Guwahati, Sept. 8 -- Veteran journalist and The Telegraph editor Sankarshan Thakur, celebrated for his incisive political commentary and ground reporting, passed away on Monday at a Gurgaon hospital after a prolonged illness.

He was 63.

Born in Patna in 1962, Thakur was the son of senior journalist Janardhan Thakur. Educated at St. Xavier's, Patna, and Hindu College, Delhi University, he began his career in 1984 with SUNDAY magazine. Over the years, he worked with The Indian Express, Tehelka, and The Telegraph, where he served in two stints.

Thakur authored acclaimed political biographies, including Subaltern Saheb (on Lalu Prasad Yadav), Single Man: The Life and Times of Nitish Kumar of Bihar, and The Brothers Bihari.

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