Kamleshwar Is Dead

It was sad to read in today’s newspaper about the demise of Kamleshwar, one of the last respected, and considerably known Hindi authors. Personally I don’t like Hindi authors for their perpetually grim view of the world in general, Kamleshwar was among the few who are not always writing about the dying farmers of rural India (I’m not underplaying the severity). He was also distinct in the sense that people actually knew him.