Sahitya Akademi awardee writer Nabaneeta Dev Sen passes away

Sahitya Akademi awardee writer Nabaneeta Dev Sen died at her south Kolkata residence after battling cancer.

Nabaneeta, 81, leaves behind two daughters. She had married in 1959 economist Amartya Sen, who won the Nobel prize in economics 1998.

Padma Shri Dhrupad vocalist Ramakant Gundecha passes away

Padma Shri-awardee Dhrupad vocalist Ramakant Gundecha passed away. He was awarded the Padma Shri for 2012 in the field of Art – Indian Classical Music – Vocal along with his brother Umakant Gundecha. Dhrupad is a genre in Hindustani classical music from the Indian subcontinent and is related to the South Indian Carnatic tradition.

Former chief election commissioner TN Seshan passes away

Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan died in Chennai  following a cardiac arrest. He was 86.

TN Seshan ruthlessly enforced the model code of conduct and led game-changing electoral reforms in the 1990s when he served as the 10th CEC from December 12, 1990, to December 11, 1996.