For an enthusiastic writer like Tendulkarji, 80 is prime age.All his recent novels were hit. He never expected his writings like Ardh Satya and Ghashiram Kotwal to become so hit, but his publishers knew. They spared no efforts to make it a hit in the book stores and had parted with all the earnings to him only, unlike other publishers who grab the glory and vanishes with the profit. Indian literary world will miss you sir.
