Day: July 20, 2024

Professor M. S.Valiathan Contribution of Professor M. S. Valiathan to Boosting the Agro-Economy of Kerala State The caption above may surprise everyone. How can a cardiac surgeon and a biomedical scientist contribute to the economy of Kerala, especially in agriculture? But it is true.  In 1990, when I came to Kerala, the price of coconut oil was very low. The medical advice that was...

A tribute to Prof. M. S. Valiathan  My long association with Prof. M. S. Valiathan has compelled me to pen down a few lines on how he has impacted and moulded my life.  As I was wrapping up my research work at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre leading to my PhD in 1987, one senior scientist requested that I work as a research associate at Sree Chitra, Trivandrum, at least for a year....