Eminent Bengali writer Buddhadeb Guha is no more

85-year-old Mr. Guha, whose works of fiction reflected his closeness to nature and forests of eastern India, was suffering from post-Covid complications.

Eminent Bengali writer Buddhadeb Guha, author of many notable works such as `Madhukari' (Honey Gatherer), is no more. He was 85. Mr. Guha, died of post-covid complications at a private hospital here on Saturday at 11:25 pm at a private hospital on Sunday after a massive cardiac arrest, his family said. The writer, whose works of fiction reflected his closeness to nature and forests of eastern India, was suffering from post-Covid complications and had been hospitalised earlier this month after complaining of breathlessness and urinary infection, his family said.