 Charawayal Raman, a tribal farmer from Vainad, collects, preserves and cultivates around 52 indigenous varieties of paddy seeds. This is Manuveli, this is Chandadhi, this is Mundagan, this is Kannichandalli. Mr. Raman has been part of many prestigious international symposiums, including the one in Belém, Brazil, where he narrated the story of his gene bank. Ramayton, as he is popularly known, lives in a traditional tribal hut that is more than 150 years old. He won the prestigious Genome Saviour Award and many renowned international, national and state awards. Mr. Raman, as he is popularly known, lives in a traditional tribal hut that is more than