Dr. Jose Mathew – Sanatana Dharma College

Dr. Jose Mathew

M.Sc., Ph. D (Assistant Professor)

polachirayan@yahoo.co.in

Polachira Kunnumpuram
Memury P.O.
Manvettom, Kottayam
Kerala 686611, India

Academic Achievements

First class secured in Schools, Higher Secondary, B.Sc., M.Sc. and Diploma

Awarded Post Doctoral Fellowship from SERB (DST-INDIA)

Ph. D in 2015 (Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala)

More than 10 years of research experience (KFRI, Forestry College-KAU, Centre for Heritage Studies-Hill Palace, M.G. University and Kerala University)

Publications

Over 35 publications in national and international scientific journals

Over 15 conference papers in national and international seminars/symposia

Over 15 seminars/symposia attended

2 Book published; 1 in review. Three chapters in books.

Over 30 popular articles in magazines

Checklist of 3 major campus flora prepared

Topics of Interests

Plant Diversity, plant taxonomy, ethnobotany, orchids, parasitic plants, plant evolution, landscaping and ornamental gardening, science popularization, nomenclature, conservation, restoration ecology, mangrove ecosystem, herbarium, forest ecology and molecular biology

Education

CMS College/Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

2005

BSC

Botany/ First Class / 77 %

SH College/Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

2007

MSc

Botany / First Class / 77 %

Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

2015

PhD

Botany

Other Courses Completed

Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu

2009

P.G. Diploma in Landscaping and Ornamental Gardening

76%

I Net Infotech, Ernakulam, Kerala

2008

MsOffice +

A +

Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Kerala

2007

Career Oriented Programme in Plant Tissue Culture

80%

Research Experiences

S.No.	Positions held	Name of the Institute	From	To
1	Technical Assistant	Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur	24/09/2007	12/05/2008
2	Research Assistant	Forestry College, KAU, Mannoothy	12/05/2008	13/06/2008
3	Project Fellow	Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur	16/06/2008	31/07/2008
4	Research Assistant	Forestry College, KAU, Mannoothy	1/08/2008	31/08/2008
5	Project Fellow	Centre for Heritage Studies, Hill Palace, Thripunithura, Ernakulam	16/09/2008	4/4/2010
6.	Ph.D Course	School of Environmental Sciences, M.G. University, Kottayam	2010	2015
7.	Consultant (Biodiversity)	CENRM, Kochi	2015	2018
8	Post Doctoral Fellow	Department of Botany, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram	4/2018	09/2018

Contributions to Science

Ø 31 new taxa to Science viz.,

Christisonia tomentosa; C. mira; Ariopsis peltata var. brevifolia; Artabotrys zeylanicus var. kottavasalianus; Dendrobium kallarense; D. georgei; D. anilii; Hygrophila ringens ssp. longifolium; Hygrophila auriculata var. alba; Piper rukshagandhum; P. karpuragandhum; P. canascense; P. megacarpum; Chlorophytum clivorum; Seidenfadeniella salimii; Phyllagathis indica; Strobilanthes philipmathewiana; Arisaema peerumedense; Plectranthus petricola; P. saxorum, P. idukkianus; Peperomia vellarimalica;P. emarginatifolia; Tylophora balakrishnanii; Rhyncostylis cymifera, Liparis tortilis, Tylophora balakrishnanii, T. neglecta; T. flexuosa var. tenuissima, Sonerila epeduncula and Anisochilus petraeus. were discovered from the southern Western Ghats.

Ø 1 new generic record, Phyllagathis to India

Ø 1 new genus record to Kerala, Veronica L.

Ø 1 new distributional record, Liparis tschangii Schltr. (Orchidaceae) for India

Ø 4 additions, viz., Arisaema madhuanum Nampy & Manudev (Araceae); Phaius tankervilleae (Banks ex L’Heritier) Blume (Orchidaceae); Solanum diphyllum L. (Solanaceae) and Veronica persica Poir. (Plantaginaceae) to the flora of Kerala part of Western Ghats.

