‘A scientist who took science to the streets’: Kerala bids farewell to M.P. Parameswaran
Kerala is mourning the loss of M.P. Parameswaran, a nuclear scientist and public intellectual who was instrumental in popularizing science among the masses. He is remembered for his work with the Kerala Sastra Sahithya Parishad and his commitment to rational thought.
Why it matters
Parameswaran's death marks the end of an era for Kerala's popular science movement and rationalist discourse.
The passing of M.P. Parameswaran has drawn tributes from across Kerala’s political, scientific and cultural spectrum, with colleagues, friends and public figures remembering him as a rare intellectual who demystified science, championed rational thought and inspired generations through his writings and activism.
A nuclear scientist by profession, Dr. Parameswaran evolved into one of Kerala’s most influential public intellectuals. Through the Kerala Sastra Sahithya Parishad (KSSP), he played a pivotal role in transforming the popular science movement into a mass campaign that took scientific temper and rational thinking beyond classrooms and laboratories to ordinary people, people recalled.
Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports O.J. Janeesh described him as the scientist who made science accessible to the common man.
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