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PERSONS IN NEWS - June 2022

Jun 2022

Jun 03, 2022

'Saint of Santoor' Bhajan Sopori Dies

  • Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori, often referred to as the 'saint of santoor' and 'king of strings' for his mastery over the instrument, died following a battle with cancer. He was 73. Sopori's death comes just weeks after santoor virtuoso Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, who also belonged to Kashmir and took the stringed instrument to the classical music stage, died on May 10.
  • Sopori received multiple awards through his career, including the Padma Shri in 2004, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1992 and the Jammu and Kashmir State Lifetime Achievement Award. The musician-composer belonged to north Kashmir's Sopore district and came from the 'Sufiana Gharana'.
  • Sopori composed music for over 6,000 songs in almost all Indian languages, including Hindi, Kashmiri, Dogri, Sindhi, Urdu and Bhojpuri, as well as Persian and Arabic. In 2011, Sopori was honoured with a Rs. 5 stamp, a special tribute by the Indian Postal Department for his extraordinary work in the field of art and culture.

INA Veteran Anjalai Ponnusamy Passes Away

  • Indian National Army (INA) veteran solider from Malaysia, Anjalai Ponnusamy passed away at the age of 102. She was born in 1920 in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur.
  • During World War II when Japanese forces invaded Malaysia, then she joined the army.
  • She belonged to the Jhansi Rani Division of the Indian National Army. It was created by SC Bose in 1943 to recapture India from British rule. After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the Indian National Army was disbanded.

Jun 01, 2022

Bhim Singh, J&K Panthers Party Founder, Passes Away

  • Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party founder Prof Bhim Singh died after a prolonged illness. He was 82. The veteran leader was affectionately called 'Sher-e-Jammu' for raising the voice of the people of Jammu before the successive Kashmir-centric governments. He is survived by his wife and son.
  • In November 2020, he was expelled from the party he had founded for taking part in a meeting of the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) at the Bhatindi residence of former chief minister Farooq Abdullah. Prof Bhim had raised the Panthers Party in 1982.
  • Panthers Party suffered a major setback in recent times after its chairperson and former education minister Harsh Dev Singh besides former MLAs Balwant Singh Mankotia and Yash Paul Kundal quit the party and joined the AAP.

Eminent Singer KK Passes Away in Kolkata

  • Singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, passed away at the age of 53. He was performing at an event in Kolkata. He was brought to the CMRI hospital and declared dead. He performed in the iconic Nazrul Mancha auditorium till 8:30 pm. He suddenly fell ill and returned to his hotel. When his condition deteriorated, he was rushed to the CMRI hospital in Kolkata, where he was declared dead.
  • KK had performed in to back-to-back shows in Kolkata in the past two days.
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