Ø Rediscovery of Arisaema jacquemontii Blume (Araceae); Arisaema sarracenioides Barnes & C.E.C. Fisch.(Araceae); Campanula alphonsii Wall. ex A. DC.(Campanulaceae); Habenaria flabelliformis Summerh. ex C.E.C. Fisch.(Orchidaceae) and Thunbergia tomentosa Wall. ex Nees (Acanthaceae)

Conservation

Hortus Malabaricus garden developed in Centre for Heritage Studies campus- Hill Palace, Thripunithura; Kalady Sankaracharya Sanskrit University, Kalady

Medicinal plant garden prepared in Govt. Model Residential School, Wadakkanchey (Won the best garden prize in Thrissur District)

International Collaborations

Dr. Dariusz L. Szlachetko: Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, The University of Gdansk, ul. WitaStwosza 59, PL-80-308 Gdansk, Poland
Dr. Barry J. Conn: School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

Member of Panels and Boards

Consultant in Centre for Environment and Natural Resource Management, Kochi, Kerala
Member of contributors’ panel of Balarama Digest (Children’s Magazine).
Columnist in Green leaf (Magazine for nature and wildlife).
Resource person for training the student police cadets environmental awareness (Vadakkancherry circle).
Resource person to NSS volunteers of Govt. High school, Kudamaloor, Kottayam.
Internal mentor for SSP, EcoClub, Samagra etc.

