#Obituary

S Janaki obit: The singer whose voice transcended languages and generations

S Janaki obit: The singer whose voice transcended languages and generations

12 July 2026 11:52 AM IST

Bhagyaraj

Four films, four genres: How K Bhagyaraj created cinema history in 1981

27 Jun 2026 2:10 PM IST

Breaking the superstar mould: How Bhagyaraj redefined the Tamil film hero

Breaking the superstar mould: How Bhagyaraj redefined the Tamil film hero

27 Jun 2026 2:08 PM IST

Salim Kumar dead, obituary

Salim Kumar obit: The face that laughed, wept, and lingered in Kerala’s memory

7 Jun 2026 7:42 AM IST

Suman Kalyanpur passes away

Suman Kalyanpur, singer of many a ’60s Bollywood hit, dies at 89

1 Jun 2026 7:50 AM IST

Why Bhooter Bhabishyat maker Anik Dutta will remain ‘immortal’, ‘undefeated’

Why Bhooter Bhabishyat maker Anik Dutta will remain ‘immortal’, ‘undefeated’

27 May 2026 9:32 PM IST

Anik Dutta, maker of ‘Bhooter Bhabishyat’, dies after fall from rooftop

Anik Dutta, maker of ‘Bhooter Bhabishyat’, dies after fall from rooftop

27 May 2026 4:12 PM IST

Photographer Raghu Rai dies after prolonged battle with cancer

Photographer Raghu Rai dies after prolonged battle with cancer

26 April 2026 9:00 AM IST

Ajit Pawar obituary: A perpetual CM-in-waiting, a leader Maharashtra loved to fear

Ajit Pawar obituary: A perpetual CM-in-waiting, a leader Maharashtra loved to fear

28 Jan 2026 1:32 PM IST

Mark Tully obit: The journalist who taught India to the BBC

Mark Tully obit: The journalist who taught India to the BBC

25 Jan 2026 8:25 PM IST

Valentino dead

Iconic Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani dies at 93

20 Jan 2026 8:44 AM IST

Prof Madhav Gadgil

Madhav Gadgil obit: An ecologist who refused easy binaries

8 Jan 2026 10:33 AM IST

Khaleda Zia obituary: Bangladesh’s accidental PM with a lasting legacy

Khaleda Zia obituary: Bangladesh’s accidental PM with a lasting legacy

30 Dec 2025 5:59 PM IST

Sreenivasan

Sreenivasan’s legacy: Four decades of laughter, satire, and social insight

20 Dec 2025 10:56 AM IST

Gopichand Hinduja obit: The quiet billionaire who courted power, outlasted scandals

Gopichand Hinduja obit: The quiet billionaire who courted power, outlasted scandals

4 Nov 2025 7:20 PM IST

Veteran Journalist and author TJS George passes away at 97

Veteran Journalist and author TJS George passes away at 97

3 Oct 2025 8:32 PM IST

S L Bhyrappa

S L Bhyrappa obit: Prolific Kannada novelist who retold Ramayana in Sita’s voice

25 Sept 2025 9:30 AM IST

Giorgio Armani

How Giorgio Armani reengineered the suit, and stitched Hollywood into his empire

5 Sept 2025 6:42 PM IST

Shibu Soren obit: India’s tallest tribal leader since Independence

Shibu Soren obit: India’s tallest tribal leader since Independence

5 Aug 2025 6:20 AM IST

MK Sanu dies at 99

MK Sanu, veteran Malayalam writer and former MLA, dies at 99

2 Aug 2025 7:47 PM IST

MK Muthu

MK Muthu obituary: Eldest son of former TN chief minister Karunanidhi dies at 77

19 July 2025 10:36 AM IST

B Saroja Devi

B Saroja Devi, first female Kannada superstar, dies of illness at 87

14 July 2025 10:36 AM IST

Prof R Rajaraman obit: Celebrated physicist and tireless voice for nuclear disarmament

Prof R Rajaraman obit: Celebrated physicist and tireless voice for nuclear disarmament

13 July 2025 4:41 PM IST

Valmik Thapar

Valmik Thapar, India’s ‘Tiger Man’, leaves for happy hunting grounds

31 May 2025 1:17 PM IST

Jayant V Narlikar obituary: Visionary cosmologist who reached for the stars

Jayant V Narlikar obituary: Visionary cosmologist who reached for the stars

21 May 2025 7:40 PM IST

Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan

Kasturirangan obit: From curious stargazer to leading space visionary

25 April 2025 7:21 PM IST

Pope Francis obit

Pope Francis obit: The people’s pontiff who reimagined the Catholic conscience

21 April 2025 1:50 PM IST

Nobel-winning Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa dies at 89

Nobel-winning Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa dies at 89

14 April 2025 8:53 AM IST

Manoj Kumar

Manoj Kumar obit: How the actor-filmmaker gave patriotism a face on screen

5 April 2025 9:24 AM IST

Gene Hackman obit: How the everyman actor became a reluctant Hollywood icon

Gene Hackman obit: How the everyman actor became a reluctant Hollywood icon

28 Feb 2025 9:51 AM IST

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