New Delhi: Renowned Hindi poet Kailash Vajpeyi died in the wee hours today following a cardiac arrest at a city hospital here. 79-year-old Vajpeyi was rushed to a private hospital in Saket last night after his health deteriorated.

He breathed his last at around 3 AM, according to family. Vajpeyi is survived by his wife and daughter Ananya Vajpeyi. He was later cremated at Lodhi crematorium in the afternoon in presence of members of literary and political fraternity including Mani Shankar Aiyar, Ashis Nandy, Kapila Vatsyayan, and Srinivasarao.