Current Affairs Nov 2015 - Deaths

News 1 - Archaeologist Virendra Nath Misra passed away.

Virendra Nath Misra, the doyen of Indian prehistoric archaeology is no more. He was 81. One of the eminent archaeologists of post-Independent India, he was known for his extensive field studies and excavations in Central India and Rajasthan.

News 2 - Brijmohan Lall Munjal passes away.

Founder of the Hero MotoCorp and a well-known personality in the Indian two-wheeler industry Brijmohan Lall Munjal passed away. He was 92. He was conferred with the ‘Padma Bhushan’ in 2005. Brijmohan Lall Munjal was top 30 richest people in India.

News 3 - CPI(M) leader Hasim Abdul Halin passes away.

Veteran CPI(M) leader and former Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly, Hasim Abdul Halin passed away. He was 80. He was the longest serving speaker in the country and held the post from 1982 to 2011.

News 4 - Oscar-winning British writer and actor Colin Welland passed away.

Oscar-winning British writer and actor Colin Welland passed away at the age of 81. He was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for several years. Welland had won an Academy Award (Oscar) for the best original screenplay in 1982 for the movie Chariots of Fire.

News 5 - Bimal Prasad passes away

He was known for his postcolonial analysis of the Indian independence movement. He was a close associate of social reformer Jayaprakash Narayan who had initiated Total Revolution Movement in 1974-75.

News 6 - Actor Saeed Jaffrey passes away.

Veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey has passed away in London at the age of 86. He starred in as many as 100 Hindi films. Apart from that, he worked in some international films along-side actors like Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Roshan Seth, James Ivory, Richard Attenborough and Daniel Day-Lewis. He received a BAFTA nomination for “My Beautiful Laundrette”. He is also the first Indian to receive the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions towards drama

News 7 - Ashok Singhal passes away.

Senior Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader, Ashok Singhal passed away in Gurgaon, Haryana. He played a leading role in the Ram Janma Bhoomi Movement. He was a metallurgy engineering graduate from Banaras Hindu University and a RSS Pracharak all his life.

News 8 - Ex-RAW Director K Shankaran Nair passes away.

Former Director of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), K. Shankaran Nair passed away in Bengaluru. He was 94 years old. Mr. Nair wrote his memoir Inside IB and RAW: The Rolling Stone That Gathered Moss, which was published in year 2008.

News 9 - Ram Krishna Trivedi passes away.

Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Ram Krishna Trivedi passed away. He was also the former Governor of Gujarat. Trivedi was honored with Padma Vibhushan as a recognition to his services towards the nation. He was also the first person to introduce the Election Photo identity card (EPIC) i.e. Voter ID Card in the Indian Elections.

News 10 - Indian Red Cross Society Secretary General SP Agarwal died.

Eminent neurosurgeon and Secretary General of the Indian Red Cross Society, Satya Paul Agarwal died at the age of 70. He was honored with the Padma Bhushan. SP Agarwal awarded the Henry Dunant Medal for the epidemic control activities during disaster relief operations.

News 11 - Noted economist T.S. Papola passes away.

Noted labor economist, Dr. T.S. Papola passed away in New Delhi at the age of 74. He had served as an advisor with the erstwhile Planning Commission of Union Government for eight years from 1987 to 1995.