55 Years Anniversary of 1969 Admission batch of CoVAS Mannuthy “Marataka Samgamam” was celebrated on 19th October 2024 at Kumarakam, Kottayam. The meeting started at 10.30 a.m. in the conference hall of ‘St. Antony’s Boat, at Cheepungal Jetty. After the Silent Prayer, the members expressed their condolences to the departed soul of our beloved 7 members: Dr.T.V. Mathew, Dr.K.Mohanan, Dr.T.Ramesh, Dr.R.Sushama, Dr.Joby Thomas, Dr.N.Muraleedharan Nair and Dr.Joseph Mathew.
Dr.Baby Cyriac, Organising Secretary welcomed the members and their spouses. Dr.K.S.Sudhakaran, the Chairman in his presidentaial address emphasised the relevance of the current meet in the context of lifestyle changes. He also appreciated the presence of Dr.S.Anju as our next generation Convenor of our next family meet. After discussions and a variety of entertainments, the meeting came to an end at 4.30 p.m. with a group photo session.
- Dr. Surendranath Suman (1993 batch, CoVAS, Mannuthy) named for AMSA Distinguished Research Award, 2022
- Dr. Vivek Kuttappan (1998 batch, CoVAS, Mannuthy) named recipient of the Early Achievement Award for Industry by Poultry Science Association (USA/Canada)
- President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Prof Sosamma Iype (1958 batch) for Animal Husbandry
- Photos of “Suvarna Sangamam 2019” – Alumni meet of 1969 batch veterinarians
- AKVNA has a newly updated website with lot of information about the fellow Kerala Vets in North America. Please take a look at https://www.akvna.org/
- 1984 and 1985 Batches at CoVAS, Mannuthy
- Dr. Tashi Samdup (1985 batch, CoVAS, Mannuthy) sworn in as the new Director General for the Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority.
- List of ICAR institutions by Dr. Aamir Ahmad Raina