Renowned author Samaresh Majumdar dies

Renowned Indian author Samaresh Majumdar died on Monday. He was 79. The award-winning writer passed away in the evening around 5:45 pm, his family said in a press release.

Majumdar was admitted to the hospital on April 25 due to a bleeding in brain. A family member said that he had a history of respiratory ailments and after he was admitted, they got worse.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condoled the death of the Samaresh Majumdar, calling it an “irreparable loss to the literary world”, reported news agency PTI.

BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar also mourned the loss of the Bengali writer. He wrote on Twitter, “Deeply saddened to know about the passing away of the famous Bengali writer Samaresh Majumdar. My deepest condolences to his well wishes and family members. May Prabhu give sadgati to his departed soul. Om Shanti.”

Born on March 10, 1944, novelist Majumdar is best known for his ‘Animesh’ series. He was first published in the year 1967- a novel named ‘Dour’ (Run). One of his works was even was adapted into the 2013 film ‘Arjun-Kalimpong E Sitaharan’.

Majumdar is also known for ‘Uttoradhikar’, ‘Kaalpurush’, ‘Satkahan’, and ‘Adventures of Detective Arjun’.

The writer-poet has innumerable accolades under his belt, including Sahitya Akademi Award which he won for ‘Kalbela’ in 1984.

Apart from this, he has been conferred the Anand Award and Bankim Award. In 2018, the West Bengal government honoured him with the 'Banga Bibhushan' award.

Source: India Today