New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 -- Eminent historian, public intellectual and adored teacher to many generations of students, KN Panikkar, passed away in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday, aged 89. Panikkar was suffering from age-related health complications and is survived by his daughters Ragini and Shalini. His wife, Usha, preceded him in 2022. Panikkar served as professor of history at Jawaharlal Nehru University. After retirement, he shifted base to Kerala and served as vice-chancellor of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, and chaired the Kerala Council for Historical Research (KCHR) for 10 years between 2008 and 2018. The KCHR was planning special programmes in his honour on his upcoming 90th birthday. "Through his w...