Kochi: ‘Paadiparakunna Malayalam’, the ongoing bird photography exhibition at Durbar Hall Art Gallery, not only showcases the avian diversity of
Kerala but also features the beauty of simple Malayalam writing style of renowned ornithologist K K Neelakantan, better known by his pen name Induchoodan.The four-day long exhibition, organized as part of the birth centenary of Induchoodan, features works of 23 wildlife photographers and birdwatchers across Kerala. The photos and descriptions of each bird were curated mainly based on Induchoodan’s magnum opus Keralathile Pakshikal (Birds of Kerala) published in 1958. Photographs of white-cheeked barbet, bronze-winged jacana, grey-fronted green pigeon, common snipe and Eurasian hoopoe by popular bird photographer Jainy Kuriakose; photos of greater coucal, loten’s sunbird, Indian pitta and yellow-billed babbler by Sunny Joseph; golden-fronted leaf bird, vernal hanging parrot, Indian scimitar babbler and Malabar whistling thrush by Kuttettan Munnar; Indian night Jar, Malabar lark, oriental honey buzzard, brown fish owl and black-headed gull by Dijumon K P are some of the main attractions.The picture of red-vented bulbul on a tree, which was photographed by actor Mammootty is also on display at the exhibition.The expo, curated by writer and naturalist Suresh Elamon, writer Sreedevi Madhavan and art critic M Ramachandran, will conclude on Sunday. “The exhibition is an effort to introduce some of the best photographs of birds featured in Keralathile Pakshikal,” said Ramachandran.Mammootty’s photograph will be auctioned at 4pm on Sunday, aiming to raise funds for Induchoodan Foundation, informed organizers. Writer and critic M K Sanoo, who was Induchoodan’s colleague, will deliver Induchoodan commemoration speech on Sunday.
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