Founder of Indian Delights eatery dies at 74
By Charlene Somduth
Durban: Pushkar Maharaj, the founder of Indian Delights, died in hospital on Thursday.
Maharaj, who would have turned 75 yesterday, founded the vegetarian eatery in Brickfield Road, Overport, in 1979.
His son, Ravi Maharaj, said his father was diagnosed with cancer in May. It started in his lung and spread throughout his body. This a difficult time for us but my siblings and I are all trying to be strong, especially for my mother, Beena. They had been married for more than 50 years.
Maharaj said his father, who lived in Riverside, was a hard worker.
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