‘A scientist who took science to the streets’: Kerala bids farewell to M.P. Parameswaran
Tributes pour in from across the political and intellectual spectrum as colleagues, friends and admirers remember the nuclear scientist, science communicator and public intellectual.
M.P. Parameswaran, a nuclear scientist and influential public intellectual from Kerala, has passed away, leaving behind a legacy of demystifying science and championing rational thought. Former Youth Affairs and Sports Minister O.J. Janeesh hailed Parameswaran as the scientist who made science accessible to the common man, emphasizing his ability to communicate complex scientific ideas in simple language.
K. Venu, a social commentator and writer, recalled a deep bond with Parameswaran based on their shared passion for science, despite differing political views. Communist Party of India national secretariat member K. Prakash Babu noted that Parameswaran successfully brought scientific temper and rationality to the masses, strengthening the Left’s vision of people-centric development.
Congress leader Joseph Tajet remembered the scientist as a thinker who sought to reconcile Mahatma Gandhi and Karl Marx through his concept of the “Fourth World.” Friends and colleagues also highlighted Parameswaran’s lesser-known contributions, including his roles as a literacy activist and science communicator, as well as his portrayal of E.M.S.
Namboodiripad in a 2007 docufiction. His unique ability to combine scientific inquiry with social commitment made him a one-of-a-kind public figure, remembered not just as a nuclear scientist or Marxist theoretician, but as the man who transformed science into a language accessible to ordinary citizens.
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