Obituaries Current Affairs 2022

         Obituaries Current Affairs 2022 

 

Obituaries Current Affairs October 2022 

 

Name of the Personality	Field	Key Points
Neel Pawan Baruah	Artist	Famous artist of Assam who founded the Assam Fine Arts and Craft Society in Guwahati in 1971 to revive the art of Brindabanivastra.
Nipon Goswami	Assamese actor	Popular Assamese films of Nippon: Mukuta, Sandhya Raag
Mulayam Singh Yadav	Politician	Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and founder of Samajwadi Party
Tulsi Tanti	Suzlon Energy chairman	Founder and chairman of wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy Ltd
Arun Bali	Actor	Best remembered for playing Kunwar Singh in Swabhimaan
Dr Temsula Ao	Professor of English	Former chairperson of Nagaland State Commission for Women
Robbie Coltrane	Actor	Famous for his portrayal of Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series.
Dietrich Mateschitz	Businessman	Co-founder of energy drink company Red Bull and founder and owner of the Red Bull Formula One racing team
Pinaki Chaudhuri	Film Director	He made his debut in the world of films in 1983, directing ‘Chena Achena’.
Amou Haji	……	Dirtiest man in the world (From Iran)

 

Obituaries Current Affairs September 2022 

 

Name of the Personality	Field	Key Points
Mikhail Gorbachev	Politician	He won the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating historic nuclear arms deal with US leader Ronald Reagan.
B. Sheik Ali	Historian	General president of the Indian History Congress at its 47th Session in 1986
Cyrus Mistry	Industrialist	Former Tata Sons chairman.
Ram Chandra Manjhi	Artist	Honored with the Sangeet Nataka Academy Award (2017), Majhi was also a recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri (2021) award in the field of arts.
KN Singh	Former Chief Justice of India	Justice KN Singh was appointed as the 22nd CJI on 25 November 1991.
Naresh Kumar	Former Davis Cup (tennis) captain of India	First tennis coach to receive Dronacharya Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.
Asad Rauf	Former Pakistan umpire	Served 7 years at the helm before being dropped from the elite panel of umpires in 2013 following an annual performance review.
Raju Srivastava	Popular comedian	Part of popular comedy shows like Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Comedy Circus, The Kapil Sharma Show, Shaktiman and others.
Louise Fletcher	Actress	She won an Oscar in 1976 for her role as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975).
Aryadan Muhammed	Veteran Congress leader	He won the Nilambur seat (Malappuram district) in the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1977
T. V. Sankaranarayanan	Carnatic musician	He won the Madras Music Academy’s Sangeeta Kalanidhi Award in 2003 and was honored with the Padma Bhushan in 2003.

 

Obituaries Current Affairs August 2022 

 

Name of the Personality	Field	Key Points
Pradeep Patwardhan	Veteran Marathi actor	Some of his notable films are “Chashme Bahaddar”, “Ek Shodh” and “Mee Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy”
Anshu Jain	Banking	Deutsche Bank’s former India-born co-CEO
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala	Stock market	Veteran stock market investor, known as “India’s Warren Buffett” or the “Big Bull of India”.
David McCullough	Author	He won Pulitzer Prizes for his biographies of presidents John Adams and Harry Truman
Amitabh Choudhary	Indian Police Service	Former BCCI acting secretary and president of Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA)
Narayan	Author	Kerala’s first tribal novelist and short story writer. Author of the novel ‘Kocharethi’
Abdul Gaffar Nadiadwala	Flim producer	Produce popular films like “Mahabharata” and hit comedies “Hera Pheri” and “Welcome”.
Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee	footballer	Former India football team captain
Syed Sibtey Razi	Politician	Former Governor of Jharkhand
Abhijit Sen	Economist	Renowned economist and former Planning Commission member.    He was awarded the Padma Bhushan for public service in 2010.

