Mumbai, Oct 15 Journalist Uday Kulkarni died in Kolhapur on Thursday after a prolonged illness, his family members said.
Kulkarni, 74, had recently completed his autobiography ‘Khalal’ and its launch was scheduled for the next week, according to family sources.
He worked with the Marathi daily ‘Kesari’ for several years and wrote for various other newspapers and periodicals while also contributing to PTI for some time.
Kulkarni participated in environmental movements related to the conservation of Rankala lake, pollution of the Panchganga river and bauxite mining and biodiversity in the Western Ghats besides the Narmada Bachao Andolan. He also contributed to the activities of Vidnyan Prabodhini and Vidnyan Yatra.
(PTI News)
