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Biju Dharmapalan is a renowned science communicator, columnist and author. Born: 24.3.1977 Nationality: Indian Notable Work: Popular Science writer in Science Reporter Biography Biju Dharmapalan is a science communicator, researcher, academician and author of academic books. Education Biju Dharmapalan completed his Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) from the Durga Higher Secondary School, Kanhangad, Kasargod in the year 1992 []. He joined the Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram https://www.marivanioscollege.com for his Pre-Degree and Degree. Later he joined University College, Thiruvananthapuram http://universitycollege.ac.in for post-graduation in Botany with a specialisation in Biotechnology. He has completed his M.Phil. in Life Sciences (Biochemistry) from the Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Cochin University of Science and Technology https://www.cusat.ac.in/marinebio.php. He has completed his doctoral studies at the CSIR- National Institute Of Science Communication and Policy Research https://niscpr.res.in. An academically meritorious person, Biju Dharmapalan is a University rank holder for B.Sc as well as M.Sc. and is a recipient of merit scholarships throughout his studies (B.Sc./M.Sc. and M.Phil.). He has also received summer research fellowships from the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru both in the student and teacher categories https://www.ias.ac.in/.