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K. Bhaskaran Nair

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K. Bhaskaran Nair

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

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

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism
1971
Work: Upaharam
Organization: Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

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