Early obituaries for Mohit Sen, the Communist intellectual who died this Sunday (see May 4, 2003) are trickling in. The Financial Express offered an outline of his life; the President of India condoled his death; News Today had an anecdotal if slightly scattered tribute. Expect more detailed and more personal remembrances later in the week--especially from The Statesman and The Telegraph, neither of which appears to have carried even a brief obituary today, if the Babu can trust his perusal of their websites. It's a surprising omission: these are respected publications from Calcutta, where Mohit Sen was a well-known and well-respected figure.