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Gorakhpur: The chairman of Gita Press Trust and editor of its famous monthly magazine Kalyan, Radheshyam Khemka, 86, passed away at his residence in Varanasi and was cremated at the Harishchandra Ghat on Sunday.
He was infirm from last some time and was under treatment at a private hospital in Ravindrapuri, said Gita Press product manager, Lal Mani Tripathi.
He is survived by his son Rajaram Khemka, daughter Raj Rajeshwari and nephews Gopal Khemka and Ganesh Khemka.
A condolence meeting was organized at the Gita Press office in Gorakhpur after getting the information of his sad demise and tributes were paid by trustees Devi Dayal Agarwal, Madhav Prasad Jalan, Tripathi and all Gita Press staff.