Noted Urdu journalist and writer Mehmood Ayubi passed away here due to a heart attack in the wee hours today, his family said.
He was 70 and is survived by wife, a son and a daughter.
Ayubi, who was the executive editor of 'Urdu Blitz' till 1996, has written scores of short stories in Urdu and Hindi.
Short stories `Doosri Makhlooq' and `Parikatha' won him several awards, including honours from the Urdu Academies in Maharashtra, West Bengal and Bihar.
Originally hailing from Munger district in Bihar, he was staying in Mumbai for nearly five decades.
Ayubi was a regular contributor on current political affairs in Hindi weekly `Jan Samachaar', D K Joshi, editor of the publication, told PTI.
Joshi said he met Ayubi yesterday and collected his article for the weekly and tomorrow he was to address a felicitation function.
He was 70 and is survived by wife, a son and a daughter.
Ayubi, who was the executive editor of 'Urdu Blitz' till 1996, has written scores of short stories in Urdu and Hindi.
Short stories `Doosri Makhlooq' and `Parikatha' won him several awards, including honours from the Urdu Academies in Maharashtra, West Bengal and Bihar.
Originally hailing from Munger district in Bihar, he was staying in Mumbai for nearly five decades.
Ayubi was a regular contributor on current political affairs in Hindi weekly `Jan Samachaar', D K Joshi, editor of the publication, told PTI.
Joshi said he met Ayubi yesterday and collected his article for the weekly and tomorrow he was to address a felicitation function.
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