People from India
14 people remembered here.
Mahatma Gandhi1869 – 1948 · Leader of the Indian independence movementBe the change you wish to see in the world.
146 candles · 10 tributes
Kuku Kohli1949 – 2026 · Film directorThe director who put Ajay Devgn on two bikes and launched a Hindi film star.
99 candles · 6 tributes
Sudivya Kumar1970 – 2026 · PoliticianJMM strategist and Giridih MLA who rose from contractor to cabinet as Hemant's Sonu Bhaiya.
98 candles · 4 tributes
Pranab Patnaik1938 – 2026 · Playback singerGolden Voice of Odia song, forever on the airwaves.
90 candles · 6 tributes
K. Achuthan1950 – 2026 · Politician (Indian National Congress)Chittur's Congress face for twenty years, built first in the cooperative bank and the municipality.
71 candles · 10 tributes
Ratnakar Mahajan1946 – 2026 · PoliticianMaharashtra socialist, Congress spokesperson and planning-board chair who spoke politics without firebrand heat.
68 candles · 9 tributes
Solomon Pappaiah1936 – 2026 · Tamil scholarHe made Tamil laugh, think, and gather around the debate stage.
68 candles · 4 tributes
Sowcar Janaki1931 – 2026 · ActressSeven decades, four languages, nearly 400 films: the actress who kept South Indian screens honest.
66 candles · 4 tributes
PK Kerala Varma1936 – 2026 · Traditional ruler (Zamorin / Samoothiri of Kozhikode)Zamorin of Kozhikode who made medicines, shared family rule, and chose a public cremation.
63 candles · 6 tributes
Krishna AchutaRao† 2026 · Climate scientistClimate attribution scientist who linked ocean warming and India's extremes to human influence.
61 candles · 7 tributes
Siddeque Ahmed1962 – 2026 · PoliticianFour-term Karimganj South MLA and Assam minister who shaped Barak Valley politics for a generation.
57 candles · 9 tributes
Nisar Wayanad† 2026 · Stage singerKerala stage singer whose Udit-like voice filled Gulf halls, taken hours before the next show.
51 candles · 6 tributes
S. R. Janakiraman1928 – 2026 · Carnatic vocalistLast student of Tiger Varadachariar; Carnatic musicology's December-season voice.
39 candles · 10 tributes
R. Sarath† 2026 · Film directorNational Award Malayalam director who put conscience, mural heritage, and social drama on screen.
32 candles · 8 tributes