Department of Botany

The Department of Botany was started in the year 1955, with Prof. K.R. Viswanathan as the Head of the Department. Before this, Sree Kerala Varma College had offered Science as a subject of study from 1953 to 1955, under Mrs. V.P Sulochana as the Head of the Department. Since its inception, 67 batches have passed out of the Department.

CONTACT

Department of Botany
Science Block
Sree Keralavarma College
Kanattukara-680011
Contact-0487 2380535
Contact H.O.D: Prof. Saratchandran A. Divakaran

ACTIVITIES

1. National Seminar on Biodiversity - 14th to 15th December 2010
2. Environmental day Celebrations - Prof. T Aravindaksha Panicker- June 5, 2011
3. Talk on Neuroscience - Mr. Praveen, Bengurien University, Israel - 2012
4. Talk on Expedition to Antartica -  Dr. Mujeeb Rahman - 2012
5. Talk on Medicinal Plants for Primary Health Care- Dr. K.S. Rajithan, Oushadi Hospital Thrissur - 18 October 2013
6. Talk on Biodiversity Conservation- Mr. Harikumar, WWF Resourse person- 7 march 2013
7. Talk on Medicinal Plants and Therapeutics - Dr. S. Shanker, Scientist KFRI,Thrissur - 11 November 2014
8. Talk on Antioxidant and Anti inflammatory Potential of Important medicinal Plants - Dr. K.K. Sreenivasan, Karnataka - 11 March 2015
9. Talk on Antibiotics - A Bane on Boon? - Dr. G. Sreejith, Manipal University- 11 March 2015
10. One day Work shop on Organic Farming- K.P. Illyas, Kerala Jaiva Karshaga Samidi- 5 June 2015
11. A join Program by Homi Baba Centre For Science Education, TIFR Mumbai, Botany and Zoology Depts. SKVC- 4th to 5th August 2015
12. Talk on Philosophical Basis of Biological Science - Dr. Sunil, IIT New Delhi - 20 October 2015
13. Talk on Biopesticides - Dr. Usha K.E., Kerala Agricultural Unvsty.- 17 December 2015
14. Talk on Carrier Guidance - Dr. Latha G. Menon, Neuroscientist Harward Medical School, USA.- 12 February 2016
15. Workshop on Herbal Drinks preperation - Mrs. Usha M.T., NGO - 21 March 2016
16. Talk on Immune Mechanism against Infectious Diseases - Dr. Vinod Pallath, University of Malaya, Malayasia - 29 August 2016
17. Talk on Genome Conservation - Dr. Sulochana P.V., Deputy Director of  Agriculture- 30 January 2017
18. Environment Day celebration and talk on "Connecting People to Nature"- Dr. Sudha K.S.- 5 June 2017
19. Talk on Life Style Diseases - Cancer - Dr. Manjusha Menon, MD- 30 June 2017
20. Talk on " Adult Stem Cells as Drug Delivary System"- Dr. Latha G. Menon, Neuroscientist Harward Medical School, USA.- 1 August 2017