Malayalam poet A.C. Sreehari passes away

Key points

• Poet, writer and academic A.C.
• Sreehari passed away following a heart attack on Friday night.
• He was 56. He was a former head of the Department of English at Payyanur College and had retired from service on April 30. A noted voice in contemporary Malayalam literature, several of his poems are included in university curricula across Kerala.
• Among his well-known works are Yuva Kavithakkoottam (1999) and Kavithayude Noottandu (2001), which earned wide recognition among readers and scholars.
• Born on November 24, 1969 at Alappadamba near Payyanur in Kannur district, he was a son of A.C.