Kochi, Aug. 4 -- Prof. M.K. Sanu Mash - a luminous beacon in the firmament of Malayalam literature and cultural thought - departed this world without receiving even a Padma Shri, an honour he so richly deserved, claimed Rishi Palpu, Managing Trustee, Dr. Palpu Foundation.
"It is my firm and unshakable conviction that such an honour should have been bestowed upon him long before this solemn hour," Rishi Palpu said in a condolence message.
"It grieves me deeply that even after a lifetime of unwavering service to knowledge, truth, and humanity, the custodians of this country's civilian honours failed to take notice."
"I say this not with bitterness, but with reverence - for I truly believe that no one was more worthy of such recognition tha...