Writer-journalist Anil Dharker passes away

March 26, 2021 10:43

Anil Dharker (right) with Zubin Mehta in 2015

Anil Dharker, writer, editor, and founder of Tata Literature Live and the Mumbai International Literature Festival, is dead. He had been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai for a heart ailment and is said to have died there.

A writer and editor, Dharkar was the founder of the popular Mumbai International Literature Festival. He was associated with publications like The Illustrated Weekly of India, The Independent and Mid-Day.

Among his books are The Romance of Salt, Invisible Goodness: The Story of Tata Power, and Icons: Men & Women Who Shaped Today's India.

Author Shobhaa De summed it up best when she tweeted: 'Goodbye dearest Anil. An elegant mind, a stylish writer, and a loyal friend. You will be missed by all those whose lives you touched. RIP.'

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