Farewell, Dileep chettan

 

Farewell, Dileep Chettan

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Professor E. Dileep, who retired as a Malayalam teacher from Guruvayur Sree Krishna College and lived at Prasadam near the Sankaramkulangara temple in Poonkunnam, Thrissur, passed away on July 22, 2025, after an illness.

I have been friends with Dileep Chettan ever since Srijesh Ajay — a program manager at Ernst & Young and the son of my elder brother V.R. Ajaya Kumar (who retired from the shipyard and lives in Kochi) — married his daughter Deepthi.

Despite his health problems, Dileep Chettan always read everything I wrote with care and would reply thoughtfully. He loved life deeply, took his illnesses lightly, and travelled whenever he could. His son Deepak lives in Germany, and Dileep Chettan visited him, travelling to many places in a wheelchair and sending back photos — a journey that defied his ailments.

This final journey has ended at the age of 73. I pay my heartfelt respects to Dileep Chettan and share in the grief of his family.

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