Poetic Obituaries: [Sunil Gangopadhyay's] Nikhilesh and Neera series

of poems are hugely popular.

Gangopadhyay, who used the pen-names 'Nil Lohit', 'Sanatan Pathak', and 'Nil Upadhyay' won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 1985 for his extensively researched novel 'Sei Samay'. His notable and best-selling works also include 'Pratham Alo' and 'Purbo-Paschim'.

He was the winner of the Bankim Puraskar in 1982 and the Ananda Puraskar twice--in 1972 and 1989.

from IBN Live: Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay dies of a heart attack at 78
then IBN Live: Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay passes away

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