Overview
- His family confirmed he died on February 20 in Kolkata after roughly two weeks of hospital treatment for age-related ailments.
- His last rites were performed that night at Keoratala crematorium without grandeur, honoring his request.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted condolences on X, with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar also paying respects.
- His celebrated novels Chowringhee, Seemabaddha and Jana Aranya became cinematic touchstones, with Satyajit Ray adapting the latter two for his Calcutta trilogy.
- Across a seven-decade career he received major honors including the 2021 Sahitya Akademi Award, drawing early inspiration from his clerkship under British barrister Noel Frederick Barwell.