World famous mathematician and lecturer, is the oldest son of A.G.Joseph Panicker of Adangapurathu family in Puramattom (Madathumbhagom South). His family then moved to Mombasa in Kenya when he was nine. He studied at the University of Leicester and then worked for six years as a teacher in Kenya before returning to pursue his postgraduate studies at Manchester. His teaching and research have ranged over a broad spectrum of subjects in applied mathematics and statistics, including multivariate analysis, mathematical programming and demography. He holds a PhD in Econometrics and Mathematics. He has also got a law degree (barrister) from the Middle Temple in London. At present he holds joint honorary appointments at Universities of Exeter and Manchester, United Kingdom and at University of Toronto, Canada.

He has written 4 major books. Of them the one called "The Crest of the Peacock" made some ground-breaking revelations regarding how non-European mathematics (especially Kerala mathematics) has not been given due credit.

He is one among the few prominent politicians who has emerged from the church. He has been a very active participant in the Kerala politics for the past few decades. He has once served as the honorable speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly from February 17, 1976 to March 25, 1977. He was also elected three times as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A) from the Kallooppara constituency in the year 1977, 1982 and 1996. Currently he is an active member of the Kerala Congress Secular group.

He is also a prominent young political leader from our church. He was also elected three times as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A) from the Kallooppara constituency in the year 1991, 2001 and 2006. He is the sitting M.L.A of the Kalloopara constituency and is a member of the Kerala Congress (M) group.