Senior journalist Nilkanth Khadilkar passes away

Senior journalist Nilkanth Khadilkar passed away on Friday after a brief illness.

Khadilkar, 85, was the editor of Marathi newspaper Navakal, died at a private hospital in suburban Bandra, family sources said.

He was the editor of the newspaper for 27 years and had gained popularity for his hard-hitting editorials which became the daily's popular feature.

Khadilkar was also author of a few books, including "Practical Socialism: musings from a tour of Russia".