Bengali actor-director Dilip Roy dead
Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) Veteran stage and screen actor-director Dilip Roy died of cancer in a private hospital here Thursday, family sources said. Roy, 79, left behind his wife and three sons.

Beginning his acting career with the Bengali film "Sati Behula" in 1954, Roy came up with commendable performances in a great variety of roles during his over half a century of association with celluloid.

He was equally at ease portraying the hero or the ... Read More

Eminent Marathi poet Narayan Surve dead
Thane (Maharashtra), Aug 16 (IANS) One of eminent Marathi poets who was honoured with Padma Shri Narayan Surve passed away in Thane Monday after a brief illness, family sources said. He was 83.

A self-made man, Surve was orphaned soon after his birth. He lived on the streets of Mumbai and earned his daily bread by doing odd jobs. A quick learner, he taught himself to read and write and in 1966 published his first book ... Read More

Famous Oriya singer Sikandar Alam is dead
Bhubaneswar, Aug 9 (IANS) Popular Oriya singer Mohammad Sikandar Alam, who was known for his devotional songs to the Hindu god Jagannath, has died of a heart attack, a family member said Monday. He was 71.

Alam, who had been admitted to a private hospital here Thursday after he complained of chest pain, died of a massive heart attack Sunday night.

He is survived by his widow Naima, and two daughters - actress Sophia and singer ... Read More

Media mogul K.M. Mathew was a workaholic till end
By Sanu George
Kottayam (Kerala), Aug 1 (IANS) Till the last days before his death, media mogul K.M. Mathew kept working in the Malayala Manorama office despite his advanced age, actively taking part in meetings and airing his opinions on news, especially business - his forte.

Mathew, the 93-year-old chief editor of Malayala Manorama, passed away early Sunday at his residence here in Kerala. He is survived by three sons and a daughter.



During his long ... Read More

Maha YogiRaj Sri Swami Buaji, beloved teacher to thousands, passes at age 120+
Sri Swami Buaji Maharaj, a Master of Hatha Yoga and beloved teacher to thousands of students around the world, left his body on July 22 in Bangalore, India. He was believed to have been over 120 years old. (Picture shows Swami with Thomas Koovalloor of New York).

Swamiji, as he was affectionately known by his students, along with contemporaries such as Swami Satchidananda, BKS Iyengar, and Swami Kailashananda, was one of the first Indian masters to ... Read More

Jessie John, Whitby, ON
Mrs. Jessie John of Whitby, ON, wife of Dr. Bobby John died on July 28 while vacationing with her family. The car they were in was hit by a truck in Madurai. They were on their way back to Trichy from Kanyakumari.

Jessie is survived by her husband Bobby and children Sheena and Shawn. She is the niece of Mathew Thomas of Ottawa where they lived for more than decade.

People who knew her are ... Read More

Ace wrestler Maruti Mane dead
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Ace wrestler, Asian Games gold medallist and former Rajya Sabha member Maruti Mane died Tuesday in a hospital in Sangli district following prolonged illness, hospital officials said.

The 73-year-old wrestler had won the Hind Kesari title in 1964.

Governor of Maharashtra K. Sankaranarayanan, condoling the demise of Mane, said: “Hind Kesari Maruti Mane was the pride of Maharashtra. He was one of the greatest wrestlers who left his imprint at the ... Read More