G. S. Unnikrishnan Nair

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G S Unnikrishnan Nair ,writer and Filmmaker
Unni Krishnan Nair receiving National Award for Science Communication from Kapil Sibal in 2008.

G. S. Unni Krishnan Nair (born may 20 1964 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala) is a former Additional Director of Agriculture in the Department of Agriculture, Kerala, a Malayalam writer and documentary filmmaker. He is a graduate in agriculture from Benares Hindu University with post-graduation in journalism and mass communication.

Authorship

G.S. Unni Krishnan is a science writer, science fiction writer, children’s writer, farm journalist science film maker and novelist in Malayalam. He has contributed articles and features regularly in Malayalam and English dailies and magazines since 1986. Unni Krishnan has published over 3000 popular science articles, farm features, science stories, and 51 books. He has also translated books published by Discovery channel into Malayalam.[1] He has authored the first horror science fiction in Malayalam, "Chimera". He has scripted and directed over 200 television documentaries.(1,9,10)

Awards

G.S. Unnikrishnan has won 17 national awards and 13 state awards for science communication. This includes National Science Communication Award 2008(2) and 2017(3), Neo-Literature Award of National Literacy Mission 2002, Beaver Award in the National Science film festival-2014, 2015,2018 and 2020(4,7);India International Science festival jury award,jury mention award and biodiversity film award(11),MANAGE Agri. film festival Jury award(12), NCERT CIET Film Festival best film Award during 2016 2018 and 2021(13), Indian Medical Association Electronic Media Award 2011, Kerala State Biodiversity Media Award 2018(6), State Science Literature Award 2008, State Farm journalist award 2008, CMS Vatavaran Short Film Award, Kerala State Children’s literature award 2005, 2015 and 2018(8), Bheema Children’s Literature Award, Balasahitya Samithi Children’s Literature Award, Sahyadri Environmental Film Award, Kerala State Television Award 2019(5), and the Malayalasree Award. His documentaries have been screened in international and national film festivals including International Nature Film festival, Godollo, Hungary; International TV Ecological Festival, Ugra, Russia; Sandalia Sustainability Film festival, Italy; InShort Film Festival,Lagos; Nukhu Fest, USA; National Science Film Festival of India; CMS Vatavaran, New Delhi; MIFF, Mumbai; India International Science Festival and IDSFFK, Kerala.

References
  1. "Devoted to taking science to children" - The Hindu

1. 2.National Science Day 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

http://www.vigyanprasar.gov.in/whats_new/nsff2016/nsff-results-2016.pdf http://cmsvatavaran.org/three-minutes-winners-announcement.php https://www.keralafilm.com/images/2020/TVA_2019_Jury_Declaration_Pressrelease_Pdf_file_19.09.2020.pdf

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