Some of my activities in past years....
1).
Special Talks:
*Life saving benefits of organ transplantation in Post Graduate
department of Biotechnology, Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi in 2010.
*Trees our Life” in Young Student Scientist (YSS) program in Ayya
Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi.
*I Interacted with Msc biotechnolgy students of Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi on
the title of biotechnological applications in conservation of plants in 2011.
*I gave a
speech in "Aquatic plants and its conservation" in GVN College of Arts and Science, Kovilpatti on Feb
27, 2012.
*I conducted a half a day World Environmental Day program in Suzlon Wind Energy pvt ltd in Tirunelveli on 5 June 2013.
" THINK EAT SAVE " This Year Theme
2). Pencil
Drawing Exhibition:
I
conducted pencil drawing exhibition in Sri Parama Kalayani College. My own pencil drawings were exhibited on
the theme of “Environmental Conservation” on 11th February
2007.
Chief
Guest: Dr. M. Arunachalam, Prof Head SPKCES, M.S. University, Alwarkurichi.
Various students and staffs from this college visited the art exhibition. Other than common animals some of the endangered mammals were also exhibited.
3). Non –
Stop Poem Writing:
I created
environmental awareness among the students Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College,
Sivakasi, I wrote 24 hours non-stop poem on the topic of “Environmental
Awareness, Conservation and Education” in college auditorium on 17.08.09 to
18.08.09. Chief Guest: Mrs. Latha Abiruben, District ExNoRa, Sivakasi and
our college Principal. Many of my own tamil verses were published in tamil and
english dailies and magazines. In Tamil I wrote some of the articles in
Daily Thanthi and Sutrusoolal Puthiya Kalvi.
4).
Special Program in Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi
I created
environmental awareness among the students of Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College,
Sivakasi. I talked in 8 different departments in different topics of
environment.
DATE
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DEPARTMENT
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TOPIC
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26.08.2009
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BIO
INFORMATICS
|
CREATIVE
SKILLS IN BIO INFORMATICS
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08.09.2009
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P.G.
BIOTECHNOLOGY
|
YOUR
ROLE TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENT
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24.09.09
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P.G.
PHYSICS
|
ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION
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25.09.09
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U.G.ZOOLOGY
|
ENVIRONMENTAL
AWARENESS FOR U
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29.09.09
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P.G.
MICRO BIOLOGY
|
GREEN
UMBERLLA
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01.10.09
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P.G.
ZOOLOGY
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GREENER
ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL
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12.10.09
|
M.COM
(C.A)
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NEED FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
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P.G.
CHEMISTRY
|
ENVIRONMENTAL
AWARENESS
|
5). Programes
conducted in Coimbatore
1. Helped with Dr. B.A. Daniel and Mr. Marimuthu for World
Environment day 2011 celebrations in Cognizant, Coimbatore and it is continued in Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park and GRG high school
2. Helped in
conducting Human- Elephant co-existense program in Vadivelampalayam and
Anaikatty in 2011.
6). Workshops
attended
Teachers for Tigers a two-day advanced refresher course in Ambasamudram,
conducted by Zoo Outreach Organization in 2008.
Freshwater Species in Western Ghats, Assessment Workshop for the
Western Ghats aquatic plants assessment project in Karunya University,
Coimbatore, India, organized by IUCN and Zoo Outreach Organization.
Human Elephant Co-existence Workshop in Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park 18-19 June, 2011, organized
by Zoo Outreach Organisation, sponsored by International Elephant Foundation.
Small
Mammal Field Techniques Training, a five-day
workshop from 10-14 November 2011 in Kerala Agriculture University, Kerala, India
Building
Capacities for Conservation Planning five day workshop conducted by
FERAL, in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, from 9-13 January 2012,
project of CEPF- ATREE Western Ghats Small Grants.
Arc-GIS and SDM workshop in Student Conference on Conservation Science three-day program (3-5
Aug 2012) in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Freshwater Species and Policy Workshop in Wildlife Information
& Liaison Development society (WILD) from 09 to 12 August 2012.
Sahyadri Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation Education Training Workshop in Karl Kubel Institute for Developmental
Education Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. 25 to 27 February 2013.
One-day plant identification training program in
Department of Botany, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore on 9th
March 2013.
Environmetal Jounnalism- Tamil workshop in KMTR- Papansam, Conducted by Pooulagin Nanbergal.
7). Paper Presented/ Seminars Attended:
Papers:
Paper titled “Renewable source of
energy” organized by Department of Zoology, Sri Parama Kalyani College,
Alwarkurichi, India
Paper titled “Global climatic
changes” on National Science Day celebrations in Gandhigram Rural University,
Dindugal, India
Paper titled “Production and concentration
of extra cellular protease by solid-state fermentation” in Ayya Nadar Janaki
Ammal College, Sivakasi on 2 & 3 Feb 2010.
Paper titled “Isolation of metal
degrading bacteria from metal industry soil” presented in PSG college of
Engineering, Coimbatore.
Paper titled “Metal industry soil
and bacterial isolation procedures” presented in Sri Paramakalyani College,
Alwarkurichi, Tamil Nadu
Seminar:
Recent Trends in Biotechnology in
Sri Parama Kalyani College, Alwarkurichi (28 January 2006)
National Conference on climate
change and future security in Loyola College, Chennai on 8th and 9 January 2010
3rd Asian Lepidopteron
Conservation Symposium (ALCS) in Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India
International Day for
Biological Diversity conducted by Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree
Breeding, Coimbatore, India
Student Conference on Conservation
Science (SCCS) three-day program
(3-5 Aug 2012) in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Young Ecologist Talk and Interact
(YETI) program 2012 in Wildlife Institute of India on 5 to 7 December.
