Recently passed away Flashcards

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Salim Durani
(passed away)

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Cricketer

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Sarah Thomas
(passed away)

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Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award winner

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Ryuichi Sakamoto
(passed away)

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Japanese musician
Oscar winning composer

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Keshub Mahindra

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Former Mahindra&Mahindra chairman (passed away)

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Uttara Baokar
(passed away)

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Indian actress, Theatre artist

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Jalabala Vaidya
(passed away)

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Theatre Actor

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Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury
(passed away)

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Vascular surgeon
Freedom fighter Public Health Activist
founded Gonoshasthya Kendra
Hails from B’desh
Recipient of Independence Award (highest civilian award in B’desh)

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Allu Ramesh
(passed away)

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Telugu Actor & comedian

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Virginia Tower Norwood (passed away)

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Mother of Landsat
founding figure in satellite land imaging
American aerospace engineer

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Kaur Singh (passed away)

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Indian heavyweight boxer
Padma Shri and Arjuna awardee

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Mamukkoya (passed away)

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Kerala actor

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Trilochan Kanungo (passed away)

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Odisha politician

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Dr N Gopalakrishnan (passed away)

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Scientist

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Himangshu Mohan Choudhury
(passed away)

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Tripura’s first padma Shri awardee
IAS officer

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Ranajit Guha
(passed away)

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Noted historian

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Tori Bowie
(passed away)

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American track & field athlete

17
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Karaikudi Mani
(passed away)

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Carnatic Musician & Mridangam player

18
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IAF Wing Commander (Retd) Maha Vir Chakra (2 times)
Recently passed away

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Jag Mohan Nath
MVC - Sino-India war(‘62), India-Pakistan war (‘65)

19
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Naresh Gupta
(passed away)

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Former Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu

20
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Padma Desai
(passed away)

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Indian-American dev economist
Padma Bhushan 2009 for literature & education

21
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Sahitya Akademi Award winner Samaresh Majumdar

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Bengali writer

22
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Kalyani Kazi

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Singer
Sangeet Magasamman Award 2015

23
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Robert E Lucas

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American Economist
Nobel Laureate 1995

24
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Owen Davidson
Australian

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Tennis
Winner of 13 grand slam doubles title

25
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Chow Tewa Mein
(passed away)

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Former Arunachal minister

26
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Shivani Mirchhandani received Dronacharya award on behalf of her father, Naresh Kumar known for

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Tennis coach