.Note by .Dr. Raghavaswamy
The Photo was taken at Prof Alam's home at Hyderabad, on the occasion of Handing over the Prestigious, 'BHOOGOL RATNA AWARD' for 2017. The award was bestowed by NAGI (National Association of Geographers India), New Delhi, during the 39th, Indian Geography Congress (IGC) held at Osmania University ,during December 5-7, 2017
Prof Shah Manzoor Alam was a former Head of the Department of Geography, Osmania University, Hyderabad. He was the founder Director of , Centre for Area Studies on the Indian Ocean Region, Osmania University, Hyderabad . Also, former Vice Chancellor, Kashmir University, Srinagar.