Literaty critic Dr G Padma Rao passes away

KOLLAM: Renowned literary critic Prof. (Dr.) G Padma Rao (62) passed away on Tuesday. He was the former Head of the Malayalam Department at Kerala University. He was undergoing treatment after meeting with an accident on June 9, 2020, while travelling on a bike from the Karyavattom campus to Thiruvananthapuram. He had also served as a lecturer at various SN colleges and the Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University.