Friends, colleagues tweet condolences at journalist-writer Anil Dharker’s death

Journalist and writer Anil Dharker passed away on Friday Dharker who was 74 was the former editor of Midday and the founder and director of the Mumbai International Literary Festival Apart from his vast influence on journalism in Mumbai Dharker was the founder and chairman of the Single Malt Club of Bombay according to an Indian Express report As news of his death spread on Friday many of his friends and former colleagues tweeted their condolencesGoodbye dearest Anil An elegant mind a stylish writer and a loyal friend You will be missed by all those whose lives you touched RIPanildharker pictwittercomXu2OaDWiz5mdash Shobhaa De DeShobhaa March 26 2021Devastated to hear about Anil Dharker He epitomised the caring amp socially concerned Mumbai intellectualHe elevated every job he did from promoting art cinema to editing mags to running Lit LiveIn 1984 he gave me my first column A great loss to India amp to me personally pictwittercomsC1SaQg2sOmdash vir sanghvi virsanghvi March 26 2021Terrible new about anildharker He has been a big influence in Mumbai journalism and was an unfailingly kind manmdash Meenal Baghel writemeenal March 26 2021Devastated to hear about Anil Dharker He epitomised the caring amp socially concerned Mumbai intellectualHe elevated every job he did from promoting art cinema to editing mags to running Lit LiveIn 1984 he gave me my first column A great loss to India amp to me personally pictwittercomsC1SaQg2sOmdash vir sanghvi virsanghvi March 26 2021Saddened to hear about anildharker passing away Will miss and cherish the discussions we had about life A stimulating mind nurturer of literature and art who thrived on ideasmdash Prasoon Joshi prasoonjoshi_ March 26 2021Your words and thoughts will live with me for a long time RIP anildharker pictwittercom25fE4FTTA8mdash Anita Dongre anitadongre March 26 2021AnilDharker was a TV reviewer for lsquoThe Sunday Observerrsquo in the 1980s One week he wrote the review with just two wordsmdashRajiv Gandhimdashrepeated 300 times from start to finis because the PM was all you saw on Doordarshan in precable and satellite days just like todayrsquos channels pictwittercomUEwip1GQFYmdash churumuri churumuri March 26 2021Extremely saddened by the passing of the many talented Anil Dharker I can safely say no other Indian Litfest curator had his deep emotional commitment or drive Knew him for well nigh 50 years Flourish as much up there dear Anilmdash bachi karkaria bachikarkaria March 26 2021The world of the arts is greatly diminished today Farewell Anil pictwittercomc6oQObNzAQmdash Rachna Singh rdavidar March 26 2021