Krishna Mohan Prabhu, a surgeon, environmentalist, photographer and traveller, breathed his last in Mangaluru on January 11 after a brief illness. He was 55.
Having graduated from Kasturba Medical College, Mangaluru, Dr. Prabhu completed masters in general surgery from the same institute and established Prabhu Hospital at Moodbidri, his hometown, near Mangaluru.
Friends describe him as a wonderful human being with multi-faceted personality wherein his interests spanned beyond his education and profession. Dr. Prabhu had been a nature photographer who used to conduct classes for amateur photographers. He was a conservationist and a wildlife enthusiast. An active member of Wildlife First, Dr. Prabhu was also a part of Worldwide Fund for Nature.
A decade ago, Dr. Prabhu supported Athree Book’s G.N. Ashoka Vardhana in buying a five-acre forest land abutting Bisile Ghat in the Western Ghats, and giving it back to nature. Dr. Prabhu and Mr. Vardhana have designated the land, named ‘Kappe Goodu’ (frog shelter), for pure research activities on frogs in the Western Ghats. In 2021, they had dedicated a container-shelter to accommodate research activists at Kappe Goodu.