- On January 1, eminent botanist and Padma Shri awardee K.S. Manilal, known for translating the ancient Latin treatise "Hortus Malabaricus" into English and Malayalam, passed away due to age-related ailments.
- Kattungal Subrahmanyan Manilal, popularly known as K.S. Manilal, was the former head of the botany department at Calicut University.
- His decades of contributions to botany, especially his efforts to translate the 17th century botany treatise Hortus Malabaricus into English and Malayalam, earned him wide recognition.
- Hortus Malabaricus documents the rich flora of the Malabar region (southwestern coast of India).
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