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Veteran journalist Arun Sadhu passes away

Last Updated 25 September 2017, 08:04 IST
Noted journalist, acclaimed writer and progressive thinker Arun Sadhu passed away in Mumbai on Monday. He was 76. He is survived by wife Aruna, a renowned social worker, and daughters Shefali and Suvarna.

He was admitted to the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital at Sion on Sunday with a heart-condition and was put on ventilator. He passed away in the wee hours of Monday.

His mortal remains were taken to his residence at Bandra and was donated to a hospital as per his last wishes.

Sadhu, who had excellent command in English and Marathi, was the former editor of The Free Press Journal. Prior to that he had worked for The Times of India, Indian Express, The Statesman.

 He is better known for his novel in Marathi - Simhasan and Mumbai Dinank. Simhasan is a film set in mid-70s of Maharashtra, about the political struggle for the post of chief minister. The film was directed by Dr Jabbar Patel.

He has also worked as a script writer in some films. Along with Sooni Taraporevala and Daya Pawar, Sadhu wrote the scriot of the movie Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, in which Mammootty played the lead role.

He also wrote a book - Maharashtra - that was published by the National Book Trust.

He was conferred with several awards including the Sahitya Akademi Award. Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award, N C Kelkar Award and Acharya Atre Award.

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(Published 25 September 2017, 08:04 IST)

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