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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, among others, condoled the litterateur’s death.

Goswami was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) for about 10 days, where he breathed his last on Wednesday morning.

The deceased author’s daughter said, “We had taken him to GMCH as he was running a fever.

He was immediately admitted to the ICU. He was suffering from dementia for several years. He later developed sepsis.” His last rites were performed by his son at the Navagraha crematorium here.

Goswami’s wife had predeceased him and he leaves behind his children, grandchildren and a host of relatives.

Widely known for his novel ‘Namghoria’ written in the early 1990s, Goswami received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for his short story collection ‘Seneh Jarir Ganthi’.

He was also bestowed with the Ambikagiri