Category: Kerala
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Jnanpith Laureate Akkitham Passes Away
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Jnanpith awardee and poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri died on Thursday morning. The 94-year-old poet had been under treatment for age-related ailments at a private hospital in Thrissur. He is from Palakkad district. Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri is popularly known as Akkitham. As a notable poet and essayist in Malayalam, he has penned over 46 books including…