Publications

S. No.	Author(s) *Indicates corresponding author			Title		Name of Journal	Vol.	Page	Year	UGC approved Journal list
1	Jose Mathew^*, Usha, S.S.,Salim P.M.,Radhamany P. M.& Regy Yohannan			Sonerila epeduncula (Melastomataceae): A new species from South Western Ghats, India.		Species	20	72-75	2019
2	Pichan M Salim, Jose Mathew^*, Balakrishnan V.			Liparis tortilis (Orchidaceae), a new species from South Western Ghats, India		Species	20	35-38	2019
3	Pichan M. Salim, Jose Mathew^,*& V. Balakrishnan			Liparis tschangii (Orchidaceae), a new record to Kerala		Indian Forester	144 (9)	879-880	2018	20693
4	Mathew, J. *, P.M. Radhamany, P.M. Salim & K.V. George			Two new species of Peperomia Ruiz & Pav. (Piperaceae) from South Western Ghats, India		Species	19	162-166	2018
5	R.R. Rakesh, C.K. Somen, T.J. Roby & J. Mathew*			Ecology and conservation of an endangered tree species Aporosa bourdillonii stap f. from Kerala part of Western Ghats		Indian Forester	144(8)	716-722	2018	20693
6	Yohannan, R., J. Mathew* & Dariusz L. Szlachetko			Rhyncostylis cymifera (Orchidaceae), a new species from south Western Ghats, India		Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences	11 (3)	257-259	2018	26044
7	Mathew, J. * & K.V. George			Veronica persica Poir., a new record to Kerala		Indian Forester	144 (5)	489-490	2018	20693
8	*Mathew, J.,** R. Yohannan & B.J. Conn			Three new species of Plectranthus L’Hér. (Lamiaceae) from south Western Ghats, India		Telopea	20	177-189	2017	24167
9	Mathew, J.^*, S. Jose, R.Yohannan & K.V. George			Three new species of Piper L. (Piperaceae) from South Western Ghats, India		Annales Botanici Fennici	54	267-272	2017	15368
10	*Mathew, J.,** R.Yohann an & K.V.George			Anisochilus petraeus (Lamiaceae), a new species from southern Western Ghats, India		Taiwania	62(2)	144-146	2017	22453
11	*Mathew, J. &** K.V.George			Arisaema peerumedense (Araceae), a new species from South Western Ghats, India		Annales Botanici Fennici	54	29-31	2017	15368
12	*Mathew, J. &** K.V.George			Relocation of Cynometra bourdillonii Gamble (Ceasalpiniaceae) in Achankovil Valley, Southern Western Ghats, Kerala		Indian Forester	143 (4)	385-386	2017	20693
13	Mathew, J.*, Regy Yohannan, P.M. Salim & K.V. George			Novelties in the family Acanthaceae from South Western Ghats, India		Annals of Plant Sciences	6 (1)	1499-1503	2017
14	Rakesh, R.R., C.K. Soman, T.J. Robi & J. Mathew*			The keystone Drypetes [Drypetes confertiflora (Hook.f) pax. & Hoffm. (Euphorbiaceae): Notes on ecology, associations, limits and seed germination		Indian Forester	143 (2)	86-91	2017	20693
15	Salim, P.M., J. Mathew* & Dariusz L. Szlachetko			Dendrobium anilii (Orchidaceae), a new species from the southern Western Ghats, India		Annales Botanici Fennici	53	342-344	2016	15368
16	*Mathew, J.,** R.Yohann an & K.V.George			Phyllagathis Blume (Melastomataceae, Sonerileae), a new genus record for India and a new species in the genus.		Botany Letters (Acta Botanica Gallica)	163 (2)	175-179	2016	64401
17	*Mathew, J.,** T.K. Hrideek, V.B.Sreekumar & K.Madhusudhanan			Seidenfadeniella salimii (Orchidaceae): a new plant species from South Western Ghats, India,		Webbia	71 (1)	69-71	2016	32874
18	*Mathew, J.,** K.V.George & R.Yohann an			Piper rukshagandhum (Piperaceae): a new species from southern Western Ghats, India.		Telopea	19	23-29	2016	24167
19	Kumar, K.M.P., A.A. Adsul, J.Mathew* & I. Balachandran			Nomenclatural notes on the status of the name Chlorophytum clivorum (Asparagaceae).		Phytotaxa	243 (2)	199-200	2016	30917
20	*Mathew, J.,** K.V.George & R.Yohannan			On the rediscovery of Arisaema sarracenioides Barnes & C.E.C. Fisch. (Araceae) – a rare and endemic species from Achankovil forests, part of southern Western Ghats.		Webbia	71 (1)	117-119	2016	32874
