Manoj Nair was an Indian writer, musician and journalist. He had worked for various news portals such as ''

The Indian Express ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split betw ...

'', ''

The Asian Age ''The Asian Age'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper with editions published in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. It also prints an "international edition" in London. It was launched in February 1994. The same publishing company also prod ...

'', ''

The Economic Times ''The Economic Times'' is an Indian English-language business-focused daily newspaper. It is owned by The Times Group. ''The Economic Times'' began publication in 1961. As of 2012, it is the world's second-most widely read English-language bus ...

'', '' Outlook Magazine'', ''

Hindustan Times ''Hindustan Times'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi. It is the flagship publication of HT Media, an entity controlled by the KK Birla family, and is owned by Shobhana Bhartia. It was founded by Sunder Singh Lyall ...

''.

Early life

Nair was from Irinjalakkuda, Thrissur district. He did his schooling from

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

Career

Nair was a musician, writer and journalist. He had worked for various news portals such as ''The Indian Express'', ''The Asian Age'', ''The Economic Times'', ''Outlook Magazine'', ''Hindustan Times''. He had worked with ''The Economic Times'' from August 2004 to January 2012. He was an event editor of Kochi Muziris Biennale.

Death

At the age of 49, he was found dead at his residence in

Fort Kochi Fort Kochi, Fort Cochin in English, Cochim de Baixo ("Lower Kochi") in Cochin Portuguese creole, is a neighbourhood of Cochin (Kochi) city in Kerala, India. Fort Kochi takes its name from the Fort Manuel of Cochin, the first European fort ...

Books

* ''Pencil Sketches'' * ''Between the Rock and a Hard Place'' (Unreleased)

Novels

* ''Dictionary of an Alcoholic'' (unreleased)

References

Indian male journalists People from Thrissur district {{India-journalist-stub