K. K. Neelakantan

Kavassery Kailasam Neelakantan (15 April 1923 - 14 June 1992) better known by his pen name Induchoodan, was a leading Indian ornithologist.

He is widely regarded as a pioneer of the environmental movement in Kerala for popularizing bird study through his books written in Malayalam.

A collection of his essays on environment, bird watching and birds titled Pullu Thottu Poonara Vare won the award of the State Department of Science, Technology and environment for popular Science writing and also the I. C. Chacko Endowment prize by the Kerala Sahitya Academy.

Induchoodan was the president of Prakriti Samrakshna Samithi and led the Silent Valley Agitation during the year 1979.

The biography titled ‘Pakshikalum Oru Manushyanum’ (Birds and a Man) was authored by Suresh Elamon and published by Mathrubhumi Books in April 2024.