Notable Historian Babasaheb Purandare passes away

Padma Vibhushan awardee Balwant Moreshwar Purandare passed away on November 15, 2021. He Purandare was a notable Indian historian, writer and theatre personality. He was awarded India's second-highest civilian award in January 2019.

Mannu Bhandari, renowned Hindi author passes away at 90

Mannu Bhandari, a renowned and widely celebrated Indian author has passed away at the age of 90. The news of her demise was confirmed by her family. Mannu Bhandari breathed her last in Gurugram where she had been living with her daughter. As per her son-in-law, Bhandari was not keeping well for the last few years and had been in the hospital for the past week. She passed away at around 2 pm on November 15, 2021.