Popular Science Lecture Series - A Review

Biodiversity in Western Ghats


Venue: Anna Centenary Library
Kotturpuram
Chennai


September 28, 2019
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Co-organised by
Anna Centenary Library
& Tamilnadu Science Forum

About Program







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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.




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இந்த சொற்பொழிவுடன் இதுவரை நடந்த சொற்பொழிவுகள் பற்றிய ஒரு மீள்பார்வையும், இதனை இன்னும் செம்மையாக முன்னெடுத்துச் செல்லத் தேவையான ஸ்தாபன ஏற்பாடுகளையும் விவாதிப்போம். இதுவரை சிறிய குழுவாக இயங்கி பதினோறு வெகுஜன அறிவியல் சொற்பொழிவுகளை வெற்றிகரமாக நடத்தியிருக்கிறோம். இதுவரை 26 முன்னணி அறிவியல் அறிஞர்களை கொண்டு வந்திருக்கிறோம். கல்லூரிகளில் சென்று அறிவியல் சொற்பொழிவுகளை நடத்த துவங்கியிருக்கிறோம். மாணவர்களுக்கான கோடை பயிற்சிமுகாம் நடத்தியிருக்கிறோம். இன்னும் ஏராளமான பணிகள் செய்வதற்கு திட்டமிட்டிருக்கிறோம். எங்கள் கரத்தை வலுப்படுத்த எங்களுடன் இணைய முன்வரும் தன்னார்வலர்களை இருகரம் நீட்டி வரவேற்க தயாராக இருக்கிறோம். சிறு குழுவை ஒரு ஸ்தாபனமாக இயக்கவும் இந்த சொற்பொழிவின் அமர்வில் முயற்சி எடுக்கப்படும். நீங்களும் தமிழ்நாடு அறிவியல் இயக்கத்தின் உறுப்பினராக இணையுமாறு கேட்டுக் கொள்கிறோம்.

Program Schedule

Time: 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm - September 28th, 2019

Registration: 3:30 pm onwards

4:00 pm - 4:15 pm

Dr. S. Dinakaran
President, Tamil Nadu Science Forum
About TNSF

4:15 pm -4:30 pm

Dr. T R Govindarajan
Emeritus Professor, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai
Introduction to Public Science Lecture

4:30 pm 4:45 pm

Dr. Nagaraja Murugan
Joint Director at School Education Department, Government of Tamilnadu
Guest of honour

4:45 pm -5:15 pm

Public Science Lecture Chapter formation

5:15 pm -6:00 pm

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

6:00 pm - 6:15 pm

Question & Answer

Speakers

Dr. Nagaraja Murugan

Dr. Nagaraja Murugan

Dr. Nagaraja Murugan, is Joint Director at School Education Department, Government of Tamilnadu

Dr. S.Dinakaran

Dr. S. Dinakaran

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

Dr. T.R.Govindarajan

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.

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Gandhimandapam Road
Kotturpuram, Chennai 600 085

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