022. The program started with a welcome speech by Sri C.Susanth. Smt.Selin recited the beautiful yet thought provoking poem‘ ini varunnoru thalamurakku’ written by Sri Enjakkad Ramachandran.Sri P.K Uthaman gave the presidential address, commemorating Sri K K Neelakantan by recollecting his personality and perspective towards nature and conservation.
Memorial lecture was delivered by Dr Anil Zachariah on the topic- ‘Global warming and Development’.The lecture gave an elaborate understanding on how the natural disasters is connected with climate change and how badly it affect amphibians and other living organisms.It pointed out the need for immediate response towards anthropogenic activities causing highlands and coastal plains of Kerala uninhabitable.
Prof .Induchoodan's disciples and founder members of KNHS Sri.Suresh Elamon and Prof.Muralisivaramakrishnan were present. Other dignitaries including Dr. Deepak Narayana Kurup(Rtd Forest Dept).Mr.Balachandran(Society of Odonate Study),Ms. Anitha
