Eminent poet-activist Sugathakumari passes away
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December 23, 2020
Kochi, Dec 23: Eminent Malayalam poet, conservationist and women s activist, Sugathakumari, who had tested positive for COVID-19 and was undergoing treatment, passed away at the government medical college hospital on Wednesday.
She was 86 and leaves behind daughter Lakshmi Devi, family sources said.
The octogenarian poet rarely made any public appearance in recent days due to old age difficulties.
Fondly being called as Sugatha Teacher by her hundreds of admirers and followers, the activist-poet had been admitted to the intensive care unit of the medical college after being diagnosed with the viral infection on December 21.
Eminent Poet-activist Sugathakumari Passes Away Due to Covid-19 Complications
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Eminent Malayalam poet, conservationist and women s activist, Sugathakumari, who had tested positive for COVID-19 and was undergoing treatment, died at the government medical college hospital here on Wednesday. She was 86 and leaves behind daughter Lakshmi Devi, family sources here said.
The octogenarian poet rarely made any public appearance in recent days due to old age difficulties. Fondly being called as Sugatha Teacher by her hundreds of admirers and followers, the activist-poet had been admitted to the intensive care unit of the medical college after being diagnosed with the viral infection on December 21.