PAYYANUR COLLEGE
Affiliated to Kannur University
Re-accredited by NAAC with B+ grade
Dr. Ratheesh Narayanan M K
Dr. Ratheesh Narayanan M K
Asst. Professor
M Sc, B Ed, Ph D
Email : ratheeshpoduval@yahoo.co.in
Tel : 09605562030
PERSONAL DETAILS:
SERVICE DETAILS
ACADAMIC QUALIFICATIONS (SSLC Onwards)
ADDITIONAL DEGREES/DIPLOMAS/CERTIFICATES
| Name of Teacher: M. K. RATHEESH NARAYANAN | Father: K. Narayana Poduval | Mother: M.K. Sarada | Photo | |
| Date of Birth: 28-05-1973 | Sex: Male | Marital Status: Married | ||
| Religion: Hindu | Caste: Poduval | Category: General (Gen/OEC/OBC/SC/ST) | ||
| Phone Numbers: 09605562030 | Office: | Mobile: 09605562030 | ||
| Email ID: ratheeshpoduval@yahoo.co.in | Home Page/Site/Blog: | |||
| Present Address | Permanent Address | |||
| House Name | Passiflora | Poornima | ||
| Town | Payyanur | Pariyaram | ||
| P. O | Payyanur | Pariyaram Medical College | ||
| District, State | Kannur, Kerala | Kannur, Kerala | ||
| Pin Code | 670 307 | 670 503 | ||
| Department & Designation | BOTANY, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Date of Appointment: March 19, 2012 | Total Service: NINE and HALF years. |
| Date of Retirement: | |||
| Senior Scientist, Theme Leader- Biodiversity Programme; Community Agrobiodiversity Centre; M S Swaminathan Research Foundation | April 2007 to March 2012 | ||
| Scientist, Training and Education in Biodiversity, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation | June 1999 to April 2007 | ||
| Senior Research Fellow, Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), Kasaragod | August 1997 to May 1999 | ||
| Course | Institution | Subject /Topic | Year of Award |
| Ph.D. Botany | University of Calicut, Kerala | Angiosperm Taxonomy | 2010 |
| B. Ed. Natural Science | Kannur University, Kerala | Botany & Zoology | 1997 |
| M. Sc. Botany | University of Calicut, Kerala | Botany | 1996 |
| B. Sc. Botany | University of Calicut, Kerala | Botany, Zoology & Chemistry | 1994 |
| F. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: |
| - 13 years of working experience in sustainable agricultural and rural development programmes in hill area ecosystems; promoting conservation and sustainable use of Rare, Endemic and Threatened Plant species, medicinal plants and traditional crop varieties, wild relatives of crop plants and training and Education in conservation. Engaged in study of 80 RET plant species of Western Ghats and in a mission of planting 50,000 plants belonging to 100 RET trees species by the year 2015. - Nine and Half years of Teaching experience in UG level. |
| Course | Institution | Subject /Topic | Year of Award |
| State Eligibility Test (SET) | Govt. of Kerala | Botany | 2002 |
PUBLICATIONS (Journal papers, Book chapters, Books & Booklets)
| Research Journals/Magazine/ (with ISSN/ISBN) | Topic/Title | Author Position | Year of Publication |
| Rheedea, Vol.11 (2):115-118. | A new species of Dysoxylum from India. | 3 | 2002 |
| Agro biodiversity source book, Philippines:100-108. | Coping role of wild edibles- a case study from Paniya tribes of Wayanad District, India. | 1 | 2002 |
| International Plant Genetic Newsletter, Rome, 135: 24-32. | Ethnotaxonomy of Dioscorea among the Kattunaikka people of Wayanad District, Kerala. | 2 | 2003 |
| Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, Volume 6 (1): 204-216. | Gendered knowledge and changing trends in utilization of wild edible greens in Western Ghats, India. | 1 | 2007 |
| Ethnobotany, Volume 20 (1):41-47. | Traditional knowledge of three ‘mycophilic’ communities on wild edible mushrooms of Wayanad district, Kerala. | 1 | 2007 |
| Indian Journal of Horticulture. Volume: 64(3):309-313. | Variations in nut yield of coconut and dry spell in different agro-climatic zones of India. | 4 | 2007 |
| Indian Journal of Horticulture, Volume: 66(6):212-217. | Weather data based descriptive models for prediction of coconut yield in different agro-climatic zones of India. | 4 | 2009 |