21	K.V.George & *Mathew, J.,**			Phaius tankervilleae (Orchidaceae)- A new record for southern India.		Indian Forester	142 (3)	300-301	2016	20693
22	*Mathew, J. &** K.V.George			Christisonia mira (Orobanchaceae): a new plant species from southern Western Ghats, India.		Telopea	18	425-431	2015	24167
23	*Mathew, J. &** K.V.George			Christisonia tomentosa (Orobanchaceae): a new plant species from southern Western Ghats, India.		Webbia	70(2)	227-230	2015	32874
24	George K.V., K. Vasudevan Pillai & J. Mathew*			Studies on Water Resource Management: Approaches and Strategies.		International Journal of Advanced Research	3 (11)	781-791.	2015	47231 (Old No)
25	*Mathew, J. &** K.V. George			A new Chlorophytum (Asparagaceae) from the Southern Western Ghats.		Telopea	18	379-382	2015	24167
26	*Mathew, J.&** K.V. George			Orchid checklist of Kottavasal hills in Achankovil forests,Southern Western Ghats, Kollam district of Kerala, India.		Journal of Threatened Taxa	7 (10)	7691–7696.	2015	11398
27	*Mathew, J. &** K.V. George			Ariopsis peltata var. brevifolia (Araceae) from Achankovil Shear Zone region of Southern Western Ghats, India.		Telopea	18	151-154.	2015	24167
28	Mathew, J.*			Dendrobium georgei (Orchidaceae): A new species from southern Western Ghats, India.		Telopea	16	89-92	2014	24167
29	*Mathew, J.,**K.V. George, R.Yohannan & K.Madhusudhanan			Dendrobium Kallarensis (Orchidaceae): A new species from southern Western Ghats, India.		International Journal of Advanced Research	2(2)	799-803	2014	47231 (Old No)
30	*Mathew, J.&** K.V. George			Hygrophila ringens ssp. longifolium (Acanthaceae): A new taxa from southern Western Ghats, India.		International Journal of Advanced Research	1(9)	132 – 134.	2013	47231 (Old No)
31	*Mathew, J. &** K.V. George			Rediscovery of Arisaema jacquemontii Blume (Araceae) from Achankovil valley of southern Western Ghats, India.		NeBio	4(6)	96-97	2013	45725 (Old No.)
32	Mathew, J.*			Epiphytic angiosperm flora of Achankovil forests, southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India.		International Journal of Scientific Research	2(11)	240-242	2013	49217 (Old No.)
33	Mathew, J.*			Indigenous Aromatic and Spice Plants Described in Van Rheed’s Hortus Indici Malabarici.		Indian Journal of Applied Research.	3 (11):	30-33	2013	49333 (Old No.)
34	Mathew, J.*& K.V. George			Medicinal plants used by Malampadaram tribals in Achankovil forests of Kerala to cure snake bite, wound and bone fracture.		Life Science Leaflets	8	50-54.	2013
35	Mathew, J.* & K.V. George			Artabotrys zeylanicus var. kottavasaliyana (Annonaceae): a new variety from southern Western Ghats.		Int. J. of Plant, Animal and Envt. Sc.	3 (4)	153 – 155.	2013
36	Mathew, J.* &K.V. George			Morpho-ecotypes of endemic flowering plants from Achankovil Shear Zone in Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats, Kerala.		Annals of Plant Sciences	02 (12)	514-519.	2013
Papers Accepted for Publication
1		Jose John, J. Mathew *& K.V.George	Validation of the assorted Algal names arose from south Western Ghats, India		Abrahamia
2		P.M. Salim, J. Mathew *& R. Yohannan	Towards a review of the Tylophora R.Br. (Apocynaceae) in India: Two distinctive new species and a new combination		NeBIO
Papers Under Review
1		Jose Mathew, S.S. Usha & Radhamany P.M.	Arisaema madhuanum (Araceae), new record to Kerala		Indian Forester
3		George, K.V., J. Mathew *& J. Sebastian	Oberonia saint-berchmanii (Orchidaceae), a new species from south Western Ghats, India		Annales Botanici Fennici
4		Vasudevan N.T., Usha, S.S., Radhamany P.M., Namitha L.H., Smitha K., & J. Mathew.	Andrographis alata var. thankappaniana (Acanthaceae): A new taxon from south India. International Journal of Plants Animals and Environmental Sciences.		International Journal of Plants Animals and Environmental Sciences

