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  • 19 January, 2021

  • 3 Min Read

THEODORE BASKARAN WON SANCTUARY LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD 2020

THEODORE BASKARAN WON SANCTUARY LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD 2020

  • S. Theodore Baskaran who is a writer, a historian, a naturalist and an activist has won the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award, 2020.
  • The award was instituted by the Sanctuary Nature Foundation.

Theodore on Conservation

  • Theodore is of the view that any conservation initiative should be in the local language in order to gain momentum as a people’s movement.
  • He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award (Iyal Virudhu) for his writing on nature in Tamil. The award was given by the Canada Literary Garden in the year 2014 in Toronto.

Books by him

  • Some of his books in the English language include- Dance of the Sarus: Essays of a Wandering Naturalist; Book of Indian Dogs and A Day with the Shama: Essays on Nature.

Source: PIB

  • 13 January, 2021

  • 3 Min Read

Theodore Baskaran won Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award 2020

Theodore Baskaran won Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award 2020

  • S. Theodore Baskaran who is a writer, a historian, a naturalist and an activist has won the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award, 2020.
  • The award was instituted by the Sanctuary Nature Foundation.

Why did he win the award?

  • Theodore Baskaran was chosen for the award in the light of his dedication to wildlife conservation.
  • He won the award for his writing prowess in English and Tamil.

About S. Theodore Baskaran

  • He was born in 1940 in Tamil Nadu.
  • He is an Indian film historian and a wildlife conservationist.
  • He is prolific in Tamil. His Tamil works include Vaanil Parakkum Pullelam and Kal Mel Nadandha Kaalam.

Source: PIB


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