Thiruvananthapuram, Sunday, July 25, 2010: Renowned historian Professor A Sreedhara Menon’s mortal remains were cremated with State honours in Thycaud crematorium today. Sreedhara Menon also known as Alappat Sreedhara Menon had died at his residence at 6 am on Friday morning. He was 84.

The funeral was carried out with full State honours after rich tributes were paid to the departed soul in the presence of a large gathering. He is one of the most illustrious historians from Kerala and recipient of the Padma Bhushan for Literature & Education in 2009.

His book on Kerala history written in 1997 triggered a controversy. Some of the statements in the book on `Punnapra Vayalar uprising’ invited the wrath of leftist intellectuals.

Sreedhara Menon publicized the modern Kerala history writings. His writings on history in English and Malayalam are the most important reference on Kerala history. He was born in December 18, 1925 in Ernakulum.