Noted litterateur and former chairman of Rajasthan Brijbhasha Academy, Professor Surendra Upadhyay died due to cardiac arrest. Upadhyay had served as chairman of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee Intellectual Cell. He has authored at least three dozens of books, mainly short fiction, critic and poetry. Upadhyay was the recipient of Doctor of Literature (DLit) at the university of Rajasthan where he was head of the department.

The writer had also worked on analysing ‘Kamayani’ (an epic Hindi poem) written by yesteryears novelist, playwright and poet Jaishankar Prasad. Upadhyay was engaged with a TV serial ‘Yamuna Kinare’ as director and writer at the time of his death.

Did You Know???

• Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women.
• Every day, your heart beats about 100,000 times, sending 2,000 gallons of blood surging through your body.
• When it comes to matters of the heart, men and women definitely aren’t created equal. For instance, a man’s heart weighs about 10 ounces, while a woman’s heart weighs approximately 8 ounces.
• Newborns have the fastest heartbeats, at 70 to 190 beats per minute, and the hearts of well-trained athletes tend to beat slower, at a rate of 40 to 60 beats per minute.

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