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Eminent historian Hari Shankar Vasudevan dies of Covid-19 in Kolkata

He died at 1 am on Sunday, they said. Vasudevan is survived by his wife Tapati Guha Thakurta and a daughter

Vasudevan had tested positive for novel coronavirus on May 6 after being admitted with high fever and breathing difficulty
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Vasudevan had tested positive for novel coronavirus on May 6 after being admitted with high fever and breathing difficulty

Agencies Kolkata
Eminent historian Hari Shankar Vasudevan died at a private hospital here on Sunday. He was 68.

Vasudevan had tested positive for novel coronavirus on May 6 after being admitted with high fever and breathing difficulty symptoms on May 4, but had other chronic ailments also, his family said.

He died at 1 am on Sunday, they said. Vasudevan is survived by his wife Tapati Guha Thakurta and a daughter.
He was considered one the foremost names in Russian and Central Asian history.

Condoling his demise, West Bengal
Topics : Coronavirus

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