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Bengali Writer Suchitra Bhattacharya passes away
Eminent Bengali writer Suchitra Bhattacharya passed away on 12 May 2015 following a cardiac arrest in Kolkata, West Bengal. She was one of the most popular and powerful novelists of contemporary Bengali literature. Her writings dwelt on contemporary social issues ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Noted Assamese historian Dr Amalendu Guha passes away
Noted Assam historian and social scientist Dr. Amalendu Guha passed away on 7 May 2015 in Guwahati, Assa, following age related ailments. He was 91. He was known for his extensive research related to the socio-economic history of North eastern ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Former Union minister Baleshwar Ram passes away
Veteran Congress leader and Former Union minister Baleshwar Ram passed away on 3 May 2014 due to kidney-related ailments in Patna, Bihar. He was 87. Since 1952 he had served as MLA for five-term from various assembly constituencies in Bihar. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Crime writer Ruth Rendell passes away
Renowned crime writer Ruth Rendell passed away on 2 May 2015 in London, United Kingdom. She was 85. She was best-known for creation of fictional character Inspector Wexford, which was turned into a highly successful TV series in Britain. About ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Maya Plisetskaya, Russian ballet legend passes away
Maya Plisetskaya, one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century from Russia passed away in Germany. She was 89. Plisetskaya was born in Moscow on November 20, 1925. Her ballet career spanned for more than five decades. She had ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Veteran Marathi film and stage actress Bimba Modak passes away
Eminent Marathi film and stage actress, Shanta alias Bimba Modak of yesteryear passed away on 28 April 2015 in Pune. She was 97. Modak, had entered into the film industry during the time when it was considered as taboo for ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Renowned historian Christopher Alan Bayly passes away
Sir Christopher Alan Bayly, a renowned historian passed away on 20 April 2015 in Chicago, United States. He was 70. As a historian he was specialised in global, Indian and British Imperial history. His works were based on the 18th ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Former Odisha CM Janaki Ballabh Patnaik passes away
Former Chief Minister (CM) of Odisha and senior Congress leader Janaki Ballabh Patnaik passed away on 21 April 2015 in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. He was 89. Patnaik had served as CM of Odisha for three times and was ..