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The function will be inaugurated by veteran filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan, while actors Mammootty and Mohanlal will honour MT.
The novel, Lynch's fifth, seeks to show the unrest in Western democracies and their indifference towards disasters such as the implosion of Syria.
Recipient of Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, P Valsala is known for her distinct style of writing and her passionate introspection into the life and rights of tribal women.
Vasanthan was a faculty at Sree Sankara College and Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University for 36 years. He was also an assistant editor at Kerala Bhasha Institute for a year.
The founder of the Kerala Cartoon Academy, Sukumar has penned over 50 books, including poetry, stories and novels.
Actor Mammootty, who was Omanakuttan’s student at Maharaja’s College, Fahadh Faasil, Jayasurya, Manoj K Jayan, writers N S Madhavan and Shibu Chakaravarthy were among the mourners.
Film and television writers walked off the job in May after failing to reach a deal with major studios, including Netflix, Walt Disney and Warner Bros Discovery.
Young MT would walk for miles in search of books. He would borrow money to buy books. And he idolized the writers. MT wanted to be like them. Excerpts from interview.
MT was awarded the Jnanpith Award for his overall contribution to literature in 1995 and in 2005, he was decorated with the country's third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan.
The leaders of the union, officially referred to as the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), made the strike announcement on Thursday following the collapse of contract negotiations with studios.
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.jpg?w=315&h=164 "The inability to finish reading a book is a recent phenomenon: MT")
