Writer C Ayyappan is no more

KOCHI: Noted writer Professor C Ayyappan, 65, died here on Thursday. He had been under treatment at a private hospital for the past few days.Ayyappan is considered to be a noted figure among Dalit writers.‘Uchayurakathile Swapnangal’, published by the Sahithya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham, and ‘Njandukal’ published by DC Books, both compilation of short stories, are the major works. Penguin Books in association with Malayala Manorama had published ‘C Ayyappante Kathakal’ in 2008.In the same year he was honoured by the district administration.Ayyappan was born to Manikyaparambil Chothi and Kurumba at Keezhillam in Ernakulam.He studied in Sree Sankara Vidyapeetam and Maharaja’s College. He served as a teacher in Malayalam at various government colleges since 1978 and retired as principal from Malappuram Government College. He is survived by wife Lalitha and daughter Aiswarya. The cremation will be held at Pachalam Crematorium at 11 am on Friday.