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Joshi was admitted to Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital on December 31, 2010 with gastrointestinal bleeding and bilateral pneumonia.

Due to difficulty in breathing, he was put on ventilator support.

He suffered convulsions and was put on dialysis too during his stay in hospital.

Though he recovered briefly for three days when he was taken off the ventilator, his condition deteriorated thereafter.

He died on 24 January 2011 at 08: 00 am ( IST ), 11 days before his 89th birthday.

He was cremated at Vaikunth Crematorium in Pune with full state honors.