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Vasundhara Komkali, who spent most of her life as the great Kumar Gandharva’s wife, student and accompanist died after a brief illness. For the longest time, her voice used to fill the spaces in her husband’s music with the selflessness of a devotee.
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam, the ‘missile man’ who came to be known as ‘People’s President’ died after he collapsed during a lecture at the IIM in Shillong on Monday evening. APJ Abdul Kalam rose from humble origins to become the President in the most unexpected manner during the NDA government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee after an all party consensus minus the left parties that saw him through in an election which he won handsomely.
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India’s renowned contemporary architect Charles Correa on 16 June 2024 passed away following a brief illness in Mumbai. He was 84. He led the creation of architecture for post-Independence India.
The founder of Gorkhaland - Subash Ghising died at 79 in a Delhi hospital. He was the principal architect of violent hill politics in West Bengal that challenged the Left Front government’s might in the 1980s.
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Eminent cartoonist and creator of the character of common man – R K Laxman passed away on 26 January 2015. Through his pocket cartoons in daily news papers he captured the mood of the nation.
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Saudi king Abdullah bin Abdulaziz died on 23 January at the age of 90. He was well known for his efforts to modernize the ultra-conservative, Islamic kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Vasant Gowariker – one of the notable scientists of India died following a brief illness in a hospital at Pune
