Dr N Parasuraman  is the Principal Scientist at M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

 The Global EverGreening Alliance has recently announced the appointment of  Dr N Parasuraman as member of Technical Advisory Board for the South Asia Regional Restore Program. The Global EverGreening Alliance’s South Asia program aims to work with many organizations,  governments, and communities across India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka to massively scale-up  initiatives to restore the health and productivity of degraded forests, farmlands, rangelands, and  other communal lands.

Dr.N Parasuraman, Principal Scientist, holds a Ph.D. and is working since 1991 with M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation in Chennai. He is currently engaged in the Youth Development Programme for Agriculture with IEC department. He contributes exclusively for attracting and retaining educated youth in farming.  He has been successful in promoting literacy among economically and socially underprivileged children. He has been closely associated with the programme “Every Child a Scientist” where students from Corporation schools learn Scientific Principles and Concepts through multimedia and field visits following the method of “learning by doing”.

Dr Raman played a major role in developing the “Touch and Smell Garden” for visually impaired students, to appreciate the beauty of nature and biodiversity. His major contributions were for education and nutrition and he is effectively putting efforts in bringing harmony and human security in all dimensions. Recently, he received three awards namely Education Excellence Award, Karmveer Puraskar and the Award for Best Citizen of India.