| Proceedings of State level seminar-ethnobotany, the plant friendly practices on medicinal plants. 95-109. | Wayanad- a centre of ethnobotany in Kerala. | 2 | 2010 |
| Journal of Botanical Research Institute,Texas 4(1): 63-67. | Miliusa wayanadica (Annonaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India | 1 | 2010 |
| Nordic Journal of Botany, 28: 1-4. | A new species of Oberonia (Orchidaceae) from Kerala, India. | 1 | 2010 |
| Jour. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol. 34 (3):501-504. | Rediscovery of Eugenia argentea Beddome (Myrtaceae) with notes on its extended distribution | 1 | 2010 |
| http://www.westernghatsindia.org/commissioned-papers. | Diversity, use pattern and management of wild food plants of Western Ghats: a study from Wayanad District, Commissioned paper, Western Ghats. | 1 | 2011 |
| Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 5(4), pp. 604-612. | Ethnobotanically important trees and their uses by Kattunaikka tribe in Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India. | 1 | 2011 |
| Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 5(15), 4 3520-3529. | Wild edible plants used by the Kattunaikka, Paniya and Kuruma tribes of Wayanad District, Kerala, India. | 1 | 2011 |
| Journal Botanical Research Institute, Texas, 5(1): 153 – 158. | Impatiens veerapazhasii (Balsaminaceae), a new scapigerous balsam from Wayanad, Western Ghats, India. | 1 | 2011 |
| Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxon, 18(2): 141-148. | A new scapigerous species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from India. | 1 | 2011 |
| Phytotaxa 42:26-34. | Miliusa gokhalaei, a new species of Annonaceae from India, with notes on interrelationships, population and conservation status | 1 | 2012 |
| Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 69 (3): 371–378. | Memecylon wayanadense (Melastomataceae), a new species from India. | 2 | 2012 |
| Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 69 (2): 281–285. | Impatiens mohana (Balsaminaceae), a new species from the Western Ghts, | 1 | 2012 |
| Journal Botanical Research Institute, Texas, 6(1) 113-118. | Impatiens johnsiana (Balsaminaceae), a new scapigerous balsam from Wayanad, India. | 1 | 2012 |
| International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4 (2). | Eriocaulon kannurense (Eriocaulaceae), a new species from Kerala, India. | 2 | 2012 |
| International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 2 (3). | Lindernia madayiparense (Linderniaceae), a new species from Kerala, India | 1 | 2012 |
| Phytotaxa 83 (1): 54–60 | Impatiens theuerkaufiana sp. nov., (Balsaminaceae) a new scapigerous species from the Western Ghats, India. | 1 | 2013 |
| Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 70 (1). 360-364. | A new species and a new combination in Combretum (Combretaceae) in India. | 2 | 2013 |
| Phytotaxa 110(1). 55-60. | A new species of Sonerila Roxb. (Melastomataceae) from Kerala, India. | 1 | 2013 |
| International Journal of Advanced Research, Volume 1(2):14-16. | Rotala khaleeliana sp. nov. (Lythraceae), a new species from lateritic hills of Kannur, Kerala, India. | 2 | 2013 |
| International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Science 3(2): 197-202. | Endemic trees of Western Ghats – A checklist from Wayanad District, Kerala, India | 2 | 2013 |
| Phytotaxa, 162(1):044-050. | A new species of Memecylon (Melastomataceae) from the Western Ghats, India. | 2 | 2014 |
| International Journal of Advanced Research, Volume 2, Issue 3, 759-763. | Memecylon sahyadrica (Melastomataceae), a new species from the Western Ghats, India. | 2 | 2014 |
| International Journal of Advanced Research, Volume 2, Issue 3, 1055-1058. | A new species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from the southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India. | 1 | 2014 |
| International Journal of Advanced Research, Volume 2, Issue 3, 1074-1079. | Lindernia nelliyampathiensis (Linderniaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India. | 2 | 2014 |
