Mangaluru : Dr Arunachalam Kumar (67) Ex-Professor of KMC Mangaluru and Dean at Nitte College, passed away on Thursday, December 7.

He had battled lung cancer for almost two years. Arunachalam originally hailed from Chennai, He studied Mangaluru and Manipal .

Dr. Arunachalam Kumar was the founder members of the Dakshina Kannada Rationalist Association when it was founded in 1976. He had authored books and had been bestowed with innumerable honours including Karnataka Rajyotsava Award for Medical Service 2002.

He had served in Kasturba Medical College, Mangaluru for more than three decades as a tutor, a PG, Professor.