Hindi litterateur Kumar Vimal dead

Eminent Hindi litterateur Kumar Vimal died after a protracted illness at a private hospital here, on Saturday.

He was 80 and is survived by his widow, four daughtersand two sons, family sources said. Several of his poems were translated into English, Bengali,Telugu, Marathi, Urdu and Kashmiri.

Among his important books are 'Mulya and Mimansa' and books of poems 'Angaar' and 'Sagrmatha'. Vimal was ex-vice chancellor of Nalanda Open University, besides former Chairman of Bihar Public Service Commission and ex-chairman of Bihar Intermediate Education Council.