Home to Jnanpith awardees S K Pottekkat and M T Vasudevan Nair besides several noted writers, Kozhikode’s love for literature dates back centuries when its erstwhile rulers, the Zamorins, organised annual literary debates.
Just named City of Literature by UNESCO Creative Cities Network, Kerala s coastal city of Kozhikode (formerly Calicut) packs centuries of knowledge, cultural expressions and diversity.
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Mamukkoya, who amazed Malayalam silver screen as a comedian and character actor, left this world on the 26th of last month. In a recent interview Mamukkoyas son Muhammed Nisar recalled his fathers last moments and responded to the controversies