This story is from March 15, 2010

Poet Karandikar passes away

The 92-year-old Jnanpith laureate was ailing for a month. There will be no funeral as Karandikar wanted his body to be donated to a hospital.
Poet Karandikar passes away
MUMBAI: Renowned Marathi poet Govind Vinayak Karandikar, popularly known as Vinda, died in a Bandra hospital on Sunday. The 92-year-old Jnanpith laureate was ailing for a month. There will be no funeral as Karandikar wanted his body to be donated to a hospital.
Karandikar’s first collection of poems Svedganga (River of Sweat) came out in 1949, which was followed by other works, including Mridgandha and Dhrupad.
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His poems captured the angst of post-Independence era Indians.
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