Padma Shri farmer Cheruvayal Raman, protector of 45 rice varieties, dies at 74
Cheruvayal Raman died during treatment in Kozhikode at 74. His conservation of indigenous seeds leaves an enduring legacy for Keralam’s agricultural heritage. Cheruvayal Raman, the Padma Shri award-winning tribal farmer who devoted his life to preserving traditional rice varieties in Keralam, died at the age of 74 while undergoing treatment at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital on…
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- Health
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- Farmers & agriculture
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- Kerala
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- ekta bisht
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- Thursday, 15 October 2026, 10:25 am IST
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