Novelist S Harisankar dies at private hospital after suffering brain haemorrhage

Senior press photographer and Malayalam novelist S Harisankar, who suffered a brain haemorrhage, died at a private hospital here Thursday, local press club officials said. Harisankar, 48, was admitted to the hospital after he suffered the haemorrhage following a fall on Monday.

He is survived by his wife and a daughter. Beginning his career in 1989 with Mangalam daily, he worked for various publications of the group. Later, he shifted his focus toward writing novels for various weeklies.