Obituary

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

Nawaid Anjum
5 April 2025 3:54 AM GMT

Manoj Kumar (1937-2025) played Bharat in his films with humility — not as a chest-thumping saviour, but as a conflicted son of the soil. His was a cinema of conscience.

Manoj Kumar

Arvind Singh Mewar: Udaipur royal ensured his rich legacy stays relevant in modern times

Arvind Singh Mewar: Udaipur royal ensured his rich legacy stays relevant in modern times

17 March 2025 5:30 AM GMT

Syed Abid Ali passes away

Syed Abid Ali obit: A gritty all-rounder, ace fielder and a fitness freak

12 March 2025 5:56 PM GMT

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 4:21 AM GMT

Know about Aga Khan, who just passed away at age 88

Know about Aga Khan, who just passed away at age 88

5 Feb 2025 9:12 AM GMT

Dr KM Cherian, Chennai-based heart surgery pioneer, dies at 82

Dr KM Cherian, Chennai-based heart surgery pioneer, dies at 82

26 Jan 2025 6:49 AM GMT

Pritish Nandy

Pritish Nandy obit: The ‘nowhere’ man who donned many hats with singular grace

9 Jan 2025 7:15 AM GMT

How Osamu Suzukis vision drove Maruti Suzuki to revolutionise Indian mobility

How Osamu Suzuki's vision drove Maruti Suzuki to revolutionise Indian mobility

27 Dec 2024 2:19 PM GMT

Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh: Wronged in the popular narrative of a nation he served right

27 Dec 2024 8:29 AM GMT

Manmohan Singh

Go well, Dr Manmohan Singh; not just history but the present is kinder to you

27 Dec 2024 1:56 AM GMT

Manmohan Singh obit: Father of liberalisation, MGNREGA, and Aadhaar

Manmohan Singh obit: Father of liberalisation, MGNREGA, and Aadhaar

27 Dec 2024 1:16 AM GMT

MT Vasudevan Nair obit: The great chronicler of the Malayalis soul

MT Vasudevan Nair obit: The great chronicler of the Malayali's soul

25 Dec 2024 4:51 PM GMT

Shyam Benegal obit: Cartographer of Indian psyche whose frames mapped our stories

Shyam Benegal obit: Cartographer of Indian psyche whose frames mapped our stories

24 Dec 2024 5:25 AM GMT

Om Prakash Chautala obit | Haryanas farming community will feel the void

Om Prakash Chautala obit | Haryana's farming community will feel the void

20 Dec 2024 10:55 AM GMT

Zakir Hussain

Zakir Hussain obit: The maestro who made the tabla sing and do all the talking

Nawaid Anjum
16 Dec 2024 8:12 AM GMT

Zakir Hussain is no more, but his music will live on in the unseen air between beats, in the hearts of listeners, and in the style of his students and...

A father figure for students, Zakir Hussain liked jokes, had no star tantrums

A father figure for students, Zakir Hussain liked jokes, had no star tantrums

16 Dec 2024 7:49 AM GMT

SM Krishna was to Karnataka, what Manmohan Singh was to India

SM Krishna was to Karnataka, what Manmohan Singh was to India

10 Dec 2024 6:08 AM GMT

SM Krishna obit: A high-tech’ CM’s lessons on living and dying with dignity

SM Krishna obit: A 'high-tech’ CM’s lessons on living and dying with dignity

10 Dec 2024 4:12 AM GMT

Delhi ganesh

Delhi Ganesh obit | His restrained presence quietly enriched Tamil cinema

10 Nov 2024 2:09 PM GMT

Underrated, versatile; Delhi Ganesh will be remembered for long

Underrated, versatile; Delhi Ganesh will be remembered for long

10 Nov 2024 7:41 AM GMT

Rohit Bal

Rohit Bal, the designer who created a new lexicon of fashion in India

4 Nov 2024 2:30 AM GMT

Bibek Debroy obituary | An economist and a provocateur

Bibek Debroy obituary | An economist and a provocateur

1 Nov 2024 1:05 PM GMT

Bibek Debroy

Bibek Debroy: A scholar, economist, master in classical Sanskrit texts

1 Nov 2024 11:28 AM GMT

Paul DiAnno

Paul Di’Anno (1958-2024): The voice that lit the fuse for heavy metal band Iron Maiden

25 Oct 2024 10:30 AM GMT

Liam Payne (1993-2024): A pop sensation’s tragedy, a life lived too fast

Liam Payne (1993-2024): A pop sensation’s tragedy, a life lived too fast

19 Oct 2024 3:25 AM GMT

GN Saibaba obituary: Voice that never stopped defending Dalit-Adivasi rights

GN Saibaba obituary: Voice that never stopped defending Dalit-Adivasi rights

13 Oct 2024 12:16 PM GMT

David Page obit: A media rights champion, passionate South Asia watcher

David Page obit: A media rights champion, passionate South Asia watcher

12 Oct 2024 6:09 AM GMT

Ratan tata

Ratan Tata thought big, bought big, with a keen eye on business integrity

10 Oct 2024 10:06 AM GMT

ratan tata

Ratan Tata obit: Industry trailblazer, corporate adventurer, boardroom patriarch

9 Oct 2024 6:45 PM GMT

Kei N. Daruwalla

Keki N. Daruwalla (1937-2024): The poet who mapped geographies of history, memory

27 Sep 2024 3:40 PM GMT