“Wreaths should not be laid on my body, and it should not be kept for people to pay homage... No need to bring it home if death happens in a hospital...,” even in these final wishes, A. Achyuthan stuck to scientific temper as always.
The well-known environmentalist and popular science movement leader passed away here on Monday. Achyuthan had already made it clear that his body should be handed over to the Government Medical College, Kozhikode, as early as possible after his death.
“No religious rituals such as lowering it to the floor, bathing the body and lighting a traditional lamp should be followed. Don’t wait for the arrival of my son, Arun, from Canada.... To avoid trouble for family members and prevent traffic jam in the neighbourhood, nobody, other than close acquaintances should visit our home,” he says in the wish list prepared on December 19, 2018. It was addressed to his close friends and family members.
