Senior Journalist Nilkanth Khadilkar Passes Away

MUMBAI: Senior journalist and editor of Marathi newspaper Navakal, Nilkanth Khadilkar died here on Friday after a brief illness.

Khadilkar, 85, died at a private hospital in suburban Bandra, family sources said.

He was the editor of the newspaper for 27 years and had gained popularity for his hard-hitting editorials which became the daily's popular feature.

Khadilkar was also author of a few books, including "Practical Socialism: musings from a tour of Russia".

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