Ronald E Asher, linguist and expert in Dravidian Languages, who translated some of the Malayalam Classics to English, passed away yesterday. His translations of Vaikom Muhammed Basheer ( Doyen of 20th Century Malayalam Literature) and Takashi Sivashankara Pillai were significant..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_E._Asher ( surprisingly, wiki says he died on the 26th Dec last year )
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_E._Asher ( surprisingly, wiki says he died on the 26th Dec last year )