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Former WB Speaker Hashim Abdul Halim passes away
Veteran CPI(M) leader and former Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly Hasim Abdul Halin passed away in Kolkata. He was 80. Halin was the Speaker of the State Assembly for a record time of 29 years from 1982 to 2011 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Doyen of Indian two-wheeler industry Brijmohan Lall Munjal passes away
Hero MotoCorp patriarch and Doyen of Indian two-wheeler industry Brijmohan Lall Munjal passed away in New Delhi. He was 92. He was the founder and chairman of Hero MotoCorp and Hero Honda which is the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer. About ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Eminent Archaeologist VN Misra passes away
One of the eminent archaeologists of post-Independent India, Virendra Nath Misra passed away in Pune, Maharashtra. He was 81. He was best known as the doyen of Indian prehistoric archaeology and for his extensive field studies and excavations in Central ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Britain's Curry King Lord Gulam Noon passes away
Lord Gulam Kaderbhoy Noon, one of Britain’s most prominent Indian-origin peers and Curry King passed away in London. He was 79. He was pioneer in introducing mildly spiced Indian curry cuisine to the high streets of United Kingdom through his ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Bengali actor Pijush Ganguly passes away
Bengali film, television and stage actor Pijush Ganguly passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal. He was 50. Ganguly died because of multiple organ failure after he was critically injured in a road accident on 20 October 2015 at Santragachi in ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Renowned Hollywood actress Maureen O'Hara passes away
Renowned Irish-American actress and singer Maureen O’Hara passed away in Boise, US. She was 95. She was one of the last living stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood of the 1940s and 1950s. She was known for playing fiercely ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Veteran Tamil actress Manorama passes away
Veteran Tamil actor, comedian, stage artiste and singer Manorama passed away on 11 October 2015 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She was 78. In her career spanning almost six decades she had acted in over 1,500 films, 1,000 stage performances and ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Renowned Flautist N. Ramani passes away
Renowned Carnatic flautist Dr. Natesan Ramani passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was 82 and died due throat cancer. He was known for introducing the long flute in Carnatic music and had developed his own inimitable style in the ..