Eminent historian, academic and public intellectual K.N. Panikkar, widely regarded as one of India’s foremost scholars of modern history, passed away in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday (March 9, 2026).

He donned many roles as a historian, educationist and public intellectual. His studies on colonial India’s intellectual history and the Malabar Rebellion stand out among his major contributions. As a ...

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