Updated On: 07 May, 2024 10:04 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Razzaq won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for Urdu literature for his acclaimed short stories collection, ‘Shikasta Buton Ke Darmiyan’, in 2004

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Renowned Urdu litterateur and academician, Shaikh Abdussalam Abdurrazzaq, famous by his pseudonym Salam Bin Razzaq, passed away at his residence in Navi Mumbai after a prolonged illness, a family friend said here on Tuesday.
Razzaq was 83 and is survived by his wife, daughter, son, plus several grandchildren and great-grandkids.