 

Obituaries Current Affairs July 2022 

 

Name of the Personality	Field	Key Points
Peter Brook	Theatre directors	He brought a stunning nine-hour adaptation of the Sanskrit epic “The Mahabharata” from France to New York in 1987.
Tarun Majumdar	Veteran Bengali filmmaker	◘ Popular Bengali films of Tarun Majumdar    • Smriti Tuku Thak  • Shriman Prithviraj  • Kuheli, Balika Badhu  • Dadar Kirti  • Chander Bari    • He was the recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri Award in 1990.    • He’s the recipient of four National Awards, 7 BFJA Awards, 5 Filmfare Awards, and an Anandalok Award.
Gandhian P Gopinath Nair	Freedom fighter	• Gopinathan Nair participated in the Quit India Movement of 1942 and worked with Vinoba Bhava in promoting the Bhudan and Gramdan movements.
Shinzo Abe	Politics	• Shinzo Abe was the former Prime Minister of Japan.  • He was conferred the Padma Vibhushan — India’s second-highest civilian award, in 2021.
Mohammad Barkindo	Secretary General	• Mohammad Barkindo was the Secretary General of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Jose Eduardo Dos Santos	Politics	• Former President of Angolan.
Brijendra Kumar Syngal	Telecommunications	• Former chairman of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL)    • Father of the Indian Internet.    • Unofficially known as the ‘bulldozer’
Enamul Haque	Archaeologist	• He was conferred with___  • Padma Shri in 2020.  • Ekushey Padak in 2016.  • Bangladesh Swadhinta Padak (highest civilian award) in 2020.
Monty Norman	British composer	• He compose a theme for the first James Bond film, ‘Dr. No’ released in 1962.
Barry Sinclair	Cricket	• Former New Zealand cricket captain.  • Biography : In Pursuit of Excellence- The Barry Sinclair Story
Nirmal Singh Kahlon	Politics	• Shirommani Akali Dal Leader  • Former Punjab Speaker
Bhupinder Singh	Singer	• He has sung many songs like Hoke Majboor Mujhe, Usne Bulaya Hoga’, with Mohammed Rafi, Talat Mehmood, and Manna Dey, ‘Dil Dhoondhta Hai’ and ‘Duki Pe Duki Ho Ya Satte Pe Satta.
Dr Ajay Kumar Parida	Scientist	• Director of the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar    • He was awarded the Padma Shri Award in 2014
Anant Yashwant Khare	Writer	• Marathi writer Anant Yashwant Khare, also known as Nanda Khare.    • In 2010, he received Bhai Madhavrao Bagal Award for his book ‘Kahani Manav Pranyachi.    • Most noted books ‘Antajichi Bakhar’ & ‘Udya.
Bob Rafelson	Film Industry	• Bob Rafelson, co-creator of ‘The Monkees’ and Director of the film ‘Five Easy Pieces’.
Sushovan Bandyopadhyay	Doctor	• Sushovan Bandyopadhyay famous as Bengal’s ‘Ek Takar Daktar’ (one rupee doctor).    • He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2020.
Balwinder Safri	Punjabi singer	• Popular tracks of Balwinder Safri ‘O chan mere makhna’, ‘Pao Bhangra’, ‘Gal Sun Kuriye’, ‘Nachdinu’.
Atulananda Goswami	Assamese writer	• He was awarded the Sahitya Academy award for his novel ‘Seneh Jorir Ganthi’ in 2006.    • Other notable works : ‘Namgharia’, ‘Rajpaat’, ‘Polatok’ and ‘Ashray!

 

Obituaries Current Affairs June 2022 

 

Name of the Personality	Field	Key Points
Varinder Singh	Hockey Player	His achievements include a Gold medal at the 1975 Men’s Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and conferred with the prestigious Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.
Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry	Industrialist and chairman of Shapoorji Pallonji group	He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2016 for his contributions in the field of trade and industry.
Venkataraman Krishnamurthy	Former chairman of SAIL	He received Padma Shri (1973) , Padma Bhushan (1986) , and Padma Vibhushan (2007).
Gopi Chand Narang	Urdu scholar, Indian theorist, & Linguist Professor	He received the title of Padma Bhushan (2004) for Literature & Education and Padma Shri (1990) for Literature & Education in India
Pandit Bhajan Lal Sopori	Santoor Maestro	He received Padma Shri in 2004 (ArtMusic-Instrumental), the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1992, and the Jammu and Kashmir State Lifetime Achievement Award.

 

 

 

Obituaries Current Affairs May 2022 

 

 

Name of the Personality	Field	Key Points
Bhagirath Prasad Tripathi	Sanskrit Scholar	He won Padma Shri 2018 for his contributions in the field of Literature and Education.
Rama Kant Shukla	Sanskrit and Hindi Scholar	He honoured with Padma Shri 2013 for literature and education.
Pandit Sukh Ram	Former Union Minister of Communication and Information Technology	He held the portfolio of Minister of Communication and Information Technology
Rajat Kumar Kar	Odia littérateur	He conferred with the Padma Shri award 2021 for Literature and Education.
Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma	Musician and Santoor player	He was honoured with Padma Shri 1991 & Padma Vibhushan 2001 for his contribution in the field of Arts.

