Kuwait City, Oct. 2 -- Kuwait-based Indian expat education leader and Bhavans Middle East founder NK Ramachandran Menon passed away in Kerala on Wednesday, September 30. He was 78.

His last rites were held at the family home in Aluva, Kerala, on Thursday, October 1. Principals, administrative managers and teachers from Bhavans schools in the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain travelled to Kerala to attend the funeral.

His death was mourned by the Bhavans community and members of the Indian business and professional community in the Gulf. The Indian Business and Professional Council (IBPC) expressed sorrow over his death and extended condolences to his family and the wider Bhavans community.

Menon is survived by his wife and two children, who are ...