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PERSONS IN NEWS - October 2021

Oct 2021

Jun 28, 2022

Shapoorji Pallonji Group Chairman Pallonji Mistry Dies

Pallonji Mistry, head of the Shapoorji Pallonji group, passed away at the age of 93. Pallonji Mistry, the reclusive business tycoon was credited for the success of the more than 150-year-old Shapoorji Pallonji Group, which has grown to be one of the largest business groups in the country. In the Forbes Billionaires List, Pallonji Mistry stands at rank 125 as of 2022, while he was the ninth richest Indian person as of 2021.
The Indian-born Irish tycoon was the richest person of his nation, and had a net worth of $28.90 billion as per the Bloomberg Billionaire index, as on June 28, 2022. One of the oldest billionaires in India, Pallonji was conferred with the country's third highest civilian award, Padma Bhushan, in 2016, for his contribution in business including Real Estate, Textiles, Power, Shipping, Publications and others.
Shapoorji Pallonji And Company Private Limited is a global, diversified organisation of 18 major companies. Founded in 1865, the company has presence in Engineering and Construction, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Water, Energy and Financial Services. It is spread over 50 countries and has over 50,000 employees dedicated to the company's focus on sustainable development.

A Noted Lyricist, Chowalloor Krishnankutty Passed Away

In Kerala, noted lyricist, author and journalist, Chowalloor Krishnankutty passed away at the age of 86.
A former Staff Artist with AIR, Krishnankutty penned over 3000 devotional songs and authored more than 200 books. He retired as an Assistant Editor with the Malayala Manorama daily.
He won several awards including the Kerala Sahithya Academy Award for satire, Poonthanam Jnanapana and Revathy Pattathanam Awards among others.
Chowalloor Krishanankutty also made his mark as a screen writer in Malayalam movies and produced documentaries on some well-known Kathakali artists. He also served as the Vice-Chairman of the Kerala Kalamandalam.

Jun 27, 2022

V. Krishnamurthy, Maruti's Former Chairman, PSUs' Turnaround Man, Dies

Venkataraman Krishnamurthy, who is considered as the turnaround man of several Indian corporate houses like BHEL, Maruti Udyog, SAIL and Gail (India), passed away at the age of 97.
Krishnamurthy is considered as "the father of public sector undertakings in India" by many in India Inc. Born in the temple town of Tamil Nadu's Karuveli, he started his career as an airfield technician during the Second World War. He's probably the only person in India Inc who has the enviable recognition of being the chief executive officer of Bharat Heavy Electricals, Maruti Udyog, Steel Authority of India and GAIL (India). He was the founder chairman of Maruti Udyog Ltd and is known for working behind the introduction of the iconic Maruti 800.

Khushi Patel from United Kingdom Wins Miss India Worldwide 2022

Khushi Patel, a biomedical student from the United Kingdom, was declared the winner of the Miss India Worldwide 2022, the longest-running Indian pageant outside of India.
Vaidehi Dongre from the US was declared the first runner-up while Shrutika Mane was adjudged the second runner-up. The top-12 contestants at the pageant were the winners of various other contests globally.
Patel, who is doing her major in biomedical sciences and minor in psychology, said that she is delighted to have won the Miss India Worldwide 2022 pageant.
Roshani Razack from Guyana was declared Miss Teen India Worldwide 2022. Navya Paingol from the US was the first runner-up, while Chiquita Malaha from Suriname was the second runner-up, according to India Festival Committee (IFC), which has been organising the event for the past 29 years.
This year's pageant was held after a gap of three years, with the last one organised at the Leela Hotel in Mumbai in September 2019.

Jun 21, 2022

Veteran Photojournalist R. Raveendran Passes Away

Veteran photojournalist R. Raveendran passed away at the age of 69. Raveendran was the recipient of numerous photography awards and is known for his iconic photo of Rajiv Goswami setting himself on fire during the Mandal agitation in the Capital.
He has worked in AFP and ANI. He started his career as a teleprinter operator in AFP 1973 and then became a photographer. He was presently working with ANI as Photo Editor.

Jun 18, 2022

French Screen Icon Jean-Louis Trintignant Dies

Jean-Louis Trintignant, one of France's best-known actors who starred in more than 100 films, died aged 91.
Trintignant featured in Three Colours: Red, Z, The Conformist and Amour - which won an Oscar and the Palme d'Or.
The star gained huge public sympathy in France in 2003, after his daughter Marie was beaten to death by her rock star boyfriend.
Born on 11 December 1930, Trintignant grew up during the adversity of World War Two and was sent as a young conscript to Algeria, then a French colony.

Jun 17, 2022

Gopi Chand Narang, the Renaissance Man of Urdu, Passes Away

Eminent Urdu scholar, linguist, literary critic, and former Chairperson of Sahitya Akademi, Gopi Chand Narang passed away. He was 91.
Narang, who was admired in the Subcontinent among the masses and scholars of Urdu with equal enthusiasm, was recognised both by the Government of India and that of Pakistan (he received Padma Bhushan in India and Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) in Pakistan). He worked extensively on explaining and analysing the works of Ghalib, Mir Taqi Mir and later Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Firaq Gorakhpuri beyond thematic and typical writings, penned about 60 books in his career and made every attempt to keep the language beyond communalism. Apart from this, he also designed 10 books for children under the title 'Let's Learn Urdu' in English and Hindi.

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