On Thursday famous Malayalam poet Akkitham, who won the 55th Jnanpith Award last year, passed away. He was 94. Born in 1926 in Kerala’s Palakkad district, Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri, popularly referred to as Akkitham, penned his first poem when he was eight. He went on to become one among the foremost respected names in Malayalam poetry, winning several […]Continue Reading