Books/Reports/Chapters/General articles etc.

S.No	Title	Author’s Name	Publisher	Year of Publication
Books
1	Flora of Achankovil forests, southern Western Ghats, india. (English)	Jose Mathew & K.V. George	Lap Lambart Academic Publishers, Germany.	Jan, 2016
2	Kunnathurpady; Aietheehyam, Charithram, Sasyasambath (Malayalam)	Philip Mathew & Jose Mathew	Centre for Heritage studies, Hill Palace, Thripunithura, Kerala	May, 2009
Chapter in a book
1	Premna serratifolia L.: A Neutraceutical Panacea *In.* Advances in Functional Foods for Human Health.	Kadakasseril V. George, Lakshmi V. Bose & J.Mathew	Apple Academic Press, New Jersey, USA.	In press
2	Araceae of Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve, south Western Ghats, India	*J.Mathew,** P.M. Salim, P.M. Radhamany & K.V. George	Apple Academic Press, New Jersey, USA.	In press
3	Potential of wild succulent ornamentals of Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve, south Western Ghats, India	*J.Mathew,** P.M. Salim, P.M. Radhamany & K.V. George	Astral Publishers, New Delhi	In press
4	Living World *In.* Classmate	J.G. Ray, V.S. Vasudevan, H. Nair & J. Mathew*	Malayala Manorama Publishers, Kottayam	2018
Popular Articles 1. Mathew, J. (2014). Mannu (Soil). Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 15 (30): 1-43. 2. Mathew, J. (2014). Petroleum. Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 15 (37):1-43. 3. Mathew, J. (2015). Thengu (Coconut). Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 16 (04):1-43. 4. Radhakrishnan, V.U. & J. Mathew (2015). Hortus Malabaricus. Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 16 (07):1-43. 5. Mathew, J. (2015). Jeevalokathe puthumukhangal (New Species). Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 16 (26):1-43. 6. Mathew, J. (2016). Sookshmajeevikal (Micro-organisms). Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975- 0371). 17 (03):1-43. 7. Mathew, J. (2016). Kothuku (Mosquito). Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 17 (13):1-43. 8. Mathew, J. (2016). Payaruvargangal (Pulses). Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 17 (35):1-43. 9. Mathew, J. (2016). Keralathile pookkal (Flowers of Kerala). Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 17 (37):1-43. 10. Mathew, J. (2015). Kobralily. Green Leaf 2 (6):35. 11. Mathew, J. (2015). Kurinjipookal. Green Leaf 2 (6):40. 12. Mathew, J. (2015). Kannathalipookal. Green Leaf 2 (7):51. 13. Mathew, J. (2016). Ghost Flowers. Green Leaf 2 (8):61 14. Mathew, J. (2017). Museums of Kerala. Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 18 (9):1-43. 15. Mathew, J. (2017). Biodiversity. Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 18 (22):1- 43. 16. Mathew, J. (2017). Seeds. Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 18 (22):1-43. 17. Mathew, J. & V.U. R. Krishnan (2017). Paayalukal (Moss) Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 18 (48):1- 43. 18. Mathew, J. (2017). Janthulokathe Sancharikal (Migrations) Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 18(41):1- 43. 19. Mathew, J. (2017). Irapidiyan Chedikal (Insectivorous Plants) Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 18(41):1- 43. 20. Mathew, J. (2018). KSRTC Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 19(08):1- 43. 21. Mathew, J. (2018). Jeevalokathe Vidagdar (Professionals in living world) Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 19(17):1- 43. 22. Mathew, J. (2018). Chakka (JackFruit) Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 19(23):1- 43. 23. Mathew, J. (2018). School Calendar Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 19(24):1- 43. 24. Mathew, J. (2018). World famous botanists Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975- 0371). 19(31):1- 43. 25. Mathew, J. (2018). Bamboos Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 19(35):1- 43 26. Mathew, J. (2018). Reuse & Recycling Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975-0371). 19(36):1- 43 27. Mathew, J. & V.S. Tharanath (2018). Virus Balarama Digest (ISSN: 0975- 0371). 19(43):1- 43 28. Mathew, J. (2019). Puthujeevamshamay Winner: Thozhil Veethi (Jan-12 Issue) Page No 8-15

Conference papers

1. Mathew, J. & P. Mathew (2009). Collection and conservation of plant species described in Van Rheed’s Hortus Indicus. National Seminar on Garden and People. Tropical Botanical Garden, Trivandrum

2. Mathew, J., K. V. George & P.Mathew (2010). Rare and endemic plants species in the sacred grove of Kunnathurpady, Western Ghats, Kerala. In: Taxonomy, plant diversity and conservation. Abstracts of the XX Annual Conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy. p.175. Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

3. Mathew, J. & George, K. V. (2010). Rare and Endemic Plants species in Peechi – Vazhani Wildlife sanctuary, Western Ghats, Kerala, XX^th Swadeshi Science Congress, Kerala, CMFRI.

