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PERSONS IN NEWS - January 2020

Jan 2020

Jan 02, 2023

Former Pope Benedict XVI Passes Away

Former Pope Benedict XVI died aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health.
He led the Catholic Church for fewer than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415.
Benedict spent his final years at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery within the walls of the Vatican where he passed away.
His successor Pope Francis will lead the funeral on 5 January.

Dec 31, 2022

Pele, Football Legend, Passes Away

Pele, the Brazil football legend and three-time World Cup winner, has died at the age of 82. He was widely considered to be football's first global superstar.
Pele had been treated for colon cancer, following surgery to remove a tumour in September 2021. He had been hospitalised since November with multiple ailments.
Pele made his international debut as a 17-year-old with a hat trick in the 1958 World Cup final. He later led the charge of arguably the greatest team the world has ever seen, Brazil's world-dominating side of 1970. Pele was a member of Brazil's golden generation. His teammates included Nilton Santos, Didi, Garrincha, and Jairzinho, all of whom were among the best players of the time.
Pele won three World Cups, in 1958, 1962, and 1970, though his participation in 1962 was limited due to an injury suffered in the first game that forced him to miss the rest of the tournament. The Brazil legend remains one of the team's all-time leading scorers with 77 goals. Neymar tied Pele's record during the latest World Cup.

Dec 30, 2022

Sanskrit Scholar, Sribhashyam Vijayasarathi Passes Away

Padma Shri awardee Sribhashyam Vijayasarathi, who is known for his poetry, passed away at the age of 86.
Vijayasarathi began composing poetry at the age of seven. Even though he studied in Urdu medium, he excelled in Sanskrit. He was also the founder of Sri Yagna Varaha Swamy Kshetram (temple complex). He has written 100 books in Sanskrit and Telugu.
Vijayasarathi introduced Seesam, a Telugu poetic form, in the Sanskrit language and he was the first man who introduced that epistolary form in Sanskrit. He was awarded the Padma Shri in the literature and education category in 2020.

Dec 28, 2022

Veteran Golfer, Kathy Whitworth Passes Away

Famous American golfer Kathy Whitworth, who won on the LPGA Tour for nearly a quarter-century, passed away. Whitworth, the first woman golfer to earn $1 million, was 83.
Throughout her career, Whitworth won 88 professional tournaments, including six major championships.
The Associated Press had named Whitworth the Female Athlete of the Year in 1965 and 1966 and she was inducted into the LPGA Tour and World Golf halls of fame.

Dec 23, 2022

Gamaka Exponent H.R. Keshava Murthy Passes Away

Gamaka exponent and Padma Shri awardee H. R. Keshava Murthy passed away at his residence in Shivamogga district of Karnataka. He was 89.
Murthy was born in a Gamaka artists' family and got his training from his father.
Over the decades he has presented hundreds of programmes and trained many students. Through his performances, he publicised noted Kannada epics. Hosahalli, his native place, is known for many music talents.
Keshava Murthy has been honored with many awards inlcuding Shantala Natya Shri award, by the State government and different cultural organisations.
Gamaka, also known as kaavya vaachana, is a form of storytelling by singing that originated in Karnataka, India. One person reads a stanza of a poem with highest emphasis on meaning, applying suitable raga or a dhaati (melodic line), usually matching the emotion of the poem; the song generally has no established rhythm.
Another person then explains the meaning of the stanza with examples and anecdotes. Gamaka draws ragas from Kannada folk music, Yakshagana and Carnatic music. The singing itself is called gamaka and the singer a gamaki. The explanation of the rendering is called vyakyana. The emphasis in kaavya vaachana is on literature (Saahithya) and not on music where singer splits, compounds words in poems to make them easier to understand.

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