Sunil Gangopadhyay passes away

New Delhi : India | Oct 22, 2012 at 11:41 PM PDT

Source: The Hindustan Times

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Eminent litterateur and Sahitya Akademi President Sunil Gangopadhyay died at his South Kolkata residence in the early hours today following a massive heart attack...Gangopadhyay's body will be kept in a mortuary till his son arrives from Boston for performing the last rites, family sources said.... FULL ARTICLE AT The Hindustan Times

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