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Sitaraman Sankaranarayana Iyer, also known as Prof. Sitaraman is a noted environmentalist and teacher from [[Aluva]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He has been active in the protection of rivers, water bodies and forests of Kerala. He is best known for his campaign on the
Sitaraman Sankaranarayana Iyer, also known as Prof. S. Sitaraman is a noted environmentalist and teacher from [[Aluva]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He has been active in the protection of rivers, water bodies and forests of Kerala. He is best known for his campaign on the
protection of river [[Periyar (river)|Periyar]] and is the founder of several organizations such as the All-Kerala River Protection Council.
protection of river [[Periyar (river)|Periyar]] and is the founder of several organizations such as the All-Kerala River Protection Council.



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Prof. S. Sitaraman
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Born May 4, 1946

Sitaraman Sankaranarayana Iyer, also known as Prof. S. Sitaraman is a noted environmentalist and teacher from Aluva, Kerala, India. He has been active in the protection of rivers, water bodies and forests of Kerala. He is best known for his campaign on the protection of river Periyar and is the founder of several organizations such as the All-Kerala River Protection Council.

Early life

Prof. Sitaraman was born on May 4, 1946 in Koovappady, Ernakulam district, Kerala. He obtained his undergraduate (BSc) degree in chemistry from Sree Sankara college, Kalady and graduated with MSc degree from Maharaja's college, Cochin, Kerala in 1969.

Professional life

He joined the department of Chemistry at Sree Sankara College, Kalady as a lecturer in 1970 and later on became the head of the Department of chemistry in 1996 and held this position for 6 years until retirement. He then became the head of science and humanities at Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology (ASIET) from 2001 to 2011.

Environmental activities

He is most noted for the protection of river Periyar from illegal sand mining. He was also the one who planted trees along the banks of river Periyar at Aluva Manappuram, thus preventing the excessive erosion of this sacred site.

He is also the chairman of the Western Ghat Protection Council.

Books

Prof. Sitaraman has coauthored several books and reports and is also the managing editor of "Jalatharanagam"[1] publication. Some of the important books include "The Periyar Action Plan" submitted to the Kerala state government in 1997 [2] and "Periyar, Keralathinte Jeevanadi" coauthored with Dr. C M Joy[3].

Awards and honors

Down to Earth "Joseph C John" national award (2007)[4]
"Green Golden Feather Puraskar" by Team Solar International For Best Environmentalist in Kerala (2011) [5]
"Paristhithi Ratna" award (2011) [6]

References