Writer-filmmaker Pritish Nandy dies, tributes pour in

Eminent journalist and writer Pritish Nandy died at the age of 73 in Mumbai on Wednesday.

- HT Correspondent

MUMBAI:

Nandy was a poet, translator, filmmaker, former parliamentarian, and was known to be a great spotter of artistic talent. In the 1980s, he discovered and shone the spotlight on some of the leading names in contemporary Indian art, including Paresh Maity, Baiju Parthan and Bose Krishnamachari, among others.

Nandy took over as the editor of The Illustrated Weekly of India at the age of 27 and made a mark as a young editor. Within a few years, he groomed a stable of stellar journalists who would often pick up subjects that set the national news agenda. Some of his notable work included stories about "godman" Chandraswami, the private life of the then Orissa chief minister JB Patnaik, American mercenary Frank Camper's terror camp in Alabama, and a memorable interview with Kishore Kumar.