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.
Bhaskaran Nair was born on 25 August 1913, to Aykkareth Narayanapilla who was a surveyor in the revenue department and Karthayani Amma in Idayaranmula village in present-day Aranmula, Pathanamthitta district.
[1] 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 Gravity) dooradarshaniyude jatha (the story of the telescope), vardhakyam engane undakunnu (how aging happens) and prakrithi padangal (meaning-Nature lessons).
[2][3][1] Dr. K. Bhaskaran Nair's last book, published in 1982, the year after his death, Adhunika sasthravum athmanjanavum (Modern Science and Self-Enlightenment) is a collection of thirty essays of moderate length.
[3] Published in 1959, the book Daiva neethikku dakshanyamilla (meaning-God's justice has no mercy) is a proper criticism of C. V. Raman Pillai's works.
Later he became a devotee of Sathya Sai Baba, and wrote two books about him named noottettu rathnangal (One Hundred and Eight Gems) and Sathyasai babayude athbudha karmmanhal (Miraculous Works of Lord Sri Sathya Sai Baba).