Eminent bi-lingual writer Manoj Das no more
The Hindu
According to Ashram sources, Mr. Das was hospitalised in the Ashram nursing home for terminal cancer and age-related ailments.
Eminent Odia and English litterateur Manoj Das expired at a nursing home of Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Puducherry on Tuesday night. He was 87. According to Ashram sources, Mr. Das was hospitalised in the Ashram nursing home for terminal cancer and age-related ailments. He passed away at around 8.15 p.m. The last rites will be held at Karuvadikuppam at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Mr. Das’ wife Pratijna predeceased him in 2018. Mr. Das was associated with the Ashram since he arrived to Puducherry in 1963. Many of his works were written in Puducherry during his stay in Puducherry.
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