- Noted journalist and author Anil Dharker, founder of Mumbai International Literature Festival and Literature Live! Has passed away.
- He had been a columnist and writer, an architect, a member of the advisory committee of the film censor board and more.
- Dharker was the editor of several publications including Mid-Day and The Independent and played a vital role in opening the Akashwani Auditorium in south Mumbai as an art movie theatre.
- His columns appeared in leading publications both in India and abroad. He was the author of The Romance of Salt.
