M.P. Parameswaran, former nuclear scientist who later became prominent as a Marxist theorist, people’s science movement activist and writer, passed away in Thrissur, Kerala , on Tuesday (August 11, 2026). He was 92.
What Happened
Parameswaran on serious charges of indiscipline, finding that he had deviated from the party line. Born on January 18, 1935 in Thrissur district, Mr. Parameswaran secured his Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, in 1956 and his PhD in Nuclear Engineering from the Moscow Power Institute in 1965. He was a scientist with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, from 1957 to 1975. In February 2004, the CPI(M) expelled Mr.
