N. Balakrishnan Nair
N. Balakrishnan Nair | |
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Born | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 1980 All India Congress of Zoology Gold Medal 1984 Padma Shri 1988 INSA Chandrakala Hora Memorial Medal | 6 July 1927
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Fields | Marine biology |
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Narayana Balakrishnan Nair (1927–2010) was a marine biologist, ecologist and the founder president of Kerala Science Congress.[1] He was known for his advocacy of trawling ban during monsoon seasons which was later accepted and imposed by the Government of Kerala.[2] A Jawaharlal Nehru fellow, Nair was an elected fellow of all the major Indian science academies as well as the Zoological Society of London.[3] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1971, for his contributions to biological sciences.[4] He received the fourth highest Indian civilian honor of the Padma Shri in 1984.[5]
Biography
Balakrishnan Nair was born on 5 February 1927 in Perumbavoor in
Nair was married to Gomathi and the couple had a son, B. Chandra Mohan and a daughter, G. Aparna Krishna Mohan, both medical doctors.[2] The family lived in Vazhuthacaud, in Thiruvananthapuram and it was here he died on 21 April 2010, at the age of 82, succumbing to age-related illnesses.[9]
Legacy
Balakrishnan Nair focused his researches on organisms that damage the marine ecology and his studies on the wood-boring
Nair was one of the founder members of the
Awards and honors
Nair was awarded the
Selected bibliography
- Narayana Balakrishnan Nair; M.. Saraswathy (1971). The Biology of Woodboring Teredinid Molluscs.
- Narayana Balakrishnan Nair; D. M. Thampy (1980). A textbook of marine ecology. Macmillan. ISBN 9780333903209.
- Natarajan, P; Suryanarayanan H; Balakrishnan Nair, N. (1987). Advances in Aquatic Biology and Fisheries. Prof. N Balakrishnan Nair felicitation committee. p. 437.
- N. Balakrishnan Nair (1994). Marine timber destroying organisms of the Andaman-Nicobar Islands and the Lakshadweep archipelago. The Survey. p. 87. ASIN B0006F9OSI.
- Balakrishnan Nair N. (2002). Kadal: Oru Adbhudam. The State Institute of Languages. p. 149. ISBN 81-7638-325-2.
See also
- Kerala Science Congress
- Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment
- List of people from Kerala
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Kerala Science Congress held from 1989 –2016" (PDF). Kerala Science Congress. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "N Balakrishnan Nair dead". Indian Express. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2016.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f "Deceased fellow - N. B. Nair". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ISSN 0972-2386. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Order". Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of Kerala. 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Fellow Profile". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners" (PDF). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 1999. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Articles written by Nair, Balakrishnan N." Current Science. 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "WorldCat Identities" (PDF). WorldCat. 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "au:Balakrishnan Nair". Cochin University of Science and Technology. 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-643-09850-3.)
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- ISBN 978-90-5809-224-3.
- ISBN 978-971-10-2284-6.
- ISBN 9780333903209.
- ^ Narayana Balakrishnan Nair; M.. Saraswathy (1971). The Biology of Woodboring Teredinid Molluscs.
- ASIN B0006F9OSI.
- ^ Natarajan, P; Suryanarayanan H; Balakrishnan Nair, N. (1987). Advances in Aquatic Biology and Fisheries. Prof. N Balakrishnan Nair felicitation committee. p. 437.
- ISBN 81-7638-325-2.
- JSTOR 4064618.
- ^ "Experts". Centre for Coastal Zone Management and Coastal Shelter Belt. 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Life member". Marine Biological Association of India. 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Meetings, Seminars and Discussions". Vakkom Moulavi Foundation Trust. 2016. Archived from the original on 12 April 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy" (PDF). Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "List of Jawaharlal Nehru Fellows". Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund. 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Chandrakala Hora Memorial Medal". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "NASI fellows". National Academy of Sciences, India. 2016. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "TWAS fellows". The World Academy of Sciences. 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Prof. N. Balakrishnan Nair Award" (PDF). Nansen Environmental Research Centre. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
External links
- "Publications and Awards". University of Kerala. 2016. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- "Balakrishnan Nair, N. (Narayana)". Author profile. Library of Congress. 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.