Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan will release a book co-authored by the late B. Madhusoodana Kurup, founder Vice-Chancellor of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies and former Director of the School of Industrial Fisheries, Cusat, at a function in Kochi on Friday (October 29, 2026).
The book, Exploring the Legacy of Fishing and Farming Below Sea Level: Vembanad-Kole Wetlands of Southern India, has been co-authored by Dr. Kurup and Dr. Sileesh Mullasseri.
The School of Industrial Fisheries, Cusat, will organise the function in memory of Dr. Kurup. Fisheries Minister V.E. Abdul Gafoor will preside over the event, which will be held at BTH Hotel at 3.15 p.m.
Former Fisheries Ministers K. Babu and S. Sharma will receive the first copies of the book.
Published – October 29, 2026 01:21 am IST
