Samatha honours deep-sea diver Athulya with Sagara Award
The Thrissur-based gender justice collective Samatha presented its Sagara Award to Athulya K.V., India's first female commercial deep-sea diver. The event featured insights from renowned hydrographer Dr. Savithri Narayanan on the importance of increasing female representation in marine science.
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Samatha, a Thrissur-based collective working for gender justice, presented its Sagara Award to Athulya K.V., India’s first woman commercial deep-sea diver, at a function held at Government Victoria College, Palakkad, on Wednesday.
The award was presented by Savithri Narayanan, a Kerala-born, Harvard-trained ocean scientist and internationally recognised hydrographer who retired as Director General of Ocean Science and the Canadian Hydrographic Service. Samatha had honoured Dr. Narayanan, the first woman national hydrographer, with the Sagara Award in 2023 and invited her to present this year’s award to Ms. Athulya.
Government Victoria College Principal Maya C. Nair presided over the function and presented mementoes to Dr. Narayanan and Ms. Athulya.
Welcoming the gathering, Samatha Managing Trustee T.A. Ushakumari said the organisation was the first in the country to honour both Dr. Narayanan and Ms. Athulya for their contributions to ocean science and commercial diving.
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