This is part of its efforts to popularize science to the general public and students who are pursuing science as their career. TNSF attempt to focus on students on higher science as everyone knows
that learning of science at college within the curriculum is not enough to acquire holistic knowledge of science at the appropriate time. Hence, to fill the gap between what students are acquiring through the curriculum and what
it is required, TNSF is planning its activities on higher science to students who are pursuing higher education
The Western Ghats, also known as Sahyadri (Benevolent Mountains), are a mountain range that covers an area of 140,000 square kilometres (54,000 sq mi) in a stretch of 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) parallel to the western coast
of the Indian peninsula, traversing the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight "hottest hot-spots" of biological diversity in the world.
It is sometimes called the Great Escarpment of India. It contains a large proportion of the country's flora and fauna, many of which are only found in India and nowhere else in the world. According to UNESCO, the Western Ghats
are older than the Himalayas. They influence Indian monsoon weather patterns by intercepting the rain-laden monsoon winds that sweep in from the south-west during late summer. The range runs north to south along the western edge
of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain, called Konkan, along the Arabian Sea. A total of thirty-nine areas in the Western Ghats, including national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserve forests,
were designated as world heritage sites in 2012 – twenty in Kerala, ten in Karnataka, five in Tamil Nadu and four in Maharashtra.
We are small in number and we need more volunteers to carry forward these tasks. That is why we want to organize ourselves in a systematic way and each one can take one responsibility that will fulfill all our objectives. The volunteers need not spend
too much personal time on PSL. If we have 10 volunteers and each is willing to spend 3 hours per month we will have 30 man hours which enough to successfully conduct all our event in a much professional way. We would like to discuss
this point in the forthcoming meeting on 28th Sep 2019. In the meantime We appeal through this website those who are willing to come forward to offer to work as volunteers in PSL group, please let us know that through "Register" link. We, a couple of people showed in the last one year that we make it happened and none of us have any motive but to carry forward the message of science. If a number of people joined with us, this quantitative change leads
to qualitative change.
Dr. S. Dinakaran
President, Tamil Nadu Science Forum
About TNSF
Dr. T R Govindarajan Emeritus Professor, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai
Introduction to Public Science Lecture
Dr. Nagaraja Murugan Joint Director at School Education Department, Government of Tamilnadu
Guest of honour
Public Science Lecture Chapter formation
Dr. S. Dinakaran, M.Sc.,M.Phil.,B.Ed.,Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Head & Research Supervisor, Department of Zoology, The Madura College, Madurai
Biodiversity in Western Ghats
Question & Answer
Dr. Nagaraja Murugan, is Joint Director at School Education Department, Government of Tamilnadu
Dr. S. Dinakaran is Associate Professor, Head and Research Supervisor, Department of Zoology, The Madura College, Madurai. Worked as a Young Scientist in 1990-92, at DST. Since 1992 he has been working in the Madurai College of Zoology. Since 2004 is the head of the biotechnology department. From 2004-2019, under his guidance 7 people have obtained their doctorate. He is now guiding the research of 5 people. He is also serving as State President of Tamilnadu Science Forum and on the Board of Studies at the Indira Gandhi Open University. Dr. Dinakaran, in his study of insects in the catchment areas of Western Ghats. He has discovered 20 new species of nectar. An insect is named after him. That name is: Teloganodes dinakarani. He is writing articles in leading magazines of Tamilnadu.
Dr. T.R.Govindarajan, fondly called TRG in academic circles is having more than 35 years of experience in academics and research. His area of specialization is High Energy Physics and he did research on Gravitational force. He is an Adjunct Professor in Chennai Mathematical Institute. He is also an emeritus Professor in Institute of Mathematical Sciences. He has also worked as a professor in Chennai Loyola College. He visited various high profile research institutions functioning in various part of the world that include Max Plank Institute. He has published more than 90 research papers.