Noted author of children’s literature Vimala Menon died at her residence at Kosalam, near Mulavana Junction, in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday after a brief illness. She was 76.
Born to Bhanumati Amma and Raghava Panicker at North Paravur in Ernakulam, Ms Menon won the State Award for children’s literature in 1990. She was the wife of late U.G. Menon, a fine arts expert and architect.
Sister of noted environmentalist and academician Prof. R.V.G. Menon, Ms Menon was the secretary of the Trivandrum chapter of Cheshire Homes India for the last 21 years. Recipient of many awards for her contribution to children’s literature, she won the Kerala State Award for the best Children’s Literature in 1990.