| Phytotaxa 188(4):227-232. | Rotala dhaneshiana, a new species of Lythraceae from India. | 2 | 2014 |
| Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 21(2): 153-157. | A new species of Arundinella Raddi (Poaceae) from the Western Ghats, India | 2 | 2014 |
| International Journal of Advanced Research, Volume 2, Issue 12,149-152. | Isachne kannurense (Poaceae), a new species from Lateritic Hills of Kannur, Kerala, India. | 2 | 2014 |
| Annals of Plant Sciences. 3(11): 863-868. | A new species of Sonerila Roxb. (Melastomataceae) from Kerala, India | 1 | 2014 |
| International Journal of Advanced Research, 2(10): 772-777. | Sonerila raghaviana sp. nov. (Melastomataceae), a new species from southern Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. | 1 | 2014 |
| Annals of Plant Sciences. 3 (05): 704-714 | Diversity of Vascular Plants Associated With Wetland Paddy Fields (Vayals) Of Wayanad District in Western Ghats, India | 2 | 2014 |
| Nordic Journal of Botany, 000-004. | Eriocaulon vandanamensis sp. nov. (Eriocaulaceae) from Kerala, India. | 2 | 2015 |
| Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 22(1): 9-15. | A new species of Sonerila Roxb. (Melastomataceae) from the Western Ghats, India. | 1 | 2015 |
| Taiwania, 60(2): 91-94. | A new species of Salacia (Celastraceae) from India. | 2 | 2015 |
| International Journal of Advanced Research, 3(1): 206-211 | Butterfly Species Diversity and Abundance in Manikkunnumala Forest of Western Ghats, India | 5 | 2015 |
| Taiwania, 61(1): 13‒15. | Isodon purpurescence (Lamiaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, Kerala, India. | 2 | 2016 |
| Nordic Journal of Botany, 35: 417–422. | Sonerila janakiana sp. nov., a stoloniferous species of Melastomataceae from India. | 1 | 2017 |
| Telopia – Journal of Plant Systematics. 20: 119-123. | Kleinia subrahmanianii (Asteraceae: Senecioneae), a new species from southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India. | 4 | 2017 |
| Nordic Journal of Botany, 35: 354–358. | Isachne edamalayarensis sp. nov. (Poaceae: Micrairoideae) from southern Western Ghats, India. | 4 | 2017 |
| Botany Letters.164(1): 19-22 | Fimbrystylis pokudaniana (Cyperaceae), a new species from Kerala, India | 2 | 2017 |
| Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-3573-9_4. PP: 73-98. | Bioresources for Food and Nutrition Security: The Case of Wild Edibles of Western Ghats | 1 | 2017 |
| Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-3573-9_4. PP: 303-328. | Ethnic knowledge in classification and conservation: a case study of wild yams in Western Ghats | 3 | 2017 |
| International Journal of Advanced Research 5(11); 670-676 | Nanooravia kayyurense (poaceae) a new species from ephemeral wetlands on lateritic hillocks of north Kerala, India. | 4 | 2017 |
| Taiwania, 63(2): 106‒110. | A New Species of Memecylon (Melastomataceae) from Western Ghats, India | 3 | 2018 |
| Annals of plant sciences. 8 (9): 3616-3620 | Occurrence of Lepidagathis clavata Dalzell (Acanthaceae) an endemic species of the Western Ghats, in the lateritic plateau of Northern Kerala | 3 | 2019 |
| Down to Earth- First Food-Business of taste: 92-95 (ISBN:978-81-86906-34-7) | Forest in the Kitchen | 2 | 2019 |
| Int. J. Plant Anim. Environ. Sci. 10 (3): 127-134. | Two New Records of Dimeria R. Br. (Poaceae) from Kerala | 4 | 2020 |
| Abrahamia- an International Journal for Plant Sciences. 6(1): 10-15 | Euploca Nutt. (Boraginaceae)- A new species record for India reveals Biogeographical link with Gondwana Super Continent | 3 | 2020 |
| Annals of phytomedicine. 10(1): 257-266. | Healthcare management through mitigation of Covid-19 pandemic with leafy vegetables | 5 | 2021 |
| BOOKS & BOOKLETS | |||
| MSSRF, CAbC/Book/04/12. | Gender dimensions of wild food management in Wayanad District. | Book (First Author) | 2003 |
| MSSRF, CAbC/Book/11. | “Galasu’, Wayanatilae bakhyayogyamaya Kizhanguvargangal. | Book (First Author) | 2013 |
| Lead Publications, Calicut. | Orchids of Wayanad | Book (First Author) ISBN 978-81-926125-3-9 | 2013 |
