Passes away

The former president of South Korea Chun Doo-hwan passed away at the age of 90 years due to heart failure in Seoul, South Korea. He belonged to the ‘Democratic Justice’ party. The South Korean politician was also a former army general, who led the 1979 military coup that sparked massive democracy protests in the country. He became the […]

Renowned Punjabi folk singer Gurmeet Bawa has passed away following a prolonged illness. She was 77. The folk artist breathed her last at a city hospital here, said family friend Bhupinder Singh Sandhu. Gurmeet Bawa, the wife of Punjabi folk singer Kirpal Bawa, was best known for her long ‘hek’ (opening of a song while

Noted sports commentator and author Novy Kapadia passed away in New Delhi after a prolonged illness. He was 68. The sports journalist was a well-known name among footballing circles in the country and was often referred to as ‘the Football encyclopedia’. Kapadia was often called ‘the voice of Indian football’. The noted commentator had covered nine

Renowned writer Mannu Bhandari, a doyen of the ‘Nayi Kahani movement’ in Hindi literature, passed away on Monday, 15 November, at the age of 90. Bhandari was the wife of illustrious Hindi fiction writer late Rajendra Yadav, often credited to be the pioneer of the Hindi literary movement ‘Nayi Kahani’ along with Bhandari. Some of the

Renowned writer Wilbur Smith (88) passed away at his home in South Africa. During his decades-long career as a writer, Smith authored 49 novels and sold over 140 million copies worldwide in more than 30 languages. In 1964, the author published his first novel, “When the Lion Feeds,” which narrates the tale of a young man growing up on a South

Noted historian and Padma Vibhushan awardee Balwant Moreshwar Purandare, popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare, died at a Pune hospital after a brief illness, a doctor said. Purandare (99) was an authority on the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Purandare was awarded Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award in 2019. He was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan

Former Vice President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Anand Shankar Pandya. Pandya died on Wednesday night at his residence in Borli, Mumbai. He was over 99 years old. Pandya Ji was a prolific author and public intellectual. He wrote extensively on history, public policy, and spirituality.

Former chancellor of GITAM Deemed-to-be University, former Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University, and Padma Shri awardee Koneru Ramakrishna Rao died here after a brief illness. He was 89. He was an internationally recognized psychologist and served as president of the US-based Parapsychological Association and the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology. He had written more than 20