<p>Journalist and writer Anil Dharker passed away on Friday. Dharker, who was 74, was the former editor of Mid-day and the founder and director of the Mumbai International Literary Festival. &nbsp;</p>
<p>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 <a href="archive.indianexpress.com/news/si" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian Express</a> report. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>As news of his death spread on Friday, many of his friends and former colleagues tweeted their condolences.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Goodbye dearest Anil. An elegant mind, a stylish writer, and a loyal friend. You will be missed by all those whose lives you touched. RIP<br />⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/anildharker?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@anildharker</a>⁩ <a href="https://t.co/Xu2OaDWiz5">pic.twitter.com/Xu2OaDWiz5</a></p>
&mdash; Shobhaa De (@DeShobhaa) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeShobhaa/status/1375300717620105217?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">March 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Devastated to hear about Anil Dharker. He epitomised the caring &amp; socially concerned Mumbai intellectual.He elevated every job he did from promoting art cinema to editing mags to running Lit Live.<br />In 1984 he gave me my first column. A great loss to India &amp; to me personally. <a href="https://t.co/sC1SaQg2sO">pic.twitter.com/sC1SaQg2sO</a></p>
&mdash; vir sanghvi (@virsanghvi) <a href="https://twitter.com/virsanghvi/status/1375316256211918852?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">March 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Terrible new about <a href="https://twitter.com/anildharker?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@anildharker</a> . He has been a big influence in Mumbai journalism and was an unfailingly kind man.</p>
&mdash; Meenal Baghel (@writemeenal) <a href="https://twitter.com/writemeenal/status/1375303548569747457?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">March 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Devastated to hear about Anil Dharker. He epitomised the caring &amp; socially concerned Mumbai intellectual.He elevated every job he did from promoting art cinema to editing mags to running Lit Live.<br />In 1984 he gave me my first column. A great loss to India &amp; to me personally. <a href="https://t.co/sC1SaQg2sO">pic.twitter.com/sC1SaQg2sO</a></p>
&mdash; vir sanghvi (@virsanghvi) <a href="https://twitter.com/virsanghvi/status/1375316256211918852?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">March 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Saddened to hear about <a href="https://twitter.com/anildharker?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@anildharker</a> passing away. Will miss and cherish the discussions we had about life . A stimulating mind, nurturer of literature and art who thrived on ideas.</p>
&mdash; Prasoon Joshi (@prasoonjoshi_) <a href="https://twitter.com/prasoonjoshi_/status/1375313788203753472?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">March 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Your words and thoughts will live with me for a long time. RIP <a href="https://twitter.com/anildharker?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@anildharker</a> <a href="https://t.co/25fE4FTTA8">pic.twitter.com/25fE4FTTA8</a></p>
&mdash; Anita Dongre (@anitadongre) <a href="https://twitter.com/anitadongre/status/1375316018545889280?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">March 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnilDharker?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#AnilDharker</a> was a TV reviewer for &lsquo;The Sunday Observer&rsquo; in the 1980s. One week, he wrote the review with just two words&mdash;Rajiv Gandhi&mdash;repeated 300 times from start to finis, because the PM was all you saw on Doordarshan in pre-cable and satellite days, just like today&rsquo;s channels. <a href="https://t.co/UEwip1GQFY">pic.twitter.com/UEwip1GQFY</a></p>
&mdash; churumuri (@churumuri) <a href="https://twitter.com/churumuri/status/1375318390898749440?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">March 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Extremely 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 Anil.</p>
&mdash; bachi karkaria (@bachikarkaria) <a href="https://twitter.com/bachikarkaria/status/1375299064548352002?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">March 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The world of the arts is greatly diminished today. Farewell Anil. <a href="https://t.co/c6oQObNzAQ">pic.twitter.com/c6oQObNzAQ</a></p>
&mdash; Rachna Singh (@rdavidar) <a href="https://twitter.com/rdavidar/status/1375308414696321027?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">March 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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