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Politics

Mahatma Gandhi

1869 – 1948 · Leader of the Indian independence movement

“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

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Musician / Playback singer / Cultural icon (Odisha)

Pranab Patnaik

1938 – 2026 · Playback singer; Odissi, folk, bhajan, semi-classical and ghazal vocalist; AIR and Doordarshan artist

“Golden Voice of Odia song, forever on the airwaves.”

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Music

Nisar Wayanad

† 2026 · Stage singer, Mappilapattu singer, playback singer, live performer

“Kerala stage singer whose Udit-like voice filled Gulf halls, taken hours before the next show.”

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Politics

K. Achuthan

1950 – 2026 · Politician (Indian National Congress); former Chittur MLA; municipal chairman; cooperative-bank president; farmer; INTUC office-bearer

“Chittur's Congress face for twenty years, built first in the cooperative bank and the municipality.”

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Film

Kuku Kohli

1949 – 2026 · Film director, producer, screenwriter, editor; industry association officer

“The director who put Ajay Devgn on two bikes and launched a Hindi film star.”

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Royalty

PK Kerala Varma

1936 – 2026 · Traditional ruler (Zamorin / Samoothiri of Kozhikode), pharmacologist, pharmaceutical entrepreneur, exporter

“Zamorin of Kozhikode who made medicines, shared family rule, and chose a public cremation.”

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Politics

Sudivya Kumar

1970 – 2026 · Politician; Jharkhand cabinet minister; MLA (Giridih); previously contractor (CCL / DVC); JMM organiser

“JMM strategist and Giridih MLA who rose from contractor to cabinet as Hemant's Sonu Bhaiya.”

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Arts

R. Sarath

† 2026 · Film director; screenwriter; documentary filmmaker; retired Deputy Director (Visual Communication), Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala

“National Award Malayalam director who put conscience, mural heritage, and social drama on screen.”

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Music

S. R. Janakiraman

1928 – 2026 · Carnatic vocalist, musicologist, teacher, author/translator; former Principal, Teachers' College of Music (Music Academy, Chennai); former Head of Musicology, Sri Venkateswara College of Music, Tirupa

“Last student of Tiger Varadachariar; Carnatic musicology's December-season voice.”

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Film

Sowcar Janaki

1931 – 2026 · Actress; film producer; theatre artist; All India Radio A-grade artiste

“Seven decades, four languages, nearly 400 films: the actress who kept South Indian screens honest.”

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Science

Krishna AchutaRao

† 2026 · Climate scientist; Professor, Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, IIT Delhi; IPCC WG-I lead author; former Dean (Faculty), IIT Delhi

“Climate attribution scientist who linked ocean warming and India's extremes to human influence.”

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