caption religion birth_place citizenship image_size nationality ethnicity fields birth_date language residence known_for image article_title name
ali manikfan islam minicoy island , lakshadweep , india indian 200px indian mahl marine muslim scholar researcher ecologist cosmology , shipbuilder , multilingual , 16 march 1938 mahl tamil nadu '' abudefduf manikfani '' manikfan 2.jpg ali manikfan
 muraiduganduar ali manikfan
ali manikfan

m. ali manikfan -lrb- where `` m. '' stands for muraiduganduar , also known as muräduganduar ali befanu ; `` manikfan '' is family name and `` befanu '' is actually a title -rrb- -lrb- born 16 march 1938 , minicoy island , lakshadweep -rrb- is an indian marine researcher , ecologist , shipbuilder , and a polyglot .
he is noted for his autodidactic research skills in the marine , ecology , and agricultural fields , not holding any formal educational qualification , and for promoting a life of simplicity .
