Veteran journalist and writer Arun Sadhu passed away at the age of 79 after prolonged illness here on Monday.
He was 76 and is survived by his wife Aruna, a renowned social worker, and daughters Shefali and Suvarna, a relative told IANS.
Suffering from a heart disease since long, he was rushed to the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital aka Sion hospital on Sunday where he breathed his last around 4:45 am on Monday.
As per his last wish, there will be no funeral services and his body will be donated.
In his journalistic career spanning over four decades, Sadhu worked with The Times of India, Indian Express, The Statesman and was an editor of the Free Press Journal, besides several other Marathi publications.
He won the Sahitya Academy award and also several awards such as Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad, NC Kelkar and Acharya Atre award.
