Important Obituaries 2018 Noted Actor, Filmmaker and Girish Karnad Playwright Girish Karnad was an Indian actor, film director, Kannada writer, playwright and a Rhodes Scholar, who predominantly worked in South Indian cinema and Bollywood. Jnanpith Award winner and recipient of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, Girish Karnad was one of the most noted playwrights in India. Mohammed Baji Oldest Freedom fighter He had joined the Indian National Congress in 1936, the year Odisha became a separate province on the basis of language. He also joined the Quit India Movement and was held on August 19, 1942. He spent nearly five years in jail before he was released on June 25, 1947. DLB 3 Brij Mohan Khaitan Veteran Industrialist The 92-year-old was patriarch of Williamson Magor Group. Industrialist Brij Mohan Khaitan, who hogged the limelight by acquiring the Indian business of Union Carbide in the 1990s, passed away. Mr. Khaitan, 92, was the patriarch of the Williamson Magor Group that deals in dry-cell battery, tea and engineering services. DLB 4 Shyam Sundar Mitra Former Bengal cricketer Mitra, who captained Bengal in the Ranji Trophy, was an elegant right-hand batsman and a part-time medium pacer. He was conferred the Karthick Bose Lifetime Achievement Award by Cricket Association of Bengal. DLB 5 Veteran Comedian, Film Dinyar Contractor and Theatre Actor Veteran actor and theatre legend Dinyar Contractor, who appeared in films such as Baadshah and Khiladi, passed away. The actor was best known for his comic roles in films and was awarded a Padma Shri, earlier this year. DLB 6 Stuntman, Film Veeru Devgan Director, Father of Ajay Devgan Veeru Devgan was an Indian stuntman, action choreographer and film director in Bollywood. Veeru Devgan was Ajay Devgn's father. Veeru Devgan acted in films like Kranti, Singhasan and Saurabh. He also introduced his son to Bollywood in the movie Phool Aur Kante that was released in 1991. DLB 7 P P C Joshi Veteran CPI Leader P.P.P. Joshi worked as the general manager (GM) of Visalaandhra Publishing House, treasurer of the CPI Central Committee office and the party’s publication arm People’s Publishing House. He Came from family of communists who participated in State armed struggle. DLB 8 Lawyer ( Known as the NR Madhava Menon father of legal modern education ) Neelakanta Ramakrishna Madhava Menon was an Indian lawyer and legal educator, considered by many as the father of modern legal education in India. NR Madhava Menon was the founder director of the National Law School of India University Bangalore and headed it for 12 years He authored several books on Indian legal education, legal profession and judicial training. DLB 9 Pradeep Choubey Renowned Hindi Poet Renowned Hindi poet Pradeep Choubey passes away at 70 of cardiac arrest The poet was younger brother of celebrated satirist and poet Shail Chaturvedi. Born on August 26, 1949 in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, Choubey shifted to Gwalior. DLB 10 Veteran Lady Rama Sengupta Paul Mountaineer Rama Sengupta Paul (66), the Veteran lady mountaineer, has passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal. She led the first successful all-women expedition to Kedarnath Dome in Garhwal Himalaya which was organized by city-based Himalayan Association to commemorate the International Year of Women in 1975. DLB 11 Namvar Singh Noted Hindi Writer Celebrated Hindi author and literary critic Namwar Singh died in the national capital at the All India Institute of Medical Science's Trauma Centre. Namwar Sing received the Sahitya Akademi award for literary criticism in the year 1971 Singh was the first chairman of JNU's Centre of Indian Languages The author had been the Editor of magazines 'Janyug' and 'Alochana' DLB 12 India-Pakistan war M.N. Samant hero, Captain Veteran commander of Indian submarine in 1971 Bangladesh war, captain M N Samant, died of a cardiac arrest . He was conferred with Maha Vir Chakra for his acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy. Post-war, Samant had served as the first chief of staff of the Bangladesh Navy. DLB 13 Jnanpith Winning Hindi Krishna Sobti Writer Krishna Sobti was an Indian Hindi-language fiction writer and essayist. She won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1980 for her novel Zindaginama and in 1996, was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest award of the Akademi. In 2017, she received the Jnanpith Award for her contribution to Indian literature. DLB 14 Cricket coach and Ramakant Achrekar Padma Shri Ramakant Vitthal Achrekar was an Indian cricket coach from Mumbai. He was most famous for coaching young cricketers at Shivaji Park in Dadar, Mumbai, most notably Sachin Tendulkar. He had also been a selector for the Mumbai cricket team. DLB 15 Derek Sippy Billiards Player Sippy served the BSAM in various capacities and was its secretary for several years, the office-bearer added. He was the Indian team's coach at recently concluded Asian Under-21 Boys Snooker and Asian Women Snooker tournament in Chandigarh. DLB 16 Baidyanath Mishra Economist Renowned economist Baidyanath Mishra died of old-age related problems at his residence. Mishra had started his career as a lecturer in Ravenshaw University in Cuttack in 1949. He later worked at Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT). He was vice-chancellor of OUAT from 1981 to 1985. Mishra was also the chairman of State Planning Board from 1985 to 1990. DLB 17 Historian, Educationist, First Prof. Kirpal Singh chronicler of Partition First chronicler of India's partition Kirpal Singh dead at 95. Born in 1924, Kirpal Singh earned his BA (Honours) in History from Punjab University, Lahore, and MA (History) from Delhi University. DLB 18 ITC Chairman and YC Deveshwar Entrepreneur Yogesh Chander Deveshwar was an Indian businessman. He was the chairman of ITC Limited. He was the longest- serving CEO of any Indian company. DLB 19 Former Kerala Finance V Vishwanathan Menon Minister Vadakkoot Viswanatha Menon was a Communist leader and former minister in the southern state of Kerala in India. He also served as a member in the Indian Parliament. DLB 20 THANK YOU.