| MSSRF, CAbC/Book/11. | Trees of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. | Book (First Author) | 2014 |
| Southern Book Star, Delhi | Rare, Endemic and Threatened Plants of Western Ghats | Book (First Author)- ISBN 81-86660-27-5 | 2017 |
| MSSRF, CAbC/Handbook 10. | Medicinal plants for Primary health care (Malayalam). | Booklets (Second Author) | 2003 |
| MSSRF, CAbC/ Handbook 11. | Wayanattilae Bakshyayogyamaya Kooninagal (Malayalam). | Booklets (First Author) | 2005 |
| MSSRF, CAbC/ Handbook 12. | Wayanattilae Vanya Bakshya Ilakari Sasyanagal (Malayalam). | Booklets (First Author) | 2005 |
| Research Reports | |||
1. Ratheesh Narayanan M. K., Rama Narayanan & K. U. K. Nampoothiri. 2007. Study of family food habits and nutritional status of mothers and children below three years in selected Paniya and Kattunaikka tribal colonies of Wayanad, Kerala. MSSRF, CAbC/Research Report/07.
2. Sujanapal. P., N. Anilkumar & M.K. Ratheesh Narayanan. 2008. Environmental impact assessment of diversion of Wariyat coffee estate at Muttil, Wayanad, Kerala. MSSRF, CAbC/Research Report/09.
3. Ratheesh Narayanan M. K. 2010. Ecological Fragile Land (EFL) study reports of Vythiri and Banasuramala forest EFL areas,Wayanad, Kerala. MSSRF, CAbC/Research Report/10.
4. Ratheesh Narayanan M. K. 2011. Ecological Fragile Land (EFL) study report of Melmuri EFL areas, Wayanad, Kerala. MSSRF, CAbC/Research Report/11.
5. Ratheesh Narayanan M. K. 2012. Ecological Fragile Land (EFL) study report of Poongotte Kavu, Kolari village, Thalassery Taluk, Kannur, Kerala. Submitted to Kerala Forest Tribunal, Kozhikode.
6. Ratheesh Narayanan M. K. 2012. Ecological Fragile Land (EFL) study report of Thalapuzha, Begur Range,
North Wayanad Division, Wayanad district. Kerala. Submitted to Kerala Forest Tribunal, Kozhikode.
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Ph.D. Thesis: Floristic study of Wayanad district with special emphasis on conservation of rare and threatened
flowering plants: Supervisor: Dr M. Sivadasan, Dean of Faculty of Science (Rtd.), University of Calicut, Kerala,
presently with Department of Botany & Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
ATTENDED
REFRESHER & ORIENATION COURSES
| Thrust area | Organiser | Duration | |
| Year | |||
| Workshop on gender mainstreaming. | M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (Kolli Hills, Tamil Nadu) | April 5-9 | 2002 |
| 13th Swadeshi Science Congress | M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Kalpetta | November 6-8 | 2003 |
| Orientation refresher training course on science led approaches to rural development | M S. Swamianthan Research Foundation, Chennai | 2004 | |
| National workshop on Sacred Groves. | Ministery of environment and forest, New Delhi, Govt of India | September 16-18, | 2004 |
| Barefoot taxonomist training programme on documentation of traditional knowledge and natural resources. | FRLHT, Bangalore | August 18-20, | 2004 |
| National seminar on new frontiers in plant taxonomy and biodiversity conservation. | JNTBGRI, Thiruvananthapuram, Govt. of Kerala | 2004 | |
| International conference on human centered sustainable development paradigm. | M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai | August 7-10 | 2005 |
| Workshop on UN millennium development goals, five years later: agricultural biodiversity and elimination of hunger and poverty. | M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai | April 18-19 | 2005 |
| Workshop – science society interface on tribals and biodiversity related legislation. | KIRTADS, Calicut | April 26-27 | 2005 |
| Workshop on biodiversity conservation of medicinal plants and revitalisation of traditional healthcare systems of Kerala. | Christ College, Irinjalakuda | June 10-11 | 2006 |
| Training on project monitoring | Karl Kubel Institute, Coimbatore | November 27-29 | 2006 |
| 14th triennial symposium of international societies for roots and tuber crops | Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram | November 20-26 | 2006 |
