Ponnampet (Kodagu): Poet and writer Vijay Nambisan (64), who became the first All India Poetry Champion in 1988, passed away at Halligattu near Coorg Institute of Technology (CIT) here yesterday. He is survived by his writer-wife Dr. Kaveri Nambisan. The couple had settled down in Halligattu village.
His body was shifted to Bengaluru as his family members lived there. The last rites were held last evening at a crematorium on Sarjapur Road.






