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PERSONS IN NEWS - July 2019

Jul 2019

Jun 01, 2023

Sachin Tendulkar Now 'Smile Ambassador' for Maharashtra Govt

The Maharashtra government named cricket great Sachin Tendulkar as Maharashtra's 'Smile Ambassador' under the state's 'Swachh Mukh Abhiyan' to spread awareness about oral health and hygiene across the state. The batting legend will be the face of the state medical education and drug department's Swachh Mukh Abhiyan (SMA) and has offered his association free of cost, and for the entire duration the government wishes to run the programme.
The SMA campaign has been conceptualised in association with the Indian Dental Association (IDA) in order to promote oral hygiene. The SMA aims to educate people about the importance of good oral hygiene by spreading awareness about the same.
The IDA is hoping that this campaign is able to lead India to optimal oral health and pave the way for a new model of oral health care.

May 29, 2023

Micky Jagtiani, Founder of Retail Giant Landmark Group, Passes Away

Dubai-based billionaire businessman Micky Jagtiani, who founded retail giant Landmark Group, passed away. He was 70 years old.
With a net worth of $5.2 billion, he was ranked 511 on the Forbes' 37th annual world billionaires list earlier this year (2023).
Jagtiani was originally from India and started the business in 1973 with one store in Bahrain. He then expanded the business across west Asia, Africa and India. According to Forbes, Jagtiani drove a taxi in London before moving to Bahrain and starting a baby products shop.
The Landmark Group also entered India in 1999 and has a range of retail brands like Lifestyle and Max for clothes and Home Centre for furniture and home furnishings.

May 27, 2023

Ex-Nepalese Soldier with Artificial Legs Scales Everest, Creates History

Hari Budha Magar, a double amputee ex-British Gurkha soldier scaled Mt. Everest, scripting history by becoming the first in the category to scale the world's highest peak with artificial legs.
He had postponed his plans to climb Mount Everest in 2018 when the government implemented a mountaineering regulation 2017 that prohibited blind, double-amputee, and solo climbers from climbing mountains, including Everest.
Budhamagar, lost both his legs in the war in Afghanistan while fighting as a soldier of British Gorkha for the UK government in 2010.

May 24, 2023

Industrialist Karumuttu T. Kannan Passes Away

Veteran industrialist Karumuttu T. Kannan passed away at the age of 70. Kannan was the chairman of Tamil Nadu-based Thiagarajar Mills and a board member of TVS Motor.
Kannan was also a leading educationalist and the president of Thiagarajar College, Madurai, and chairman and correspondent of Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai.
Kannan was a graduate in business administration from Madurai University and had a wide range of experience in the textile industry. He held the position of chairman of the Textiles Committee, Mumbai, the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, Mumbai, and Chairman of the South India Mills' Association during 1990-92. He was also the chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry, Southern Region, Chennai, and a member of the Southern regional board of the Industrial Development Bank of India.
He was the recipient of the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar award which was presented by the Tamil Nadu government for promoting education and social service.

Actor Sarath Babu Passes Away

Sarath Babu worked predominantly in the Tamil and Telugu cinema. He appeared in more than 200 films, including Hindi films too. He made his debut in 1973 but gained fame in 1978 through the Tamil film Nizhal Nijamagiradhu, directed by K. Balachander. He received eight state Nandi Awards. Sarath was last seen in Malli Pelli as Peddayana this year (2023). He also appeared in Vasantha Mullai. Sarath Babu has also worked extensively in the television industry.

May 20, 2023

Former Gujarat Minister Dies in Road Accident

Former Gujarat Agriculture Minister Vallabhbhai Vaghasiya died as the car he was driving crashed into a bulldozer near Savarkundla town in Amreli district of the state.
Vaghasiya a former BJP legislator from Savarkundla assembly seat had served as the Agriculture and Urban Housing Minister in the first term of the Vijay Rupani government.
Vaghasiya had won the 2012 Assembly election as a BJP MLA from the Savarkundla seat, and was sworn in as a minister in the Vijay Rupani government in 2016.

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