Malayalam poet and activist Sugathakumari passes away
Fondly called “Sugatha Teacher” by her admirers, she had been admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital after being diagnosed with Covid-19 on December 21
PTI
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Thiruvananthapuram
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Published 24.12.20, 01:41 AM
Eminent Malayalam poet, conservationist and women’s rights activist Sugathakumari, who had been undergoing treatment for Covid-19, died at the government medical college hospital in the Kerala capital on Wednesday.
She was 86 and leaves behind daughter Lakshmi Devi, family sources said.
Fondly called “Sugatha Teacher” by her admirers, the activist-poet had been admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital after being diagnosed with the viral infection on December 21.