K. Bhaskaran Nair - World Literary Awards

Profile

Gender: Male
Born: 1913-08-25 （Aranmula, Travancore）
Died: 1982-06-08 age 68
Nationality: Indian
Languages: Malayalam
Residence History: Kerala, India

Career

Occupations: scientific writer, literary critic, educationist
Active Years: 1939-1982
Affiliations: Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad
Memberships: First President of Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad

Education

Institution	Faculty	Department	Degree	Period	Country
University of Madras	Faculty of Science	Zoology	BSc	1929-1930	India
Travancore University	—	Zoology Research	—	1930s	India

University of Madras

Faculty of Science / Zoology

Degree: BSc

Period: 1929-1930

Year of Graduation: 1930

Country: India

Graduated with first rank in Zoology

Travancore University

Zoology Research

Period: 1930s

Year of Graduation: 1939

Country: India

Research on embryology of Crayfish

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
1971	Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism	Upaharam	—	Kerala Sahitya Akademi	受賞

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism

1971

Work: Upaharam

Organization: Kerala Sahitya Akademi

Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism 1 appearances

Edition 6 (1971) Winner

Works

Major Works

Upaharam

1971 Literary Criticism

Essays evaluating Kerala writers and some non-Indian English writers

Literary Criticism

Parinamam

Science Book

On evolution

Evolution

Adhunika Sasthram

Science Book

Modern science

Modern Science

Bibliography

Parinamam
Adhunika Sasthram
Manatthukanni
Tharapatham
Shasthrathinte Gathi
Kuttikalkkayulla Pranilokam
Shasthra Deepika
Jeeva Sasthravum Golavidyayum
Sasthra Padavali
Minnaminniyude Prakasham
Bhoomiyude Guruthwakarshanam
Dooradarshaniyude Jatha
Vardhakyam Engane Undakunnu
Prakrithi Padangal
Kalayum Kalavum
Puthumayulla Lokam
Auf Wiedersehen
Daiva Neethikku Dakshanyamilla
Adhunika Sasthravum Athmanjanavum

Translations by Author

Adhunika German Kathakal

Style & Themes

Literary Style: Simple language to explain scientific subjects
Recurring Motifs: Science popularizationArt and Time

Legacy

Pioneer in popularizing scientific literature in Malayalam. First president of Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad.

Trivia

First research scholarship student of Travancore Govt on Crayfish embryology
Graduated with first rank from University of Madras in Zoology