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PERSONS IN NEWS - November 2021

Nov 2021

Dec 04, 2021

Fintech Firm Kinara Capital Appoints Ravindra Jadeja as Brand Ambassador

Kinara Capital, an innovative fast-growing fintech serving India's MSMEs, signed the Indian cricket team's Ravindra Jadeja, as its official brand ambassador on the occasion of the company's 10th anniversary. With this partnership, Kinara aims to boost its outreach in financing the MSME sector in the country. With a current AUM of INR 1000 crore, Kinara Capital plans to grow 500% by the year 2025.

Dec 01, 2021

Sanjay Dutt is Arunachal's Brand Icon

Sanjay Dutt was roped in as Brand Ambassador of '50 Years of Arunachal Pradesh' celebration.
Ha said that Arunachal Pradesh's culture, food and people are unique.
Dutt kicked off the media campaign for the month-long celebrations at Mechuka in Shi-Yomi district of the state.
Known erstwhile as North Eastern Frontier Agency (NEFA), Arunachal Pradesh came into existence as a Union Territory on January 20, 1972.

Nov 27, 2021

Francisca Susano, Oldest Person in the World, Dies

The oldest person on the earth, Francisca Susano, who was born in the 19th century passed away in the Philippines' Negros Occidental province.
Francisca Susano or 'Lola' was 124 years old which makes her the oldest person in the world breaking the record of France's Jeanne Calment, who attained the age of 122.
Her official declaration as the oldest person in the world at 124 years old is currently validated by the Guinness World Records.

Nov 26, 2021

Eminent Assamese Poet Sananta Tanty Passes Away

Sahitya Akademi Award-winning poet Sananta Tanty died at a private hospital in New Delhi. He was 69.
Tanty received several awards and recognitions, including the Sahitya Akademi in 2016 for 'Kailoir Dinto Amar Hobo' (Tomorrow Will Be Ours), a collection of his poems in Assamese.
He started his professional career as an employee of the Assam Tea Employees' Provident Fund Organisation in Jorhat in 1971 and retired as Deputy Provident Fund Commissioner in 2012.
His poems reflected realistic scenes of life and society. He played the role of a conscious citizen through his writings.

Nov 24, 2021

Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan Passes Away

Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, whose iron-fisted rule of the country following a 1979 military coup sparked massive democracy protests, died at the age of 90.
A former military commander, Chun presided over the 1980 Gwangju army massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators, a crime for which he was later convicted and received a commuted death sentence.
He served as the fifth President of South Korea from 1980 to 1988.

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