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Three weeks after getting Jnanpith, Akkitham passes away
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
Three weeks after eminent Malayalam poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri was conferred with the Jnanpith award, the hugely popular writer often referred to as Akkitham, passed away at a hospital in Thrissur on Thursday, said family sources
Thiruvananthapuram: Three weeks after eminent Malayalam poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri was conferred with the Jnanpith award, the hugely popular writer often referred to as Akkitham, passed away at a hospital in Thrissur on Thursday, said family sources.
He was unwell for a few days. He breathed his last around 8.10 am. The funeral will be held according to the Covid protocols and will take place at his hometown in Patambi in Palakkad district, later in the day.
The 93-year-old literary icon was given the Jnanpith at his residence 'Devayanam' by Kerala Culture Minister AK Balan on Sept 24.
Seated in an armchair at his home, Akkitham received the award and became the sixth Keralite to be conferred with the prestigious award.
Akkitham's work includes 'Irupatham Noottantinte Ithihasam', 'Balidarasha nam' &'Dharma Sooryan' among over 45 works of poems, plays & short stories.
