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    • Kallen Pokkudan

    Indian author and activist

    Kallen Pokkudan

    Born1937

    Pazhayangadi, Kannur, India

    Died27 September 2015(aged 78)

    Cherukunnu, Kannur, Kerala, India

    Other namesKandal Pokkudan
    OccupationEnvironmental activist
    Known forProtection of Mangrove forests
    ChildrenThree daughters and three sons
    Parent(s)Aringelyan Govindan Parotti
    Kallen Vellachi
    AwardsP. V. Thampy Memorial Endowment Award
    Vana Mitra Award
    Haritha Vyakthi Award
    P. S. Gopinathan Nair Environmental Award
    A. V. Abdul Rahman Haji Award
    Kannur UniversityAcharya Award
    Bala Sahitya Institute Award

    Kallen Pokkudan (born 1937), also known as Kandal Pokkudan, was an Indian environmental activist and writer from Kerala.[1][2] He was known for his efforts for the protection and proliferation of the mangrove forests in Kerala, since 1989.[3]

    Biography

    Pokkudan was born in 1937 at Iddukkil Thara, a hamlet