Obituaries 2025

 Obituaries 2025

                  

=>Simone Tata: Simone Naval Tata (née Dunoyer; 2 March 1930 – 5 December 2025) was an Indian businesswoman, and a member of the Tata family. She was the step-mother of Ratan Tata, and was a key figure in building Lakmé and founded Trent Ltd.

=>The "He-Man" Dharmendra is no more: the most popular, handsome actor passed away at the age of 89 years.

=>James Watson: Nobel Prize-winning American scientist James Watson, one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA, has died aged 97.

=>Pritish Nandy: A regarded magazine editor and literary voice, Indian poet, journalist, film producer and former parliamentarian Pritish Nandy has passed away at 73 on Wednesday (January 8, 2025)

=>ISRO pioneer scientist Dr. Eknath Vasant Chitnis: Dr. Chitnis, who had completed 100 years, was unwell for the last few days and suffered a heart attack i

A Padma Bhushan recipient, he played a crucial role in the early years of the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) which later transformed into the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

=>Bollywood Actor Asrani: Actor-director Govardhan Asrani, popularly known as Asrani,

=>Pandit Chhanilal Mishra: Pandit Chhannulal Mishra, acclaimed Hindustani classical singer, died early Thursday in Mirzapur. He was 89 years old. 

=>Shibu Soren: former CM of Jharkhand and tribal leader,

passed away.

=>Satyapal Malik: Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik passed away in New Delhi after a prolonged illness. He was 79. Malik served as the last Governor of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from August 2018 to October 2019. His tenure coincided with the abrogation of Article 370 and the reorganisation of the state into Union Territories.

He was earlier appointed as the Governor of Bihar in 2017 and took charge as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2018.

=>Eminent scientist Srinivasan: Eminent scientist Malur Ramasam Srinivasan, who played a role in the development of India’s nuclear power programme and the indigenous Pressurized Heavy-water Reactor, passed away. He was 95. 

=>Swami Shivanand: Yoga guru, Padma Shri awardee Swami Sivananda dies at 128 in Varanasi. Swami Sivananda Saraswati was born in British India's Sylhet district (now in Bangladesh) and lost his mother and father at age 6.

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=>Pope Francis: Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88, Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.

=>K.Kasturirangan: Former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan who was at the helm of the space agency for nearly a decade, passed away in Bengaluru. 

=>Manoj Kumar: Veteran actor- filmmaker Manoj Kumar passed away at the age of 87 in Mumbai. Known for his patriotic films such as Shaheed, Upkar and Purab Aur Paschim, he was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke award in 2015.

=>Pritish Nandy: Veteran journalist, filmmaker, poet Pritish Nandy dies at 73.

Born in Bihar’s Bhagalpur in 1951, Nandy pioneered The Illustrated Weekly of India, revitalizing its form and content, and hosted the hugely popular The Pritish Nandy Show on Doordarshan,