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J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passes away

Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passed away due to multiple organ failure at the AIIMS hospital in New Delhi. He was 79. Mr. Sayeed, a...

January 7, 2016

Noted Gujarati writer Labshankar Thakar passes away

Noted Gujarati writer and poet Labhshankar Thakar passed away after prolonged illness in Ahmedabad. He was 80. He was modernist author of Gujarati literature with influence of existentialism...

January 7, 2016

Veteran CPI leader AB Bardhan passes away

Veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He was 92. He has been a leading figure of the trade union...

January 2, 2016

Eminent Marathi poet Mangesh Padgaonkar passes away

Eminent Marathi poet Mangesh Padgaonkar passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra on after a brief illness. He was 86. He was iconic Marathi poet best known for many poetry...

December 30, 2015

Legendary cinematographer Haskell Wexler passes away

Legendary American cinematographer Haskell Wexler passed away on 27th December 2015 in California, US. He was 93. He was best known for his work in films like “One...

December 29, 2015

Renowned American Science-fiction writer George Clayton Johnson passes away

Renowned American science-fiction writer George Clayton Johnson passed away in Los Angeles, US. He was 86. He was best known for dystopian novel Logan’s Run, which adapted into...

December 28, 2015

Veteran Bollywood actress Sadhna passes away

Veteran Bollywood actress Sadhna Shivdasani (mononymously known as Sadhana) passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She was 74. She was renowned for his style statement and acting prowess in...

December 26, 2015

Renowned British Novelist Peter Dickinson passes away

Renowned British Novelist Peter Dickinson passed away in Winchester, Hampshire. He was 88. He was a prolific novelist best known for children’s books and detective stories. He was...

December 19, 2015

Renowned theatre artiste Chatla Sriramulu passes away

Renowned theatre artiste and writer Chatla Sriramulu passed away at Secunderabad, Telangana. He was 84. He was instrumental in the establishment of Rasaranjani, a popular literary and cultural...

December 18, 2015

Renowned agro-economist Sharad Joshi passes away

Renowned agro-economist and veteran leader of farmers Sharad Anantrao Joshi passed away in Pune, Maharashtra. He was 81. He was founder of Shetakari Sanghtana (farmers’ Organisation) an NGO...

December 12, 2015

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