Author: C. Radhakrishnan
Born: 15 February 1939
Bio: C. Radhakrishnan is one of the most reputed living writers of Malayalam. A scientist-turned writer, he has contributed to all branches of creative literature, mostly fiction, besides popular science.
He is widely read and well recognized. His works are deep, refined, original, evocative and inspiring despite their apparent simplicity and tacit humor. He has been recognized by India's National Akademi of Letters, the Kerala Sahitya Akademi and almost every other body promoting creative literature of the language he writes. He is the winner of the Murtidevi Award of the Bharatiya Gnanapith Trust for the best creative work in Indian languages. A multi-faceted personality, he has worked as scientist, popular science journalist, film director, columnist, and editor of national and literary journals.
His works, deceptively simple and eminently readable, have been assessed to be creative contributions to the science-philosophy dialogue. He has done a commentary on Bhagavat Gita, critically approaching yogavidya in the light of modern science and, at he same time, also evaluating modern science vis-à-vis yogavidya.
He helped launch and establish Science Today (Times of India), the first popular science magazine of India, at a young age of 24, and later held senior positions with national print media organs.
He is a filmmaker too – two of his four creations form part of the Indian Panorama of Feature Films.
His forays into astrophysics have enabled him to suggest a fresh physical model for the universe.