4. Mathew, J. & K. V. George (2010). Ethnobotanical studies on selected medicinal plants from Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats. In: Taxonomy, plant diversity and conservation. Abstracts of the XX Annual Conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy. p.175. Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

5. Mathew, J. & K. V. George (2011). Epiphytic angiosperm flora in the Kottavasal hills of Achankovil forests, southern Western Ghats, Kerala. In: Thomas, T. D. & T. Thomas (ed.), Bioprospecting of plant genetic resources of Western Ghats. Proceedings of the national conference. p. 145-151. St. Thomas College, Pala, Kerala.

6. Mathew, J. & K. V. George (2011). Rare and endemic plants in the riparian forests of Achankovil, Western Ghats, Kerala. In: Biodiversity conservation and climatic change. Abstracts of the XXI Annual Conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy. p.123. CSIR- Institute of Minerals and Material Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

7. Mathew, J., P. Mathew & K.V. George (2011). Studies on the plant species described in the folk songs and rituals of Kunnathurpady, a mythic hill from northern Kerala. In: Biodiversity conservation and climatic change. Abstracts of the XXI Annual Conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy. P. 59-60. CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Material Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

8. Mathew, J. & K. V. George (2011). Rare and endemic plants species in the riparian bounds of Pamba. In: Biodiversity conservation and climatic change. Abstracts of the XXI Annual Conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy. P. 139-140. CSIR- Institute of Minerals and Material Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

9. Mathew, J. & K. V. George (2012). Epiphytic and lithophytic angiosperm flora of Kottavasal hills of southern Western Ghats, Kerala. In: Biofest 2012. Abstracts of the national seminar on recent trends and future prospects of biodiversity and conservation. p. 27. S.N. College, Punalur, Kerala.

10. Mathew, J. & K. V. George (2012). Rare and Indian endemic plants in the riparian forests of Achankovil, Western Ghats, Kerala. In: Botanica 2012. Abstracts of the international seminar on world bioheritage concerns over climate change, with a special reference to ethnic vegetables. p. 18. S. N. College, Chempazhanthy. Kerala.

11. George, K. V. & J. Mathew (2012). Ex situ conservation of tree species in the arboretum of CMS College, Kottayam, Proceedings of the national conference on bioprospecting of plant genetic resources of Western Ghats. Dept. of botany, St. Thomas College, Pala.

12. Mathew, J., K. V. George & A. Thomas (2012). Indo- Sri Lankan endemic plants in the riparian shear zone of Achankovil forests, Western Ghats, Kerala. In: Innovative prospects in Angiosperm taxonomy. Abstracts of the XXII Annual Conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy. p. 61. Sant Gadge Baba Amaravati University, Maharashtra.

13. Mathew, J. & K. V. George (2013). Medicinal plants at risk. A case study from Achankovil forests, southern Western Ghats, Kerala. In: Molecular secrets of plant medicines. Abstract of the international conference. p. 18. CMS College, Kottayam, Kerala.

14. Mathew, J. & K. V. George (2013). Minor forest products from the Achankovil forests: An ethnoecological approach in sustainable harvest and marketing of rain forest products. In: Sustainable utilization, management and conservation of bioresources. Abstracts of the International Conference in centenary celebrations. p. 91. St. Jospeh’s College, Thiruchirappally, Tamil Nadu.

15. Mathew, J., K. V. George, R. Yohannan & K. Madhusudhanan (2015). New plant taxa from Achankovil Shear Zone part of southern Western Ghats, Kerala. In. 25 th Swadeshi Science Congress. Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala.

16. Mathew, J., K. V. George, R. Yohannan & K. Madhusudhanan (2015). Orchidaceous flora of Achankovil forests, southern Western Ghats, Kerala. In. 25 th Swadeshi Science Congress. Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala.

17. Mathew, J. & K. V. George (2015). Ethno medicines of Malampandaram tribes of Achankovil Valley, southern Western Ghats, Kerala. In. 25th Swadeshi Science Congress. Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala.

Extracurricular Activities

Member of contributors’ panel of Balarama Digest (Children’s Magazine)

Columnist in Green leaf (Magazine for nature and wildlife).