Sahitya Akademi Award winner Prof. MK Sanu passes away

KOCHI: Writer and thinker Prof. M K Sanu passed away. He passed away at a private hospital in Kochi at around 5:30 pm. He had been undergoing treatment in the hospital for the past week after sustaining injuries in a fall.

Born on 27 October 1928 in Thumboli, Alappuzha, he served as a school teacher for four years. Later, he became a teacher in government colleges. In 1958, he published his first book, 'Anchu Sastra Nayakanmar (Five Major Scientists)'. In 1960, he also published a book of criticism, Kaattum Velichavum. He retired from work in 1983.

In 1986, he became the president of the Progressive Literature Society. In 1987, he contested as an independent candidate of the Left from the Ernakulam Legislative Assembly constituency and won. M.K. Sanu is the author of about forty works in various literary genres, including criticism, children's literature, and biography. Autobiography: Karmagathi.