K. N. Panikkar: key obituary facts
Is K. N. Panikkar dead? Yes. K. N. Panikkar died on March 9, 2026, at age 89.
Cause of death: K. N. Panikkar's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was K. N. Panikkar known for?
They was known as Indian historian.
More about K. N. Panikkar
Born: April 26, 1936.
Occupations: Historian, professor, writer.
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N. Panikkar, an Indian historian and professor, died on March 9, 2026, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, at the age of 89.
He was an Indian Marxist historian associated with the Marxist school of historiography. Panikkar wrote and edited a number of books, including A Concerned Indian’s Guide to Communalism and the ICHR volume Towards Freedom, 1940: A Documentary History of the Freedom Struggle. In 2010, he launched Indian Ruminations, an online portal in English publishing literature and journalistic writings.
K. N. Panikkar (26 April 1936 – 9 March 2026) was an Indian Marxist historian, associated with the Marxist school of historiography.