Senior Journalist Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey Dies In Road Accident

Senior journalist Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey working with The Times of India (TOI), succumbed to a road accident near Jaisalmer on December 29, 2021. She was the author of several books. She was 49.

She was in Kolkata holidaying with her family when the incident took place on the Jaisalmer-Jodhpur highway near a war museum at Thaiyat village, around 4 pm. Her driver, mother and son have been injured but the husband is safe. She was sitting right behind the driver and so she had to bear the maximum impact, according to Sadar police station SHO Arun Kumar.

More about Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey

• She was born in Kolkata
•  She had been practising as a journalist for roughly 24 years.
• Her journey as a journalist commenced from the Statesman.
• She worked as a Senior Assistant Editor with The Times of India. Kolkata,
• She also worked in organizing the Times Literature Festival (TLF) editions in Kolkata.
• She was an author too who wrote in Bengali and English language.
• Till now, she had penned down eight novels in Bengali, 25 short stories for children.
• She also wrote a novel in English titled 'Not Just Another Story'. It was published in 2019.
• Besides this, she was also a translator and had translated a few books.
• For instance, she translated Shashi Tharoor's popular novel, The Great Indian Novel into Bengali.

Netizens pay tribute

Media professional and educator Soumyadipta Banerjee took to Twitter and said, "Shocked by the sudden demise of my former colleague, senior journalist Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey. Jhimli's hired car collided with a vehicle on the Jaisalmer Jodhpur highway last Wednesday. Her family members and driver - who were travelling with her - are out of danger. Om Shanti."

Senior editor Sreemoy Talukdar said, "Absolutely smashed by the terrible news. Jhimli di was my former colleague. A cheerful person, a thorough professional and a kind human being. Can't think straight...."

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