 

Obituaries Current Affairs April 2022 

 

 

 

Name of the Personality	Field	Key Points
Mamannamana Vijayan	Molecular biophysicist & structural biologist	He was honoured with Padma Shri (2004) for science and engineering.
James Dringwell Rymbai	Former Chief Minister (CM) of Meghalaya	He was elected Chief Minister of Meghalaya in 2006 and served until March 2007
Binapani Mohanty	Odia writer	She was conferred with Padma Shri in Literature and Education category in 2020.
Prafulla Kar	Singer & Music director	He received Padma Shri award in the field of art in 2015.

 

 

Obituaries Current Affairs March 2022 

 

Name of the Personality	Field	Key Points
Kumudben Joshi	Former Governor of Andhra Pradesh(AP) and Union Minister	She served as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh from 1985 to 1990.
Bhim Bahadur Gurung (B.B. Gurung)	Chief Minister (CM) of Sikkim	He served as the 3rd CM of Sikkim from 11 May to 24 May 1984, the shortest term in the history of Sikkim.
Ramesh Chandra Lahoti	Former Chief Justice of India (CJI)	He was appointed as the 35th CJI on 1st June 2004 & retired on 1st November, 2005.
General Sunith Francis Rodrigues	Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS)	He served as 15th Chief of the Army Staff (India) from 1 July 1990 – 30 June 1993

 

Obituaries Current Affairs February 2022 

 

 

Name of the Personality	Field	Key Points
Hemananda Biswal	Former Odisha Chief Minister (CM)	He appointed as the CM of Odisha twice (1989-1990, 1999- 2000) and also was the first tribal CM of Odisha.
Maheshwari Amma	Veteran Malayalam actress	She won 2 National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress for Amaram in 1991 and Shantham in 2001
Shakuntala Choudhary	Social Worker	He won Padma Shri award (2022) for distinguished service in the field of social work.
Chennaveera Kanavi	Kannada litterateur	He won Sahitya Akademi award for his book ‘Jeevadhwani’
Sandhya Mukhopadhyay	Bengali singer	He won National Film Award in the Best Female Playback Singer category in 1970.
Rahul Bajaj	Industrialist	He was honoured with Padma Bhushan for Trade and Industries in 2001.
Praveen Kumar Sobti	Hammer throw & discus throw player, film actor, politician, & soldier with Border Security Force (BSF)	He has won 4 medals in the Asian Games. In 1996 he won a Gold for Discus throw and a Bronze for Hammer throw; In 1970 he won a Gold for Discus throw and in 1974 he won a Silver for Discus throw
Lata Mangeshkar	Singer	Bharat Ratna-in 2001, for the contribution to the arts. She became 2nd vocalist to receive this honour apart from late Carnatic singer M S Subbulakshmi. She won Padma Vibhushan (1999) & Padma Bhushan (1969).
Baba Iqbal Singh	Indian sociospiritual leader	He won Padma Shri 2022 for his social works

 

Obituaries Current Affairs January 2022 

 

Name of the Personality	Field	Key Points
Charanjit Singh	Hockey Player	He won the gold medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Milena Salvini	Kathakali dancer	He won Padma Shri in 2019 in the field of performing arts
Szilveszter Csollány	Hungarian Gymnast	He won the gold in the Men’s rings at the 2000 Olympics held in Sydney.
R Nagaswamy	Tamil Nadu(TN) Archaeologist & Epigraphist	He was awarded the Padma Bhushan (2018) for his outstanding contribution to archaeology
Subhas Bhowmick	Indian footballer and coach	He represented India at the Bronze medal winning 1970 Asian Games.
Narayan Debnath	Bengali cartoonist	He was honoured with Padma Shri in 2021 for arts.
HPS Ahluwalia	Mountaineer	He was awarded the Padma Bhushan (2002) and Padma Shri (1965) for his contributions and received India’s second-highest sporting honour, the Arjuna Award (1965).
Saoli Mitra	Theatre Personality	He received Sangeet Natak Akademi in 2003 and the Padma Shri in 2009 in arts.
Birju Maharaj	Kathak dancer	He won Padma Vibhushan 1986 under art category
Neil Nongkynrih	Concert pianist	He is the founder of Shillong Chamber Choir (SCC) and won Padma Shri (2015) in the field of arts.
Sindhutai Sapkal	Social Worker Social Worker	She won Padma Shri (2021) in the Social Work category.

 

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