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V. Krishnamurthy (veterinarian)

V. Krishnamurthy (veterinarian) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand V. Krishnamurthy (veterinarian) rather than just read about it. In short: Dr. Vaidyanathan Krishnamurthy (1929–2002) was an Indian veterinarian, conservationist and elephant expert.

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Reference excerpt

Dr. Vaidyanathan Krishnamurthy (1929–2002) was an Indian veterinarian, conservationist and elephant expert. He has governed the Mudumalai and Theppakadu elephant camps. He is popularly referred to as Dr.K, Elephant man or Elephant Doctor (யானை டாக்டர்). He has extensively written articles on the topics of conservation and elephant physiology, and is considered to be a pioneer in the development of Elephant Rejuvenation Camps. He is a member of International Union for the Conservation of Natural Resources and Asian Elephant Specialist Group.

Early life Dr.V.Krishnamurthy was born and brought up in the erstwhile Madras Presidency. He graduated from the Madras Veterinary College and started his career as a Field Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in 1952. Upon the creation of Andhra State in 1953, Krishnamurthy was transferred to Kambam, Madurai District where he served till 1957.

Activities Krishnamurthy is known for his activities in elephant conservation and suggested darts with chemical weapons as the safest and most efficient means of capturing wild elephants. He is credited with having raised living standards of captive elephants across Tamil Nadu. From 1953 to 1956 he performed post-mortem on 18 elephants, out of which 12 had been killed by poachers. He suggested the Government of Tamil Nadu to introduce the system of Temple Elephant rejuvenation camp, where elephants domiciled in temples are sent back to the wild once a month every year, which is now followed as standard procedure. A considerable feat was the capture of the 'makhna' elephant which killed 15 people in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Seminars and workshops Dr. V. Krishnamurthy has been on a short-time scholarship to the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, U.S. and conducted several workshops on captive elephant management. He had considerable expertise in hand rearing of orphaned elephant calves and was involved in the creation of a studbook record of captive Asian elephants. When Iain Douglas Hamilton, attended a seminar with Krishnamurthy at the Mudumalai sanctuary and found the elephants crowding around in response to his voice, he remarked, "I would love to exchange places with you.".

Retirement After his retirement, he joined the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) as Project Officer and actively took up assignments on Radio Collaring of Wild elephants for the study of their migration. He was also actively involved in Asian Elephant Special Group (AESG) as a Steering Committee Member. Dr. Krishnamurthy was on a long list of committees for wildlife conservation. He was Senior Technical Consultant to the Asian Elephant Research and Conservation unit of the Centre for Ecological Studies at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Awards The Government of Tamil Nadu made Dr. Krishnamurthy an honorary warden of the Nilgiri Hills. The Government of Kerala recognised his contributions with a certificate of merit in 1989. In 2000, Krishnamurthy was awarded the Venu Menon Allies Award for Animals Welfare.

In popular culture Tamil writer Jeyamohan made Dr. Krishnamurthy one of the titular characters in his collection of short stories called "Aram" (lit. Virtue or Justice), with the story titled "Yaanai Doctor" (யானை டாக்டர்) (lit. Elephant Doctor).

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with V. Krishnamurthy (veterinarian)

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about V. Krishnamurthy (veterinarian) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of V. Krishnamurthy (veterinarian)

In research: V. Krishnamurthy (veterinarian) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses V. Krishnamurthy (veterinarian) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: V. Krishnamurthy (veterinarian) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1929 births, 2002 deaths, Elephant conservation, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for V. Krishnamurthy (veterinarian) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is V. Krishnamurthy (veterinarian) in simple terms?

Dr. Vaidyanathan Krishnamurthy (1929–2002) was an Indian veterinarian, conservationist and elephant expert.

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Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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