Obituary: K. P. Unnikrishnan, dead at age 89
K. P. Unnikrishnan, an Indian politician and writer who served as a Union minister and parliamentarian for the Vatakara constituency, died on March 3, 2026. He was 89. Born on…
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Obituary: Janardan Waghmare, dead at age 91
Janardan Waghmare, an Indian educationist and politician, died on March 2, 2026. He was 91. Waghmare served as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra and was…
Jeelani Bano death at age 89
Jeelani Bano, an Indian writer and novelist, died on March 1, 2026. Born on July 14, 1936, in Budaun, she wrote in Urdu, Hindi, Gujarati and Telugu. Bano began writing…
Maroof Raza death at age 66
Maroof Raza, an Indian Army officer and commentator on national security and strategic affairs, died on February 26, 2026, aged 66. He served in the Indian Army from 1980 to…
Utsav Charan Das, died aged 80
Utsav Charan Das, an Indian dancer, lyricist, music composer and playwright, died on February 26, 2026. He was born in 1945 or 1946 in Mania village, then in Orissa Province,…
T. K. Oommen, died aged 88
T. K. Oommen, an Indian sociologist, died on February 26, 2026. Also known as Tharailath Koshy Oommen, he was Professor Emeritus at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems,…
R. Nallakannu passed away at age -1
R. Nallakannu, an Indian politician and senior leader of the Communist Party of India, died on February 25, 2026. He served as the State Secretary of the Communist Party of…
Mukul Roy has died at age 71
Mukul Roy, an Indian politician, died on February 23, 2026, at the age of 71. A politician from West Bengal, he served as a Minister of State in the Shipping…
Sankar Books passes away at age 92
Sankar, the Indian writer known for his Bengali-language novels and essays, died on February 20, 2026, in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, at the age of 92. Born Mani Sankar Mukherjee…
Vungzagin Valte, died aged 61
Vungzagin Valte, an Indian politician, died on February 20, 2026, at the age of 61. He was a three-time member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly from the Thanlon constituency in…
Ricky A. J. Syngkon dies at 54
Ricky A. J. Syngkon, an Indian politician and member of the 18th Lok Sabha, died on February 19, 2026. He represented the Shillong constituency in Meghalaya as a member of…
Obituary: Pravina Deshpande, dead at age 60
Pravina Deshpande, an Indian actress, died on February 17, 2026, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, at the age of 60 from blood cancer. She worked mainly in Marathi and Hindi films…
Raseswari Panigrahi, died aged 79
Raseswari Panigrahi, an Indian politician, died on February 16, 2026, at the age of 79. She was active in Odisha politics with the Biju Janata Dal and was elected to…
Qamar Ali Akhoon passed away at age 68
Qamar Ali Akhoon, an Indian politician and senior member of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 68. He was from Jammu…
Kahnu Charan Lenka dead at age 86
Kahnu Charan Lenka, an Indian politician and senior Odia political figure, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 86. He was a prominent figure in the Odisha Congress…
Death of Sarla Maheshwari at age 71
Sarla Maheshwari, an Indian journalist and news reader on DD National from 1976 to 2005, died on February 12, 2026. The available information identifies her as an Indian journalist and…
Joe Simon passed away at age 78
S. M. Joe Simon, an Indian film director, actor, lyricist, and screenplay and story writer, died on February 12, 2026, of a heart attack. He was known for his work…
Death of Sarla Maheshwari at age 71
Sarla Maheshwari, an Indian journalist and news reader with DD National, died on February 12, 2026, at the age of 71. Born on 11 April 1954, she worked with Doordarshan…
Pat Collins dead at age 84
Pat Collins, an American football coach and the seventh head football coach for Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe, Louisiana, died on February 12, 2026. He was 84. Born on August…
Shelly Desai obituary: died at age 90
Shelly Desai, an Indian-born American actor best known for his work in "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and "Men of a Certain Age," died on February 10, 2026, in Los…
Seshagiri Mallampati passed away at age 85
Seshagiri Mallampati, an Indian anesthesiologist best known for proposing the Mallampati score, died on February 9, 2026. He was 85. Mallampati introduced the eponymous score in 1985 as a non-invasive…
Syed Mohammad Nizami died at age -1
