Dr. R. Sukumaran Nair is selected for the Dr. K. Sivadasan Pilllai Memorial award for Academic Excellence 2012

Dr. R. Sukumaran Nair, former Professor and Head of the Department of Education, Calicut University, is selected for this year’s Academic Excellence award instituted by CTE Kerala State Centre in commemoration of Dr. K. Sivadasan Pilllai, the founder chairman of CTE Kerala State Centre. The octogenarian award winner has more than six decades of teaching and research career spreading across schools, colleges and Universities.  Besides being Professor at Calicut University he has been instrumental in the forming the academic infrastructure of Sri Sanakara Sanskrit university at Kalady in its early years as Professor in its teaching faculty. He is a multi-lingual expert and an ardent orator, and has published many books and research papers. The award consist of a cash prize of Rs. 10,000 and a citation which will be handed over to the recipient on 11^th January at 10am in the inaugural ceremony of the 11^th State Convention of CTE  to be held at Fathima Memorial Training College, Pallimukku, Kollam. The prize money is sponsored by the research students of Dr. K. Sivadasan Pillai.