Kiran Nagarkar, novelist and playwright, dies aged 77 in Mumbai

Novelist and playwright Kiran Nagarkar, known for his books 'Cuckold' and 'Bedtime Story', passed away at the age of 77 in Mumbai on Thursday. He had suffered brain hemorrhage earlier this week. Nagarkar wrote eight novels in English and Marathi. He had published his first novel, 'Saat Sakkam Trechalis' (Seven Sixes Are Forty Three), in Marathi in 1974.