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Kairali Research Awards - 2024

Kairali Global Lifetime Achievement Prize for Researchers

Science
Prof. P.P. Divakaran
Prof. P.P. DivakaranTheoretical Physicist

Prof. P.P. Divakaran is a distinguished theoretical physicist who served as a professor at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. He was honoured with the Kairali Global Lifetime Achievement Prize for Researchers for his significant contributions to Science.

Social Science
Prof. K.P. Mohanan
Prof. K.P. MohananIndian Linguist and Educator

Prof. K.P. Mohanan is a distinguished Indian linguist and educator renowned for his contributions to theoretical linguistics. In recognition of his significant contributions, he was honored with the Kairali Global Lifetime Achievement Prize for Researchers in Social Science.

Arts and Humanities
Prof. Chathanath Achuthanunni
Prof. Chathanath AchuthanunniMalayalam writer, translator, and academic

Prof. Chathanath Achuthanunni is a distinguished Malayalam writer, translator, and academic from Kerala. He has been honored with the Kairali Global Lifetime Achievement Prize for Researchers in 2022–23 for his lifelong contributions to Arts and Humanities.

Kairali Lifetime Achievement Prize for Researchers

Science
Prof. K. L. Sebastian
Prof. K. L. SebastianTheoretical Chemist and Professor

K. L. Sebastian, is a distinguished theoretical chemist and professor in the Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. He is renowned with Kairali Lifetime Achievement Prize for Researchers in the Science for his significant contributions.

Social Science
Prof. Kesaven Veluthat
Prof. Kesaven VeluthatHistorian

Professor Kesavan Veluthat, a distinguished historian from Kerala, specializes in early medieval South Indian history. He was honored with the Kairali Lifetime Achievement Prize for Researcher, recognizing his significant contributions to social science.

Arts and Humanities
Prof. B. Rajeevan
Prof. B. RajeevanMalayalam Writer, Literary Critic, and Professor

Prof. B. Rajeevan is a distinguished Malayalam writer, literary critic, and professor, renowned for his contributions to aesthetics, political philosophy, history, cinema, and literature. Rajeevan was honored with the Kairali Lifetime Achievement Prize for Researchers in the Arts and Humanities. category.

Kairali Gaveshana Puraskaram

Chemical Science
Dr. Anas S
Dr. Anas S

Institution Attached: School of Chemical sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

Project Title: Developing novel reusable Iron catalysts for Sustainable Chemical Processes

Biological Science
Dr T S Preetha
Dr T S Preetha

Institution Attached: University College, Thiruvananthapuram

Project Title: Establishment of a microcloning system for the conservation and sustainable utilization of Curcuma vamana M. Sabu & Mangaly: A Red-listed endemic species in Southern Western Ghats of Kerala for subsequent exploration of novel bioactive compounds

Physical Science
Dr. Subodh. G
Dr. Subodh. G

Institution Attached: Department of Physics University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram

Project Title: Development of Cold Sintered Magnetodielectric Antennas for NavIC Systems

Social Science
Dr. Subodh. G
Dr. Subodh. G

Institution Attached: School of Management Studies, CUSAT

Project Title: Financial sustainability of cooperative banks and financial resilience of community: Exploring the role of cooperatives in Kerala Economy

Arts and Humanities
Dr. Rakesh. R
Dr. Rakesh. R

Institution Attached: Mar Ivanios College (Autonomous), Nalanchira, Thiruvananthapuram

Project Title: Cricketing Celebrity and Mediated Indianness, 1952-2024: The Changing Intersections of Nation, Market, and (Transnational) Fame

Kairali Gaveshaka Puraskaram

Biological Science
Dr. Sameera  Shamsudheen
Dr. Sameera Shamsudheen

Institution Attached: School of Industrial Fisheries, CUSAT

Project Title: “Identification of species substitution in fish and fishery products traded at Kerala State: A genomic approach based on DNA barcodes.”

Physical Science
Dr. Sujesh A S
Dr. Sujesh A S

Institution Attached: Sri. C. Achutha Menon Government College, Thrissur

Project Title: Optimization on Nanofluidic Transport Phenomena: A Biomedical Perspective Involving Machine Learning.