My tributes

I would begin by expressing my gratitude to Dr. Mohan Joseph Modayil, Director, CMFRI and some senior colleagues for giving me the opportunity to share my golden moments at CMFRI. Joined as Research Assistant in 1956 in the Marine Biology & Oceanography Division of CMFRI at Mandapam, the then Headquarters with Dr. N.K. Panikkar as Director and Dr. R. Reghu Prasad as Head of Division to do the primary productivity studies in Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. I pay my homage to them because I owe a great deal to both of them as they were responsible for shaping my career giving right directions to my earlier research pursuits