Second Indian Biodiversity
Congress (IBC) in JN Tata Auditorium, IISc, Bangalore from 08 to 11 December
2012.
8). Research Experience
May 2013
to till date Project fellow. Project
“Distribution
data compilation and mapping of Western Ghats Amphibians”
A
short-term project of French Institute of Pondicherry.
May 2012 –
April 2013 Researcher. Project
“Status
and distribution of Orchids in Western Ghats”
March 2012
– April 2012 Volunteer. Project
“Indian
Alliance for Zero Extinction- species distribution mapping”
June 2011 –
March 2012. Project fellow. Project
“Distribution
status and mapping of small mammals, bats, rodents, aquatic plants, molluscs,
fishes and odonates species in Western Ghats information updating work for
Western Ghats portal”
Western
Ghats Biodiversity Open Collaborative Information Systems Project, Supported by
CEPF and French Institute of Pondicherry.
August
2010 – May 2011. Research Fellow. Project
“The
status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the Western Ghats, India”
supported by IUCN, Mac Arthur Foundation.
9). Tamil Nadu State Council for
Science Technology Student Project (TNSCST)
I got TNSCST Project on the topic
of “Isolation of metal degrading
bacteria from metal industry soil (Sivakasi)” I got 10000 rupees as a fund
and the work done in Department of Biotechnology, Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal
College, Sivakasi.
10).
Publications
Book Chapters
1. Brawin Kumar, R., Anitha, K., Aparna
Watve, Mani, S., Shiny Rehel and Arisdason.W (2011) The status and distribution
of aquatic plants of the Western Ghats. Chapter 6, pp. 73-86. In: Molur, S.,
Smith, K.G., Daniel, B.A. and Darwall, W.R.T. (Eds), The status and
distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the Western Ghats, India. Cambridge,
UK and Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, and Coimbatore, India: Zoo Outreach
Organisation. 116p. [PDF of the complete book available on IUCN website]
Papers
1.
Kalaimani.A,
Anukul Nath & Brawin Kumar.R (2012) A note on records of rare and endemic Duttaphrynus
hololius (Günther, 1876) from Tamil Nadu, Eastern Ghats, India, Frog Leg December 2012, PP. 27–30.
Please visit the website for my research papers: http://zooreach.academia.edu/BrawinKumar
Please visit the website for my research papers: http://zooreach.academia.edu/BrawinKumar
11). All
india Radio Program
I gave five
speeches and read poems in All India Radio from 2008 to 2011, Tirunelveli.
12). Extra
Curricular Activity
Interested in
pencil drawing related with environment theme, and poem writing. I won many
prizes for drawing and poem writing.
13). Prizes won:
*Won first
Prize in Drawing Competition in National Environmental Awareness Campaign Conducted by Sri Parama Kalyani College
Alwarkurichi.
*Won
Second Prize in Tamil Verse writing competition in Alumini Day Celebration in
Sri Parama Kalyani College, Alwarkurichi on
19.08.2007.
*Won First Prize in District Level
Painting Competition conducted by Ministry of New and Renewable Resources,
Government of India, New Delhi on 20th August 2007. 1
*Won Second Prize in Essay
Competition in Nehru Yuva Kendra Competition in Tirunelveli on 14.11.2007
*Won Second Prize in Elocution
Competition in Wild Life Week Celebration Coducted by P.G.Department of Zoology
Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi on 09.10.09
*Won Third Prize in Poem Writing
Competition Conducted by College Library Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College,
Sivakasi.
*Won First Prize in Quiz
Competition Conducted by BIOTOL –Association P.G.Department of biotechnology Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal
College, Sivakasi on 05.09.08.
*Won First Prize in Tamil Essay
Writing competition in 46th Hostel day Celebration in Ayya Nadar
Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi.
*Won Second Prize in Tamil Verse
Writing competition in 46th Hostel day Celebration in Ayya Nadar
Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi.
*Won Second Prize in Tamil Verse
Writing competition conducted by wild life week Celebration in UG Department of
Zoology , Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College Sivakasi on 07.10.09.
*Won First Prize in Drawing Competition Conducted
by wild life week Celebration in UG Department of Zoology , Ayya Nadar Janaki
Ammal College Sivakasi on 06.10.09.
*Won First Prize in Stamp
Collection competition by wild life week Celebration in UG Department of
Zoology , Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College Sivakasi on 06.10.09.
14). Volunteer
I was a active NSS volunteer
during my College days. Now working as a volunteer for South Asian Taxa
Monitoring System project, Pterocount (Bat monitoring project) and Journal of
Threatened Taxa.
15). Dr.A.L.Mudaliar
Oratorical Contest
I participated in the Dr. A.L.Mudaliar Oratorical Contest
organized by the Central Leather Research Institute Adyar, Chennai (CLRI) on
21th January 2010.
16). Vivekananda
Award:
I won “Swami
Vivekananda Award” for best studies and Drawing, given by Bharathi Yuva Kendra,
Madurai on 16.02.2008.
19). Latest Office Group Photo
I want to thank all my teachers in CBHSS School and ANJA College. Mr. S. Viswanathan (Sri Paramakalyani College, Alwarkurichi) is an well wisher, he guided me in all ways to protect our mother nature through effective conservation and outreach.