Career
He was a scholar in Sanskrit, Malayalam, and English languages. Azhikode"s most famous work is (1984, Malayalam), a book on Indian Philosophy, Vedas and Upanishads. He was a bachelor and lived in Eravimangalam near Thrissur, Kerala.
Azhikode headed the Malayalam department of Calicut University and later retired as its pro-vice chancellor.
He died on 24 January 2012 at the age of 85 at Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, in Thrissur due to cancer. Azhikode died on 24 January 2012, at Amala Institute of Medical Sciences in Thrissur.
He was suffering from cancer and had been hospitalized since 7 December 2011. He was 85 years old.