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PERSONS IN NEWS - August 2019

Aug 2019

Apr 19, 2022

Karnataka Appoints Robin Uthappa as Brand Ambassador for Brain Health Initiative

The Karnataka State Government in association with NIMHANS and NITI Aayog launched the Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (Ka-BHI) in January. Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa was appointed as the brand ambassador for Karnataka- Brain Health Initiative (Ka-BHI) in April 2022. Training of doctors and preparations to start Brain Health Clinics in the three pilot hospitals has also commenced.
While training of doctors and preparations to start Brain Health Clinics in the three pilot hospitals – Jayanagar General hospital in Bengaluru Urban, SNR Hospital in Kolar and District Hospital in Chickballapur has begun.

Apr 18, 2022

Veteran Television Producer, Gol Maal Actor Manju Singh Passes Away

Veteran Hindi television presenter and actor Manju Singh passed away due to cardiac arrest. Manju Singh was one of the pioneers in the Indian television industry who produced remarkable shows Swaraj, Ek Kahani, Show Time among others. Fondly called 'didi', she was the anchor of the children's show, Khel Khilone which ran for seven years. Singh had also appeared in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Gol Maal, where she played the role of Ratna.
She started as a television producer in 1983 with Show Time. Her show Ek Kahani was based on literary short stories from several regional languages. In the recent past, Singh was associated with several international film festivals for children and young adults. In 2015, she received recognition for her contribution to the creative arts and the education field and was nominated as a member to the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) by the government of India.

Apr 12, 2022

Actor-screenwriter Shiv Kumar Subramaniam Passes Away

Actor-screenwriter Shiv Kumar Subramaniam passed away, he was known for his roles in the serial Mukti Bandhan and Meenakshi Sundareshwar. He started his career by writing a screenplay for the 1989 film Parinda which was directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Story for Hazaron Khawaishein Aisis. He worked in films like 2 States, Hichki, Nail Polish, Rocky Handsome and more.

Apr 11, 2022

Veteran Actor Shiv Kumar Subrahmaniam Passes Away

Veteran actor and writer Shiv Kumar Subrahmaniam passed away in Mumbai. He was 62 years old. Known for penning critically-acclaimed films "Parinda", "1942: A Love Story" and "Chameli", Subrahmanyam had also featured in films like "2 States", "Hichki", "Stanley Ka Dabba", "Kaminey" and "Meenakshi Sundareshwar".
Various colleagues and industry friends including actor Manoj Bajpayee, Ranvir Shorey and filmmaker Sudhir Mishra, among others took to Twitter to pay homage to Subrahmanyam.

Apr 08, 2022

Noted Lyricist Maya Govind Dies

Veteran lyricist and poet Maya Govind, known for penning popular songs like "Main Khiladi Tu Anadi" and "Aankhon Mein Base Ho Tum", died following a heart attack. She was 82.
The veteran, who started working in the industry in the early 70s, wrote songs for wide-ranging films.

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