Fishes as Witnesses: Reconstructing the Bio-geographical Evolution of Peninsular India

As part of the Anthropocene Lecture Series on the Environmental Past of Kerala, the Kerala Council for Historical Research (KCHR) presents the fourth lecture titled "Fishes as Witnesses: Reconstructing the Bio-geographical Evolution of Peninsular India" by Dr. C.P. Shaji, Conservation Biologist and Former Principal Scientific Officer, Kerala State Biodiversity Board. The talk will explore how fish species and their distribution patterns serve as biological markers for understanding the geological and environmental history of Peninsular India. The event is jointly organized by the Kerala Forest Department, KCHR, the Periyar Tiger Conservation Foundation, the School of Social Sciences at Mahatma Gandhi University, and the KSCSTE-Kerala Forest Research Institute. The lecture is open to the public and will also be streamed live for those unable to attend in person.