G. S. Unnikrishnan Nair

G. S. Unni Krishnan Nair (born 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.

G.S. Unni Krishnan Nair

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Unni Krishnan Nair receiving National Award for Science Communication from Kapil Sibal in 2008.


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 45 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)

G.S.Unnikrishnan Nair receiving National Science Communication Award from Central Minister Dr. Harshvardhan

Awards

G.S. Unnikrishnan has won nine national awards and 11 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); NCERT CIET Film Festival best film Award during 2016 and 2018, 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

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