| Workshop on Taxonomy vis-a-vis conservation. | M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Kalpetta | May 23 | 2007 |
| National nutrition conclave. | M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai | August 12-14 | 2007 |
| National workshop on revitalising agrobiodiversity for alleviating poverty and hunger. | M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Kalpetta | 24-26, November | 2007 |
| Annam- National agro-biodiversity seminar | CISSA, Thiruvananthapuram | December, 26-30 | 2008 |
| International workshop on conservation and stewardship of agricultural biodiversity in an era of climate change. | Chennai | 7-9, August | 2008 |
| First Indian Biodiversity Congress. | CISSA, Thiruvananthapuram, | 27-31, December | 2010 |
| National Seminar on Natural Environment: Status and Significance sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Govt. of Kerala (Delivered an invited lecture on the topic Floristic Diversity of Wayanad) | Department of Zoology, Govt. Brennen College, Dharmadam, Thalassery | 19th -21th January | 2017 |
| One day Seminar conducted by S.N. College Botany Alumni Association (Delivered an invited lecture on the topic Rare Endemic and Threatened Plants of Western Ghats) | Department of Botany, S.N. College, Kannur | 27-09-2017 | 2017 |
| National Seminar on Biodiversity documentation and Conservation ((Delivered an invited lecture on the topic Ethnobotany and Floristic Diversity of Wayanad) | M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, CAbC, Kalpetta | August | 2017 |
| National Seminar on Ethnobotany and Conservation ((Delivered an invited lecture on the topic Ethnobotany and Biodiversity of Western Ghats) | Govt. College, Kasaragod | September | 2013 |
| Seminar in connection with world Environmental day celebrations, 2015 | Payyanur College, Payyanur | 10-06-2015 | 2015 |
| P.V. Govindankutty memorial one day International Conference on Modern Trends in Plant Science | Dept. of Botany, Payyanur College | 09-02-2017 | 2017 |
| One day seminar on ‘ Mangrove ecosystem and its ecological importance’ conducted by Wildlife Trust of India and Apollo Tyres Ltd. | Wildlife Trust of India and Apollo Tyres Ltd. | 26th July, 2016 | 2016 |
| Thrust area | Conducting body | Duration | ||
| From | To | Days | ||
| Orientation Course | Academic Council, Kannur University | 08-07-2014 | 04-08-2014 | 24 |
| Refresher Course | RUSA-HRDC- Kerala University | 08-11-2017 | 28-11-2017 | 21 |
| Refresher Course (online) | Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College University of Delhi under the aegis of MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PANDIT MADAN MOHAN MALAVIYA NATIONAL MISSION ON TEACHERS AND TEACHING | 17-06-2021 | 01-07-2021 | 14 |
. PROJECT WORK DETAILS
- MINOR PROJECT WORKS: (Title, Funding Agency, Date of Commencement/Submission, Sanctioned Amount)
- MAJOR PROJECT WORKS: (Title, Funding Agency, Date of Commencement/Submission, Sanctioned Amount)
- Principal Investigator: Education of Tribal and Rural Youth in Bio-resources Conservation, Inventorisation and Sustainable Utilization, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India (2006-2009). (30,00000.00)
- Co- Principal Investigator: On-farm Conservation of YAM (Dioscorea) Diversity in Malabar Eco- Region in India, UNDP/SGP (15th Feb. 2004 to 15th Feb. 2006) (10,0000.00)
- Co-Principal Investigator: IIN-HSBC Programme- Conserving 10 key stone plant species for the livelihood security of the tribal and rural communities of Wayanad District, Kerala (April 2004 to December 2006). (10,0000.00)
- Co- Principal Investigator: Conserving 80 RET species by creating 8 research fellowships in plant taxonomy, Sir. Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT), India (2006-2008). (50,0000.00)
- Co-Principal Investigator: Saving 80 Rare Endemic and threatened (RET) tree species of Western Ghats, India. Sir. Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT), India (2010-2012).
