Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad

Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad
Founded1962 (1962)
FounderK. Bhaskaran Nair
C.K.D. Panicker
K.G. Adiyodi
Konniur Narendranath
K.K. Nair
K.K.P. Menon[1][2]
TypePeople's Science Movement
FocusPromotion of scientific temper, rational thinking, and a scientific approach to societal issues
Location
Area served
Kerala, India
Members
60,000 (Approx.)[3]
Key people
TK Meera bai (President)
PV Divakaran ( General Secretary[4]
Websitekssp.in

Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad (KSSP) (lit. 'Kerala Science Literature Movement') is a prominent science and literature organization based in the Indian state of Kerala.[5] It was founded in 1962 with the aim of promoting scientific temper, rational thinking, and a scientific approach to societal issues. The organization has played a significant role in popularizing science and scientific knowledge among the general public, particularly in the Malayalam-speaking region.[6][7]

It was conceived as a people's science movement.[8] When it was founded in 1962, it was a 40-member group consisting of science writers and teachers, with an interest in science from a social perspective. Its membership has grown to about 60,000 in about 2,300 units spread over Kerala.[9] In 1996, the group received the Right Livelihood Award "for its major contribution to a model of development rooted in social justice and popular participation."[10]

  1. ^ Unknown (22 September 2008). "chespeak: Down Memory Lane:Dr A Achuthan on Early Days of Sastra Sahitya Parishad". chespeak. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ^ V.U, Nirmala. (2010). "POLITICAL LEFT AND NEW SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN CIVIL SOCIETY : A Study of CPI (M) and Shastra Sahitya Parishad in Kerala". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 71 (1): 241–262. ISSN 0019-5510. JSTOR 42748385.
  3. ^ Kumar, Khagendra (13 May 2021). "Evaluating Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad as a new social movement". Social Sciences & Humanities Open. 4 (1). doi:10.1016/j.ssaho.2021.100156.
  4. ^ Martin, K. A. (12 June 2022). "New office-bearers of Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad elected". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  5. ^ V.U, Nirmala. (2010). "POLITICAL LEFT AND NEW SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN CIVIL SOCIETY : A Study of CPI (M) and Shastra Sahitya Parishad in Kerala". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 71 (1): 241–262. ISSN 0019-5510. JSTOR 42748385.
  6. ^ Krishnakumar, K. K. (1977). "Science for Social Change: The Kerala Sastra Sahithya Parishad". Social Scientist. 6 (2): 64–68. doi:10.2307/3516685. ISSN 0970-0293. JSTOR 3516685.
  7. ^ K.A., Manjusha (2016). "Silent valley movement in Kerala: a study on the contributions of Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad". www.indianjournals.com. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  8. ^ Olle Tornquist (March 1995). The Next Left?: Democratisation and Attempts to Renew the Radical Political Development Project – The Case of Kerala (NIAS Reports). NIAS Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-8787062404.
  9. ^ "About Us". Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad. Retrieved 23 August 2016. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under an Attribution 2.5 India (CC BY 2.5 IN) license.
  10. ^ "Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP)". Right Livelihood. Retrieved 6 March 2024.