Senior journalist Nilkanth Khadilkar died here on Friday after a brief illness.
Khadilkar, 85, was the editor of Marathi newspaper Navakal, died at a private hospital in suburban Bandra, family sources said.
He was the editor of the newspaper for 27 years and had gained popularity for his hard-hitting editorials which became the daily's popular feature.
Khadilkar was also author of a few books, including "Practical Socialism: musings from a tour of Russia".
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