Had the distinction of having discovered 25 plants from the Western Ghats and out of which two plants have been named after him.
Besides having worked in the Government, he spent nearly 22 years on research. He has also worked as a Scientist in Kottakal Arya Vaidya Shala and published several journals, papers and books on the plants and medicinal plants.
Gitamritam speaker in the year 2015.