21st March, 2003
Ministry of Home Affairs  


ADVANI CONDOLES THE DEATH OF HINDI NOVELIST GAURA PANT ‘SHIVANI’


The Deputy Prime Minister, Shri L.K. Advani has deeply condoled the death of eminent Hindi Writer, Gaura Pant ‘Shivani’ who passed away here, today. She was 79 years and was suffering from liver ailment.

In his condolence message Shri Advani said that in the death of Shivani the Hindi literature world has lost a popular and eminent novelist and the void is difficult to fill. The sensitive portrayal of women’s characters in her novels earned her a separate place in Hindi literature, he added.