Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Indian author Sunil Gangopadhyay passes away

He was the author of about 200 books.

 

Tributes poured in on Tuesday for prolific Indian writer and intellectual Sunil Gangopadhyay who died, aged 78, in Kolkata after suffering a heart attack.

 

The author of more than 200 books, which included novels, poetry and children s fiction, Gangopadhyay won several literary prizes, including India s prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 1985.

 

Celebrated novelist Amitav Ghosh, a fellow Bengali, offered a passionate

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