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Renowned Bengali Author Shankar Passes Away at 92, Literary World Mourns

Renowned Bengali Author Shankar Passes Away at 92, Literary World Mourns

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News18•20-02-2026, 16:14

Renowned Bengali Author Shankar Passes Away at 92, Literary World Mourns

•Veteran Bengali writer Manishankar Mukhopadhyay, known as Shankar, passed away at 92.
•He had been suffering from age-related ailments and respiratory distress.
•Shankar was admitted to a private hospital on February 4 and was undergoing treatment in the ICCU.
•His demise occurred today, Friday, at 12:45 PM, plunging the literary world into grief.
•Shankar was beloved by Bengali readers, famous for works like 'Chowringhee' and 'Jana Aranya', with several novels adapted into films.

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