Syed Mohammad Nizami, an Indian Muslim scholar and chief sajjadanasheen of the Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah Shrine, died on February 7, 2026. He had served as the head custodian of the…
André Beteille has died at age 91
André Beteille, an Indian sociologist, writer and academician, died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 91. He was known for his studies of the caste system in South…
S. P. Venkatesh has died at age 70
S. P. Venkatesh, the Indian film score composer and music director known for his work in Malayalam cinema, died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 70. Also credited…
Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri died at age 72
Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri, an Indian politician and member of the AIMIM party, died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 72 from kidney disease. He won the Charminar…
Death of Hem Singh Bhadana at age 55
Hem Singh Bhadana, an Indian politician and former Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing Thanagazi, died on February 2, 2026. He was born in 1966 in Kishangarh Bas, Alwar,…
Sushila Tiriya passed away at age 69
Sushila Tiriya, an Indian politician and social worker, died on February 1, 2026. She was a member of the Indian National Congress and represented Odisha in the Rajya Sabha in…
Raghunatha Reddy died at age 82
Raghunatha Reddy, an Indian actor known for his work in Telugu-language films as a character artist, died on January 31, 2026. He was 82. Active from 1991 to 2026, Reddy…
Thomas Kunnunkal obituary: died at age 99
Indian Jesuit priest and educationist Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Sadhvi Prem Baisa obituary: died at age 26
Sadhvi Prem Baisa, an Indian religious storyteller and sadhvi, died on January 28, 2026. She was from western Rajasthan and was known for her Bhagwat Katha programs and bhajan singing…
Obituary: Ajit Pawar, dead at age 66
Indian politician Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
J. S. passed away at age 98
Indian physician and cardiologist Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
N. Sundaram, died aged 72
Indian politician Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Dominic Kokkat passed away at age 93
Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic prelate Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Obituary: Inderjit Singh, dead at age 84
Indian sports administrator Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Abhijit Majumdar died at age 54
Indian singer and music director Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Ilyas Pasha, died aged 61
Indian footballer (East Bengal) Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
E. A., died aged 88
Indian agricultural scientist Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Death of Kamal Roy at age 54
Indian actor (Yuvajanotsavam Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Raj K. dead at age 70
Indian politician Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
S. V. dead at age 86
Indian orthopaedic surgeon Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Death of David Annoussamy at age 98
Indian judge Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Death of Bheemanna Khandre at age 100
Indian politician Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Ajay Varma passed away at age 62
Indian cricketer Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Jayashree Kabir, died aged 73
Indian actress (Pratidwandi Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Indira Devi death at age 95
Indian poet and socialite Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Bir Bhadra, died aged 75
Indian politician Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Samir Putatundu has died at age 73
Indian politician Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Prashant Tamang, died aged 43
Indian singer (Indian Idol) and actor (Paatal Lok) Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Davinder Singh has died at age 73
Indian Olympic field hockey player (1980) Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Kamlesh Shukla dies at age 73
Kamlesh Shukla, an Indian politician and former MLA, died on January 10, 2026, at the age of 73. He was a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh…
Khawlhring Lalremruata passed away at age 38
Indian cricketer (Mizoram) Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Meinam Bhorot has died at age 75
Indian politician Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Vijay Singh has died at age 68
Indian politician Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Madhav Gadgil obituary: died at age 83
