These days one is terrified of opening the newspaper or social media sites as one is constantly confronted by the passing away of colleagues, friends and loved ones. Besides making one aware of one’s own mortality, it leaves holes in one’s heart and makes one recognise that loss and grie
"He was not just a brilliant artist and an activist but a remarkable and honest person," stated Prabhat Patnaik, his friend and economist, at the memorial programme organised by the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (Sahmat) on April 17 at Jawahar Bhavan in Delhi.