Passes away

E.O. Wilson, Known as ‘Father of Biodiversity,’ passes away – E.O. Wilson has passed away at the age of 92. He was the former Harvard University biologist and Pulitzer Prize winner whose study of ants and humans behaviour made him one of the world’s most influential scientists. To protect Earth earned him the nickname “Darwin’s natural heir”.

Ray Illingworth, a former England cricket captain who went on to coach the team, has died. He was 89. Illingworth, who led England to a 2-0 series victory in Australia in the 1970-71 Ashes, had been undergoing radiotherapy for esophageal cancer. Yorkshire, the English county Illingworth played for, announced his death. Illingworth played 61 test matches for England

Seven-term Rajya Sabha MP from the Janata Dal (United) and industrialist Mahendra Prasad passed away in New Delhi. Prasad was a seven-term Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar and was also elected to the Lok Sabha once. Prasad was first elected to the Lok Sabha on a Congress ticket in 1980. He remained associated with the party for a long time and shifted his loyalties later

Mark Taylor, artist and toy designer for the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise as well as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles passed away. He-man was the muscled front man for toy manufacturer Mattel’s Masters of the Universe franchise. He-Man was the epitome of hulking superhero warrior but also became an icon within the LGBTQ+ community. Taylor began his career with El Segundo-based

Legendary Malayalam filmmaker  K S Sethumadhavan, who created many classic movies based on established literary works passed away at his residence at Kodambakam Directors’ Colony on December 24, 2021, at the age of 90. He directed over 60 movies in five languages including Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi during his career. He directed popular movies such as

Richard Rogers, a British-Italian Pritzker Prize-winning architect of Jewish descent, passed away in his home in London at the age of 88. Rogers received the Pritzker Prize, also known as the Nobel Prize of Architecture, in 2007. He was also awarded the Royal Gold Medal in 1985 and the American Institute of Architect’s Gold Medal in 2019.

Former Supreme Court judge, Justice Girish Thakorlal Nanavati who headed two inquiry commissions formed to probe into the 2002 Godhra Riots & 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots, passed away. Justice Girish Thakorlal Nanavati was 86. He was born on 17th February 1935 and he enrolled as an Advocate in the Bombay High Court on 11th February 1958. He Remained on the Government Pleaders’