Renowned author and novelist Samaresh Majumdar died in Kolkata on Monday. He was 81, report agencies.
He breathed his last around 5:45pm at a private hospital in Kolkata, Anandabazar daily reported.
He had long been suffering from multiple health complications. The Sahitya Akademi award-winning novelist was admitted to the hospital on April 25 due to brain haemorrhage.
Later, his respiratory problems worsened.
Samaresh Majumdar is the author of many timeless novels including Uttaradhikar, Kalpurush, Kalbela. He was born in 1942 in North Bengal. He spent his childhood in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. His other notable novels include Satkahan, Tero Parvan, At Kuthuri Noy Dorja, Anurag etc. Besides winning many national and international awards, Samaresh Majumdar has won the hearts of millions of readers at home and abroad.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed grief by mentioning that his death is an irreparable loss to the literary world.
Samaresh Majumdar was born on March 10, 1944. He was a student of the Jalpaiguri Zilla School, Jalpaiguri. He completed his Bachelor's degree in Bengali literature from Scottish Church College in Kolkata followed by a Master's in Bengali Literature from University of Calcutta.
His first story appeared in Desh literary magazine in 1967. Dour (Run) was his first novel, which was published in Desh in 1976.
He was associated with the Ananda Bazar Prakashana, a major publishing house in Kolkata.
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