Cheruvayal Raman
Indian Tribal Farmer
Cheruvayal K. Raman | |
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Cheruvayal Raman at Tenth Vibgyor Film Festival function | |
Born | Wayanad, Kerala, India |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Cheruvayal K. Raman is an Indian tribal farmer from Wayanad district, Kerala.[1][2] He is known as the guardian of rare seeds. Without having any knowledge of conventional sciences like agriculture science or botany, he is known for conserving over 55 rice varieties on his small farm at Kammana.[3] Raman started farming on 40 acres of land given to him by his uncle. In January 2023, the Indian government honoured him with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in the country.[4]
References
- ^ ലേഖകൻ, മനോരമ (2020-09-20). "അപൂർവ വിത്തുകളുടെ കാവൽക്കാരൻ, 150 വർഷം പഴക്കമുള്ള വീട്; വിസ്മയമാണ് രാമേട്ടൻ". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ S, Lekshmi Priya (2019-04-18). "Kerala's 'Guardian of Native Paddy' Lives in a 150-YO Home Made of Mud & Bamboo!". The Better India. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ Shaji, K A (2022-08-11). "Meet Cheruvayal Raman of Kerala, the country's lone 'living paddy gene bank'". The South First. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ Manoj, E.M. (2023-01-25). "Septuagenarian tribal farmer from Wayanad wins Padma Shri". The Hindu. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
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Recipients of Padma Shri in the "Others" Category
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- Govind Bhimacharya Joshi (1986)
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- Gisela Bonn (1990)
- Inder Sharma (1990)
- Rajinder Singh (1990)
- Shanti Lal Jain (1992)
- Alfred Georg Wuerfel (1992)
- Nil (1993)
- Nil (1994)
- Nil (1995)
- Nil (1996)
- Nil (1997)
- Nil (1998)
- Nil (1999)
- Aloysius Prakash Fernandez (2000)
- Nil (2001)
- Nil (2002)
- Pratapsinh Jadhav (2003)
- Nil (2004)
- Sunita Narain (2005)
- Nil (2006)
- Rabinder Gokaldas Ahuja (2007)
- Tarla Dalal (2007)
- Lalit Pande (2007)
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- Surinder Mehta (2009)
- Ameen Sayani (2009)
- Ranjit Bhargava (2010)
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- Shanti Teresa Lakra (2011)
- Gulshan Nanda (2011)
- Swapan Guha (2012)
- K. Ullas Karanth (2012)
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- Ritu Kumar (2013)
- Wendell Rodricks (2014)
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