TrendingVideosIndia
Opinions | CommentEditorialsThe MiddleLetters to the EditorReflections
Sports
State | Himachal PradeshPunjabJammu & KashmirHaryanaChhattisgarhMadhya PradeshRajasthanUttarakhandUttar Pradesh
City | ChandigarhAmritsarJalandharLudhianaDelhiPatialaBathindaShaharnama
World | United StatesPakistan
Diaspora
Features | The Tribune ScienceTime CapsuleSpectrumIn-DepthTravelFood
Business | My MoneyAutoZone
UPSC | Exam ScheduleExam Mentor
Don't Miss
Advertisement

Veteran journalist, painter K A Francis no more

Kerala, November 10 Veteran journalist, tantric painter and former chairman of Lalithakala Academy K A Francis died due to a heart-related ailment here on Thursday, family sources said. He was 76. He is survived by his wife and three children....
Advertisement

Kerala, November 10

Advertisement

Veteran journalist, tantric painter and former chairman of Lalithakala Academy K A Francis died due to a heart-related ailment here on Thursday, family sources said. He was 76.

Advertisement

He is survived by his wife and three children. The cremation will be held in Kottayam on Saturday, sources said.

Beginning his journalistic career at Malayala Manorama in the 1970s, Francis led the Kannur unit of the daily from 1999 to 2002. Later, he served as the editor of Manorama weekly for nearly two decades, retiring in December 2021.

A well-known tantric painter, Francis also held significant positions as the chairman of the state-run Lalithakala Academy and the president of the Kerala Chithrakala Parishath.

Advertisement

In his condolence message, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Francis had diligently focused on the selection and presentation of news based on the readers’ interests.

The chief minister also acknowledged Francis’s numerous honours as a painter and said his demise was painful

Advertisement
Tags :
Kerala
Show comments
Advertisement