<p>After winning the Lok Sabha polls as an LDF-independent, actor and humourist Innocent has earned another credit with Kerala Government including in an school textbook excerpts from the memoir he penned when he underwent treatment for cancer.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Innocent, who survived cancer just a few months before he plunged into the electoral arena, jotted down his experiences as a patient in the memoir titled "Cancer Wardile Chiri" (Smile at the Cancer Ward).<br /><br />Portion of this book has been included in the Malayalam textbook for fifth standard of the Kerala state syllabus from this academic year.<br /><br />The memoir, replete with humourous undertones, narrates how bravely he fought cancer and survived the most painful phase of his life without discarding positive outlook.<br /><br />The selection was made by State Council of Educational Research and Training, the R and D wing of the Education Department.<br /><br />The portion is included in the section "Chiriyum Chinthayum" (laughter and thought) in the textbook.<br /><br />Innocent's lucid and simple narration provides an insight into the trauma faced by him and how he overcame that painful phase in his life by persistently refusing to be despondent.<br /><br />The textbook also has a caricature of the 69-year-old actor, who got elected to the Lok Sabha defeating Congress heavyweight P C Chacko in Chalakkudi seat.<br /><br />His memoirs, published by Mathrubhumi Books last year, has become an instant best seller book running into fifth impression.</p>
<p>After winning the Lok Sabha polls as an LDF-independent, actor and humourist Innocent has earned another credit with Kerala Government including in an school textbook excerpts from the memoir he penned when he underwent treatment for cancer.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Innocent, who survived cancer just a few months before he plunged into the electoral arena, jotted down his experiences as a patient in the memoir titled "Cancer Wardile Chiri" (Smile at the Cancer Ward).<br /><br />Portion of this book has been included in the Malayalam textbook for fifth standard of the Kerala state syllabus from this academic year.<br /><br />The memoir, replete with humourous undertones, narrates how bravely he fought cancer and survived the most painful phase of his life without discarding positive outlook.<br /><br />The selection was made by State Council of Educational Research and Training, the R and D wing of the Education Department.<br /><br />The portion is included in the section "Chiriyum Chinthayum" (laughter and thought) in the textbook.<br /><br />Innocent's lucid and simple narration provides an insight into the trauma faced by him and how he overcame that painful phase in his life by persistently refusing to be despondent.<br /><br />The textbook also has a caricature of the 69-year-old actor, who got elected to the Lok Sabha defeating Congress heavyweight P C Chacko in Chalakkudi seat.<br /><br />His memoirs, published by Mathrubhumi Books last year, has become an instant best seller book running into fifth impression.</p>