Indian ecologist Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Death of Kabindra Purkayastha at age 94
Indian politician Died on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Raj Kumar Pathria died at age 92
Raj Kumar Pathria, an Indian-American physicist and Urdu poet, died on January 7, 2026, at the age of 92. He was a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo…
V. K. passes away at age 73
Indian politician Died on Tuesday January 6th 2026
Suresh Kalmadi passes away at age 81
Indian politician and sports administrator Died on Tuesday January 6th 2026
Jitamitra Prasad passed away at age 80
Indian historian and archaeologist Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
L. Ganesan passed away at age 91
Indian politician Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Ashok Gajanan passed away at age 85
Indian educationist Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Death of Shyam Bihari at age 60
Indian politician Died on Friday January 2nd 2026
K. K. has died at age 77
Indian politician Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
S. Krishnaswamy passed away at age 87
Indian documentarist Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Biswa Bandhu dies at age 72
Indian politician Died on Friday December 26th 2025
Manjula Sood obituary: died at age 80
Indian-born British politician Died on Thursday December 25th 2025
Ray Lamb dies at 80
Ray Lamb, an American baseball player who pitched for the Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Dodgers, died on December 25, 2025. Raymond Richard Lamb was a former Major League…
Surupsingh Hirya dies at 87
Indian politician Died on Wednesday December 24th 2025
Rajesh Juwantha dies at -1
Indian politician Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Vinod Kumar dies at age 88
Indian writer Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Syed Shahid Mahdi passed away at age 85
Syed Shahid Mahdi, an Indian civil servant and academic, died on December 22, 2025. He served as the 11th vice-chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia from 2000 to 2004. Mahdi was…
Shalini Patil died at age 94
Indian politician Died on Saturday December 20th 2025
Sreenivasan died at age 69
Indian film actor Died on Saturday December 20th 2025
Palpu Pushpangadan obituary: died at age 81
Indian director of the Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI) in Kerala Died on Friday December 19th 2025
Death of Ram V. at age 100
Indian sculptor Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Ram Vilas passed away at age 67
Indian politician Died on Monday December 15th 2025
Prafulla Govinda has died at age 93
Indian journalist Died on Sunday December 14th 2025
Shamanuru Shivashankarappa died at age 95
Indian politician Died on Sunday December 14th 2025
Shivraj Patil, died aged 90
Indian politician Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Obituary: Baba Adhav, dead at age 95
Indian socialist leader and marathi writer Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Obituary: Kalyan Chatterjee, dead at age 81
Indian actor (Pratidwandi Died on Monday December 8th 2025
Simone Tata passes away at age 95
Swiss-born Indian businesswoman Died on Friday December 5th 2025
Swaraj Kaushal died at age 73
Indian lawyer and politician Died on Thursday December 4th 2025
M. Saravanan obituary: died at age 85
Indian film producer (Naanum Oru Penn Died on Thursday December 4th 2025
Mohammed Rahmatullah died at age 87
Indian football player (Kolkata Mohammedan Died on Wednesday December 3rd 2025
R. V. passed away at age 67
Indian politician Died on Monday December 1st 2025
M. S., died aged 80
Indian actor (Pillalu Techina Challani Rajyam Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
Kanathil Jameela passed away at age 59
Indian politician Died on Saturday November 29th 2025
Sriprakash Jaiswal dies at age 81
Indian politician Died on Friday November 28th 2025
Obituary: Diwakar Bhatt, dead at age 79
Indian politician Died on Tuesday November 25th 2025
Kumari Kamala passed away at age 91
Indian dancer and actress (Ekambavanan Died on Tuesday November 25th 2025
Dharmendra death at age 89
Indian actor (Ayee Milan Ki Bela Died on Monday November 24th 2025
Death of Tamilanban at age 92
Indian poet Died on Saturday November 22nd 2025
Namansh Syal passed away at age 33
Indian airforce pilot Died on Saturday November 22nd 2025
Prakash Bhandari has died at age 89
Indian cricketer (national team) Died on Friday November 21st 2025
Sudhakar Singh passes away at age 67
Indian politician Died on Thursday November 20th 2025
Obituary: Punji Mara, dead at age 81
Indian politician Died on Tuesday November 18th 2025