His famous column Kurippukal (Notes) carried scathing criticism of all organized religions, superstitions, and undemocratic and authoritarian political systems.

[citation needed] Bharathiya yukthivadi Sangham, a rationalist organisation founded by Sreeni Pattathanam is giving the M. C. Joseph Award in memory of him to distinguished secular writers and activists in Malayalam.

Kureepuzha Sreekumar, Pavanan, Malayalam writer Zacharia, Thilakan, Vaisakhan, M K Sanu, Anand[5] etc.

During his speech at the event Pinarayi Vijayan said M. C. Joseph had the capability to provide logical answers and establish his point of view on questions related to rationalism.

[6] This had been a significant publication with an intellectual appeal on people of Kerala due mainly to the persons by whom it was started and had been published for over four decades — the legendary Sahodaran Ayyappan and the merciless social critic M. C. Joseph.