Kolkata, June 19 -- Eminent Bengali author and Sahitya Akademi award winner Prafulla Roy passed away on Thursday at a private hospital in the city following prolonged illness. He was 91 years old.
According to sources in the family, Roy had been battling multiple age-related ailments and had been hospitalised since March due to severe breathing issues but his condition had deteriorated in recent weeks.
A widower, Roy is survived by two daughters.
Expressing sorrow, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee wrote on her X handle, "I express my deep condolences on the death of veteran fiction writer Prafulla Roy. Prafulla Roy was born in East Bengal and later his famous books reflected the pain of refugee life. 'Keyapatar...