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

    Kirubhakar Purushothaman
    12 July 2026 11:52 AM IST

    From Tamil and Kannada to Hindi and Malayalam, S Janaki’s remarkable body of work made her one of India’s most celebrated playback singers

    S Janaki obit: The singer whose voice transcended languages and generations
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    Teejan Bai obituary: Pandavani legend didn’t just narrate Mahabharata, changed who could claim it
    Obituary

    Teejan Bai obituary: Pandavani legend didn’t just narrate Mahabharata, changed who could claim it

    6 July 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Vijaya Mehta obit: How the stage veteran reshaped modern Indian theatre, mentored generations of actors
    Obituary

    Vijaya Mehta obit: How the stage veteran reshaped modern Indian theatre, mentored generations of actors

    2 July 2026 11:42 AM IST
    K Bhagyaraj
    Entertainment

    How Bhagyaraj diverted Tamil cinema’s comedy track

    27 Jun 2026 5:20 PM 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
    Bharathiraja obit: Legend who shattered studio walls to give Tamil cinema its rural soul

    Bharathiraja obit: Legend who shattered studio walls to give Tamil cinema its rural soul

    10 Jun 2026 3:05 PM IST
    Bharathiraja was more than the sum total of his films

    Bharathiraja obit: Why the filmmaker was more than the sum of his films

    10 Jun 2026 2:28 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
    Why Bhooter Bhabishyat maker Anik Dutta will remain ‘immortal’, ‘undefeated’

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

    27 May 2026 9:17 PM IST
    Babban Khan

    Babban Khan obit: Creator of Adrak Ke Panje, custodian of Dakhani wit and humour

    20 April 2026 6:41 PM IST
    Asha Bhosle obit - her voice was her identity

    Asha Bhosle obit: The unstoppable voice of Hindi playback singing that refused to be typecast

    12 April 2026 5:49 PM IST
    Nallakannu obit: When politics became business, he remained a comrade

    Nallakannu obit: When politics became business, he remained a comrade

    25 Feb 2026 2:30 PM IST
    Mukul Roy obit: Chanakya of Bengal politics, a Test cricket connoisseur

    Mukul Roy obit: 'Chanakya of Bengal politics', a Test cricket connoisseur

    23 Feb 2026 12:33 PM IST
    Mani Shankar Mukherjee

    Mani Shankar Mukherjee, Sahitya Akademi awardee author of ‘Chowringhee’, dies at 92

    The Federal
    20 Feb 2026 4:53 PM IST

    The renowned author, whose novels inspired Satyajit Ray’s Calcutta trilogy and reshaped modern Bengali urban fiction, passed away after an age-related...

    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
    Ebrahimali Abubacker Siddiq

    EA Siddiq obituary: A man whose arduous basmati rice research turbocharged exports

    26 Jan 2026 8:06 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
    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
    S L Bhyrappa

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

    25 Sept 2025 9:30 AM IST
    Zubeen Garg

    Zubeen Garg obit: The voice that carried Assam’s love, longing and loss in its timbre

    21 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Robert Redford

    Robert Redford obit: How the ‘sex symbol of the Seventies’ changed Hollywood

    17 Sept 2025 5:12 PM IST
    His wavy blonde hair and boyish grin made Robert Redford the most desired of leading men

    Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor and director, dies at 89

    16 Sept 2025 6:30 PM IST
    Giorgio Armani

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

    5 Sept 2025 6:42 PM IST
    Lord Swraj Paul obituary: Made his mark in UK for philanthropy, business acumen

    Lord Swraj Paul obituary: Made his mark in UK for philanthropy, business acumen

    23 Aug 2025 7:01 AM 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
    Shibu Soren obit: The revolutionary tribal voice who carved out Jharkhand

    Shibu Soren obit: The revolutionary tribal voice who carved out Jharkhand

    4 Aug 2025 6:07 PM IST
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