Sunil Gangopadhyay to be cremated today
The body of eminent Bengali litterateur Sunil Gangopadhyay will be cremated in Kolkata today.
The writer's son Souvik, who reached Kolkata from Boston yesterday, said the last rites of his 78-year-old father would be performed at the Keoratala Ghat tomorrow [today] afternoon.
Now at the "Peace Heaven" mortuary, the body of the writer would first be taken to the office of Anandabazar Patrika where Gangopadhyay began his career as a sub-editor and remained associated with 'Desh' magazine published by them. From there, the body would be taken to Rabindra Sadan where Gangopadhyay's fans and many cultural and literary personalities will pay their last respect to the writer who died at his south Kolkata residence after a heart attack in the wee hours of Tuesday.
Besides his son, the writer, who was honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1985 for his historical novel 'Sei Samoy', is survived by wife Swati and grandchildren.
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