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Maha: Senior journalist, writer Uday Kulkarni dies of cancer in Kolhapur

Kolhapur, Oct 15 (UNI) Senior journalist and writer Uday Kulkarni, a prominent figure in the journalism and literary world of Kolhapur, passed away here today after battling cancer for the past few days.
He died while undergoing treatment.
He was 74.
Kulkarni was not just a journalist, but a sensitive writer with in-depth study of journalism, literature, cinema, music, drama as well as social and environmental issues.
He started out with writing for various newspapers and magazines in 1997. He wrote columns for many renowned newspapers in Marathi dailies like Maharashtra Times, Kesari, Loksatta, Sakal, Lokmat, Navakal and Prahar as well as magazines like Chitralekha.
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