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PERSONS IN NEWS - October 2021

Oct 2021

May 19, 2023

Rattan Lal Kataria, BJP Leader, Passes Away

BJP leader and a three-time Member of Parliament from Ambala, Rattan Lal Kataria passed away. He was 71.
He was born to Jyoti Ram and Perwari Devi in the Sandhali village of Yamunanagar district of Haryana on December 19, 1951. Associated with the RSS for over five decades, Kataria had served as the minister of state in the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment till July 7, 2021.
In 1999, Kataria was elected as the Member of Parliament from the Ambala parliamentary constituency for the first time. He lost in Ambala to Congress stalwart Kumari Selja in the 2004 and 2009 Lok Sabha elections. However, in 2014, he defeated Congress's Ramkumar Valmiki and then Selja in 2019.
In 1980, he became the vice president of the BJP's Yuva Morcha and also headed the party's state unit in Haryana from June 2001 to September 2003. During this time, he had also launched a magazine Bhajpa ki Baat.

May 18, 2023

Hinduja Group Patriarch Srichand P. Hinduja Passes Away

Hinduja family patriarch Srichand P. Hinduja passed away at the age of 87. S. P., as he was popularly known, was the eldest of four brothers who set up a global, diversified conglomerate with interests in banking, automobiles, and chemicals.
S.P. joined his family business after completing his education in early 50s.
Led by his vision and leadership, S. P. along with his brothers, Gopichand, Prakash and Ashok Hinduja, conceived and strategized the diversification and expansion of Hinduja Group.
S. P., a leading Non-Resident Indian (NRI) businessman and head of Hinduja Group, conceived the vision of IndusInd Bank - the first of the new-generation private banks in India - and through collective contributions from the NRI community towards India's economic and social development, brought the Bank into being.

May 17, 2023

Virat Kohli is Brand Ambassador of Duroflex

The Indian mattress brand, Duroflex appointed, former Indian captain, Virat Kohli as its brand ambassador. Following this association with Kohli, the company would like to amplify the message of quality sleep to a wider audience.
This partnership will highlight the mattress brand's unwavering dedication to raising awareness about the connection between getting enough sleep and living a healthier, happier life. The company's partnership with the 2011 World Cup champion is anticipated to spread the word about the need of getting sufficient sleep to a larger audience and encourage people to prioritise it for a healthier future as he is a well-known personality in the sports and fitness industry.
Virat Kohli is one of the most popular and successful cricketers in the world. He is also one of the most sought-after brand ambassadors in India.

Robert Lucas, Winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Economics, Passes Away

Robert Lucas, who won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1995 for his work on rational expectations and the efficacy of government intervention in the economy, died at the age of 85 years.
Born in 1937 in Yakima, Washington, Lucas received a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Chicago in 1959. He went to the University of California, Berkeley but returned to Chicago for financial reasons. In 1964, he earned his PhD in economics.
Lucas won the Nobel Prize for research on how expectations impact the decisions of consumers as well as businesses. In 1976, he came up with the 'Lucas critique' where he argued that policymakers cannot presume that their actions will yield the expected results. On the other hand, they must keep in mind how their actions will impact the expectations of people.

May 15, 2023

Alia Bhatt is First Indian Global Ambassador of Gucci

Gucci, the luxury fashion brand from Italy, appointed Alia Bhatt as its first global ambassador from India. She made her debut as the brand's newest global ambassador at the Gucci Cruise 2024 show in Seoul on May 16. This appointment is an important moment for both the brand and the Indian fashion industry, especially since it comes after Bhatt's Met Gala debut.
This is also the first time that Gucci selected an Indian celebrity as a global ambassador, highlighting the growing recognition of the Indian market worldwide.

May 12, 2023

Veteran Corporate Lawyer Rajiv Luthra Passes Away

Rajiv Luthra, veteran corporate lawyer and founder of the law firm Luthra and Luthra, died at the age of 67.
A first-generation lawyer, Rajiv Luthra set up the law firm Luthra and Luthra in 1989. The firm burnished its reputation by pioneering taxation and corporate law in India.
Rajiv Luthra himself specialised in public-private partnerships and project finance. He led various corporate mergers and acquisitions, Coca-Cola-Parle being one of the most prominent. He was involved in the $4 billion Sun Pharma-Ranbaxy merger. He also advised the government on the Air India-Indian Airlines merger.
The government had also appointed him to the Advisory Board of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to help frame the Competition Act, 2002.

Former AIFF Vice-president Khaleel Passes Away

Former All India Football Federation (AIFF) Vice-President A. R. Khaleel passed away. He was 91. Khaleel, who had served as the president of the Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) for 28 years, had also served as the AIFF treasurer and executive committee member. On occasion, Khaleel was a member of Asian Football Confederation Standing Committees.
A President of the KSFA for 28 years till 2018, Khaleel had worked for the game in various capacities. He was a footballer, who ran Jawahar Union FC, one of Bengaluru's traditional clubs, was an administrator par excellence, and served Karnataka football as an office bearer for many years. He also donned managerial roles for the Indian National Teams in various age groups.

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