- Co-Principal Investigator: On establishing a lead garden under the Ministry of Environment and Forest’s scheme on assistance for Botanical Garden/Botanical section, MoEF, India (2010-2012). (80,00000.00)
- Principal investigator: Establishment of ‘Shantisthal’. Kerala Biodiversity Board, Kerala (2013, June onwards) (1,80000.00).
| OUTSIDE THE CAMPUS | |||
| Chairman, Organising Committee | Organised Chakamaholsavam in collaboration with Space Ezhilode, at Ezhilode | 2014 March | 3 Days |
| Chairman, Organising Committee | Organised ‘Galasu’-Food Fest in collaboration with ‘Space’ Ezhilode, at Ezhilode | 2015 April | 5 Days |
| Co-ordinator | Organised Primary Bio-health programme at Edanad West U.P. School | 2014 March | 2 Days |
| Co-ordinator | ‘Sahyashyamalam’- Tree planting (50 trees) in 10 Schools in the Payyanur Revenue District in connection with 50th year celebrations of Payyanur College | 2015 | 3 Months |
| Co-ordinator | Biodiversity Documentation of Edanaden Hillocks, in collaboration with Mother Charity, Kunchimangalam | 2015 | 3 Days |
| Member | Board of studies, Botany, Kannur University | 2013-2016 | 3 Years |
| Chairman | Board of Studies, Botany, Kannur University | 16-03-2016 onwards | Ongoing |
| Member | Technical Support Group, Kerala Biodiversity Board | 20-01-2016 onwards | Ongoing |
| Member | Monitoring Committee, Inter- national Inter University Centre for tropical Bio-diversity, Kannur University | 19-03-2015 to 2016 March | 1 Year |
| Member | Implementation Committee, Inter- national Inter University Centre for tropical Bio-diversity, Kannur University | 2016 January to March- | 3 Months |
| Co-ordiantor | Organised three study tour to different parts of India for B.Sc final year students | 2013 February; 2014 December; 2016 December | 7 days |
| Judge/Evaluator | Sasthra Mela-Thaliparamba, Madayi and Payyanur sub districts (UP, High School and Higher Secondary) | 2013 October 2014 November 2015 November 2016 October 2017 October | 1 day each |
| Co-ordinator | ‘Kavvotte ‘ project in selected sacred groves of northern Kerala | 2020 February onwards | Ongoing |
| ON THE CAMPUS | |||
| Co-ordinator | ‘Biodiversity Club’ - Kerala Biodiversity Board | 2013 onwards | - |
| Co-ordinator | Established ‘Shanthisthal;- Johnsy Vanam’ (with 224 endemic trees/Climbers of Western Ghats- 85 species) in collaboration with Kerala Biodiversity Board | 2013 onwards | - |
| Co-ordinator | Established ‘Bamboosetum’ (25 species Bamboos and Ochlandra species) in collaboration with Rotary Club of Payyanur | 2014 onwards | - |
| Co-ordinator | Established ‘Kadalivanam’-Musa Germplasm (27 local varieties of Plantain) | 2015 onwards | - |
| Co-ordinator | Initiated ‘Fruit Orchard ‘ (22 cultivated edible fruit yielding trees) | 2017 onwards | - |
| Co-ordinator | Established ‘Oushadavanam ‘ (100 medicinal trees of Kerala) | 2017 Onwards | - |
| Executive Committee Member | Exhibition Committee- in connection with 50th year celebrations of Payyanur College | 2014-2015 | 3 Months |
| Co-ordinator | Scholar Support Programme | 2014-2016 | 2 Years |
| NSS Programme Officer | Payyanur College NSS Unit 11 | 2018 September onwards | 3 years |
| E. HONOURS AND AWARDS |
| - Swadeshi Young Scientist Award, 2003. For the paper titled ‘Gender dimensions and changing trends in utilization of wild edibles in Wayanad’. 13th Swadeshi Science Congress, November 2003. - BPR Yadav Young Scientist Award, 2005. For the paper titled ‘Ethnobotany of wild edibles and its management, a case from Wayanad. 15th National seminar of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy, Nagpur, October, 2005. |
