Mumbai, March 26: Well known journalist and author Anil Dharker passed away in the city on Friday. Dharker (74) had undergone a bypass proce...
Mumbai, March 26: Well known journalist and author Anil Dharker passed away in the city on Friday. Dharker (74) had undergone a bypass procedure at a Mumbai hospital on Thursday and died there on Friday morning.
Dharkar was the founder and director of the Mumbai International Literary Festival, held in November every year and was also the founder and director of Literature Live! which holds literary evenings throughout the year in the city.
During his five-decade-long career, Dharker had been a columnist and writer, an
architect, a member of the advisory committee of the film censor board among
other things.
He was the editor of a variety of publications, starting with Debonair (a
monthly), Mid-Day and Sunday Mid-Day (evening papers); The Independent, a
morning broad-sheet from the Times of India group and The Illustrated Weekly of
India.
He was a columnist for The Indian Express newspaper and author of The Romance
Of Salt, a book on Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March. Dharker had also worked as a
TV show producer and anchor, and head of a news television channel.
He was a member of the Advisory Boards of the Indian Council for Cultural
Relations (ICCR), Doordarshan, the Children`s Film Society of India and several
film funds for the production of films in India. He was also a recipient of several
awards for journalism.
Fellow author and columnist Shobhaa De tweeted: Goodbye dearest Anil. An elegant mind, a stylish writer, and a loyal friend. You will be missed by all those whose lives you touched. RIP."
Columnist Bachi Karkaria tweeted: "Extremely saddened by the passing of the many talented Anil Dharker. I can safely say no other Indian Litfest curator had his deep, emotional commitment or drive. Knew him for well nigh 50 years. Flourish as much up there, dear Anil."
Lyricist and chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Prasoon
Joshi tweeted, " Saddened to hear about Anil Dharker passing away. Will
miss and cherish the discussions we had about life. A stimulating mind,
nurturer of literature and art who thrived on ideas.”
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