Rohit Bal, one of India’s best-known fashion designers, died late Friday after a prolonged illness, the fashion designers association in the country announced. He was 63.

Bal was a founding member of the Fashion Design Council of India and was considered one of the country's top designers.

The ace designer breathed his last at the age of 63. He was admitted to a hospital in South Delhi where he passed away on November 1. News about his ill health has been circulating since last year. His cause of death has been revealed now.

Sunil Sethi, president of the Fashion Design Council of India, expressed his condolences, stating, “Rohit Bal was one of India’s most talented and popular fashion designers. He was everyone’s favorite. We will miss him a lot. He was a national treasure, and we have lost someone very important.”

Rohit Bal, one of India's most acclaimed fashion designers, has died, his colleagues said Friday."We mourn the passing of legendary designer Rohit Bal," the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) said in a statement on Instagram.

Rohit Bal, one of India's most celebrated fashion designers, has died aged 63 after a long period of illness. The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) announced his death in a post on Instagram, saying that his work "redefined Indian fashion".

Legendary fashion designer Rohit Bal is no more. He breathed his last on November 1. Bal was 63. The Fashion Design Council of India immediately said,”We mourn the passing of Legendary designer Rohit Bal.

One of his favourite motifs was the lotus, and Indian fashion certainly bloomed under Rohit Bal. The celebrated designer, who died in Delhi on Friday at the age of 63 after a long illness, was a trailblazer who inspired generations of young designers to pursue a career in fashion design at a time when it was far from sexy.