Chitralekha editor dies Noted Gujarati novelist and editor-in-chief of the Chitralekha group of publications, Harkisan Mehta, died on Friday...
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Chitralekha editor dies
Noted Gujarati novelist and editor-in-chief of the Chitralekha group of publications, Harkisan Mehta, died on Friday following a brief illness. He was 70.
Mehta penned 21 novels, many of which were translated into Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu and Marathi. He joined the Chitralekha group in 1951 and became editor-in-chief in 1972. He also founded a journalism institute at Mithibai college. He is survived by his wife, son and three daughters.
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