Pratibha Basu dies today

Kolkata, Oct 13 (UNI) Noted litterateur Pratibha Basu died at a south Kolkata nursing home today after prolonged illness, family sources said. She was 91.

She is survived by two daughters. Her only son died earlier.

She was admitted to the nursing home on September 26 following a respiratory tract infection.

She died at 5.40 AM this morning, family sources said.

Married to litterateur Buddhadeb Basu in 1934, she penned fiction and travelogues in Bengali.

She began her career as a writer with her first book ''Madhabir Janye'' in 1940 and wrote over 150 titles which brought her fame and recognition.

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