K. Bhaskaran Nair (25 August 1913 – 8 June 1982) was a Malayalam language writer from Kerala, India who writes mainly in the genre of scientific literature. He was also noted as a literary critic, essayist, and educationist. In 1971 he was awarded Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism. Biography Bhaskaran Nair was born on August 25, 1913, to Aykkareth Narayanapilla who was a surveyor in the revenue department and Karthayani Amma in Idayaranmula village in present-day Aranmula, Pathanamthitta district. His primary education was at Vaikom, his father's place of work. After passing 10th class from Chengannur High School in 1929, he done his higher education in Thiruvananthapuram. After graduating from Madras with first rank in Zoology, he joined then Travancore University as a research student in zoology. He was Travancore Govt's first research scholarship student who got Rs.30 per month. Later he got a scholarship from the University of Madras. The subject of research was an embryonic transformation of organisms belonging to the genus Crayfish. The thesis was submitted two years later. After that, Travancore University made him a lecturer in the Science College in 1939 at the age of 26. He worked there for five years. He worked as a secretary, professor, principal, and director of education in the research department. He also did post-research in the United States, and also toured at the invitation of the West German government. After retirement from government service in 168, in 1971, he became the Population Educational Officer of the Family Planning Association. He also served as the ex-officio secretary of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi and a member of the Malayalam Advisory Committee of Sahitya Akademi. Bhaskaran Nair was also the first president of Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad, a popular science movement in Kerala. His works introduced scientific subjects in simple language to common people. Personal life Bhaskaran Nair married Ratnavati of Thottathil veedu house in Kannur. Works Science books The science books he wrote in Malayalam include parinamam (meaning-evolution), adhunika sasthram (meaning-Modern science), manatthukanni, tharapatham (meaning-galaxy), shasthrathinte gathi (meaning-The course of science), kuttikalkkayulla pranilokam (meaning-Animal world for kids), shasthra deepika (meaning-science light), jeeva sasthravum golavidyayum (biology and astronomy) sasthra padavali (science textbook), minnaminniyude prakasham light, bhoomiyude guruthwakarshanam (earth's GGravity) dooradarshaniyude jatha (the story of the telescope), vardhakyam engane undakunnu (how aging happens) and prakrithi padangal (meaning-Nature lessons). Dr. K. Bhaskaran Nair's last book, published in 1982, the year after