Mangaluru: Dr.
Krishna Mohan Prabhu, a famous Moodbidri-based surgeon who wore many hats as researchers, naturalists, cyber techie and photographers, died at AJ Hospital here on Tuesday.
He survived by his wife, daughter, mother, mother and three siblings.
The doctor was hospitalized on December 8 and then was diagnosed with acute mieloid leukemia.
According to hospital sources, he has been given two rounds of chemotherapy but treatment cannot be continued because his body cannot take care.
He had been in the ICU for the past two weeks he was the CEO and founder at Prabhu General Hospital in Moodbidri.
He was actively involved in various fields.
He climbed, went to the mountain, entered the conservation of wildlife, photography, classical music, gadgets, computers and the internet.
He was a member of the team from the 1990 expedition to Brahma I to increase 21,050 feet in Western Himalaya.
During this climb, he had spent all two weeks alone in one of the expedition camps.
He is an encyclopedia running on various scientific topics that cover wildlife, biology, medicine and astronomy.
Lately, he was interested in Arachnology and collaborated with the international team for research on spiders.
This resulted in several significant discoveries in spider behavior, species and diversity levels in various parts of India.
Some of these inventions have been published in international peer-reviewed scientific journals.
He has served the world’s extensive funds for Nature (WWF) in 1989-92 and conducted countless natural camps for young fans in Mudumalai, Bandipur, Nagarhole and Bhadra Wildlife Succuaries.
He is a wildlife member first.
In a unique forest conservation project, he along with Ashoka Vardhana from Arohana, together to buy a 15-hectare plot at Forest Reserve at Bisle Ghats.
They bought land to prevent their takeover for commercial use and leave land as a forest without 15 years.
A small container house called Kape Goodu (frog nest) has been maintained for the purpose of research in this place called Ashoka Vana.He is also a member of the founder and Secretary of the Cyber Mangalore Forum, the organization responsible for obtaining internet connectivity to Kannada Regency and Udupi Regency.
He is a sharp photographer with interest in macro, close-up and nature.
Through his blog (DrKishi.com), he is used to educate people about nature and photographic techniques.
He, along with a few friends, started the Mangalore Photography Club and regularly carried out photography workshops, camps, and sightseeing photos.
He recently started a new business called the creative focus to provide more intense training in photography.
Staunch Rationalists, he has attended a meeting of establishments for the establishment of the Federation of the Indian Rationalist Association (Fira) in Podanur on Tamil Nadu.
During Covid’s pandemic, he regularly posted the latest scientific developments and updates on Facebook to educate the public.
Krishna Mohan: Researchers who wear many hats no longer
