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Jan 2025

Mar 01, 2025

Hollywood Legend Gene Hackman Passes Away

Gene Hackman, an Oscar-winning actor renowned for his versatility, passed away at the age of 95. Hackman was one of Hollywood's most respected and honoured performers, known for portraying both reluctant heroes and complex villains. His career spanned several decades, with iconic roles in films like The French Connection, Unforgiven, Superman, Bonnie and Clyde, and The Royal Tenenbaums. Despite his immense success, he remained a private individual, avoiding Hollywood's social scene.

Feb 28, 2025

Boris Spassky Passes Away

Boris Spassky, the 10th world champion of chess, passed away, FIDE announced. He was 88. He became the world champion after defeating Tigran Petrosian and then famously lost in the Match of the Century against Bobby Fischer in 1972 at Iceland's Reykjavík.
Spassky was a chess prodigy who went on to become a Grandmaster at the age of 18 and was known as one of the most talented players of his generation.
What was remarkable about him was that he played for France in his latter years. Spassky played seven times at the Chess Olympiad for the Soviet team (between 1962 to 1978). Then in 1976, Spassky immigrated to France and became a French citizen two years later. Then, he competed for France in three Olympiads (1984–1988). He became a Russian citizen again in 2013.

Feb 27, 2025

Renowned Gujarati Poet and Essayist Anil Joshi Passes Away

Renowned Gujarati poet and essayist Anil Joshi, known for his works such as Kadach and Statue, and for returning his 1990 Sahitya Akademi award to protest attacks on literary writers in 2015, passed away.
Joshi's first poem was published in 1962, in a Gujarati cultural magazine, Kumar, while he was still in college. The poem was about nature, and was well appreciated. He published his first Gujarati poetry collection titled Kadach in 1970, following which he migrated to Mumbai. He worked as a documentation expert for the Commerce Weekly.

Feb 25, 2025

Legendary Odissi Dancer Mayadhar Raut Passes Away

Renowned Odissi maestro Mayadhar Raut, often referred to as the "Father of Odissi dance," passed away at the age of 92.
He was instrumental in the revival and codification of Odissi dance in the 1950s. His contributions, including the introduction of Sanchari Bhava, Mudra Viniyoga, and Rasa Theory, helped shape Odissi into a structured classical dance form.
Mayadhar Raut was honoured with many awards, such as the Padma Shri (2010), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1985), Sahitya Kala Parishad Award (1984) and the Odissi Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1977).

Feb 24, 2025

Ian Chappel Announces Retirement from Journalism after Five Decades

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell drew curtains on his five-decade-old journalistic career, having written his final column in ESPNcricinfo on February 23, 2025. He reckoned it was the right time to move away from his second innings and put down the pen and pack away the computer.
He last pulled on the pads in 1980, but following his retirement from professional cricket he established himself as one of the sport's most iconic broadcasters and writers.

Shaktikanta Das Appointed Principal Secretary-2 to PM Modi

Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das was appointed as "Principal Secretary-2" to the Prime Minister. This is the first time the PM has two principal secretaries, with P. K. Mishra occupying one of the positions since 2019.
PK Mishra (76) was the additional principal secretary to the Prime Minister in the first Narendra Modi government when Nripendra Misra was the principal secretary.

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