Mathrubhumi

Not only does the letter feature Ramankutty’s journey as a postman from his early days, it also poignantly highlights what the man has come to signify for the people of Thrissur.

CK Narayana Panicker is an 89-year-old farmer from Feroke in Kozhikode, who had to quit studies after being unable to even buy textbooks owing to severe financial shortcomings.

Burning the midnight oil every night, and continuously on the lookout for railway police, life had become emotionally and physically draining for the duo until someone wrote about their story.