Writer MT Vasudevan Nair passes away, India declares state mourning

Some sources at a private hospital in Kozhikode confirmed that the famous writer and Jnanpith award winner MT Vasudevan Nair, who was undergoing treatment at a private hospital after suffering a heart attack, passed away today, Wednesday, at the age of 91. The source stated that MT.

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MT has been under the care of a multidisciplinary team of doctors, including cardiologists and critical care experts, since his admission to the hospital last week.

The most important works of Vasudevan Nair, the famous M.T. Vasudevan Nair, better known as MT, authored nine novels, 19 short story collections, directed six films, wrote 54 screenplays, and published numerous articles and memoirs over a career spanning seven decades.

His Naalukettu (Ancestral Home) has attained his status as a literary icon and is considered a classic in Malayalam literature. He wrote many other popular works, including Asuravithu, Manju and Kalam.

Mt Vasudevan Nair Awards MT's literary achievements earned him the Jnanpith Award in 1995, India's highest literary honour, as well as numerous other honours, including the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, the Vayalar Award, the Vallathol Award, the Ezhuthachan Award, the Mathrubhumi Literary Award, and the ONV Literary Award.

In 2005, Vasudevan Nair was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour. He also received the J.C. Daniel Award for Lifetime Achievement in Malayalam Cinema in 2013. In 2022, he was honoured with the inaugural Kerala Jyothi Award, the highest civilian honour from the Government of Kerala. MT has also served as the editor of Mathrubhumi Weekly for several years.

It is worth noting that the state government has announced in an official statement mourning on December 26 and 27 as a mark of respect for MT, and the Chief Minister has issued directives to postpone all government events, including the Cabinet meeting scheduled for December 26.