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What is Obituary

• It is a notice of a death, especially in a newspaper, typically including a brief biography of the deceased person.

Origin of the Word “Obituary”

• The word “Obituary” is borrowed from the Latin word obituārium.
• The word “obituārium” is a noun form of the Medieval Latin word ” obituārius”
• In Latin “obituārius” means “a record or announcement of a death.
• The Latin word “obitu” means “death”.

List of Obituaries 2022

Check out the month-wise list of famous personalities who died in 2022 in India.

Obituaries Current Affairs December 2022

Name of the Personality	Field	Key Points
Pele (Edson Arantes do Nascimento)	Footballer	He is the only player to lift the FIFA World Cup thrice – in 1958, 1962, and 1970.
George Cohen	Footballer	He was England’s vice-captain when the team defeated West Germany in the 1966 World Cup.
Kaikala Satyanarayana	Telugu actor	He was the recipient of the 2011 Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for Lifetime Achievement in Telugu Cinema and the 2017 Filmfare Award.
Priya Mohan Sinha	Former chief executive of PepsiCo India	He headed PepsiCo’s India business for a decade, between 1993-2003.
Lance Naik Bhairon Singh Rathore	BSF	He served in the 14th BSF unit during the 1971 India-Pakistan War.
Mirosław Hermaszewski	Cosmonaut	Poland’s only cosmonaut.
Sulochana Chavan	Singer	She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2012 and Padma Shri in 2022.
Yoginder K Alagh	Economist	Alagh was vice-chancellor of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) from 1992 to 1996

Obituaries Current Affairs November 2022

Name of the Personality	Field	Key Points
Vikram Gokhale	Bollywood Actor	Sangeet Natak Akademi awarded him the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2011
Daljeet Kaur Khangura	Veteran Punjabi actress	Daljit was one of the most popular actors in the Punjabi film industry in the 1970s and 1980s.
RL Kashyap	Renowned mathematician	RL Kashyap received the Padma Shri award in 2021. He translated about twenty five thousand Sanskrit mantras into English.
Shyam Saran Negi	India’s first voter	He voted for the 34th time in the Himachal Assembly elections.
Gandhian Elaben Bhatt	human rights and peace	Founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)
Gulam Abbas Moontasir	Basketball Player	Muntasir was selected in the Asian All-Star team and received the Arjuna Award, the first basketball player to receive the honour.
Jamshed J Irani	Industrialist	Jamshed J Irani, also known as the Steel Man of India.

Obituaries Current Affairs October 2022

Name of the Personality	Field	Key Points
Neel Pawan Baruah	Artist	Famous artist of Assam who founded the Assam Fine Arts and Craft Society in Guwahati in 1971 to revive the art of Brindabanivastra.
Nipon Goswami	Assamese actor	Popular Assamese films of Nippon: Mukuta, Sandhya Raag
Mulayam Singh Yadav	Politician	Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and founder of Samajwadi Party
Tulsi Tanti	Suzlon Energy chairman	Founder and chairman of wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy Ltd
Arun Bali	Actor	Best remembered for playing Kunwar Singh in Swabhimaan
Dr Temsula Ao	Professor of English	Former chairperson of Nagaland State Commission for Women
Robbie Coltrane	Actor	Famous for his portrayal of Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series.
Dietrich Mateschitz	Businessman	Co-founder of energy drink company Red Bull and founder and owner of the Red Bull Formula One racing team
Pinaki Chaudhuri	Film Director	He made his debut in the world of films in 1983, directing ‘Chena Achena’.
Amou Haji	……	Dirtiest man in the world (From Iran)

Obituaries Current Affairs September 2022

Name of the Personality	Field	Key Points
Mikhail Gorbachev	Politician	He won the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating historic nuclear arms deal with US leader Ronald Reagan.
B. Sheik Ali	Historian	General president of the Indian History Congress at its 47th Session in 1986
Cyrus Mistry	Industrialist	Former Tata Sons chairman.
Ram Chandra Manjhi	Artist	Honored with the Sangeet Nataka Academy Award (2017), Majhi was also a recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri (2021) award in the field of arts.
KN Singh	Former Chief Justice of India	Justice KN Singh was appointed as the 22nd CJI on 25 November 1991.
Naresh Kumar	Former Davis Cup (tennis) captain of India	First tennis coach to receive Dronacharya Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.
Asad Rauf	Former Pakistan umpire	Served 7 years at the helm before being dropped from the elite panel of umpires in 2013 following an annual performance review.
Raju Srivastava	Popular comedian	Part of popular comedy shows like Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Comedy Circus, The Kapil Sharma Show, Shaktiman and others.
Louise Fletcher	Actress	She won an Oscar in 1976 for her role as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975).
Aryadan Muhammed	Veteran Congress leader	He won the Nilambur seat (Malappuram district) in the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1977
T. V. Sankaranarayanan	Carnatic musician	He won the Madras Music Academy’s Sangeeta Kalanidhi Award in 2003 and was honored with the Padma Bhushan in 2003.

Name of the Personality	Field	Key Points
Pradeep Patwardhan	Veteran Marathi actor	Some of his notable films are “Chashme Bahaddar”, “Ek Shodh” and “Mee Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy”
Anshu Jain	Banking	Deutsche Bank’s former India-born co-CEO
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala	Stock market	Veteran stock market investor, known as “India’s Warren Buffett” or the “Big Bull of India”.
David McCullough	Author	He won Pulitzer Prizes for his biographies of presidents John Adams and Harry Truman
Amitabh Choudhary	Indian Police Service	Former BCCI acting secretary and president of Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA)
Narayan	Author	Kerala’s first tribal novelist and short story writer. Author of the novel ‘Kocharethi’
Abdul Gaffar Nadiadwala	Flim producer	Produce popular films like “Mahabharata” and hit comedies “Hera Pheri” and “Welcome”.
Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee	footballer	Former India football team captain
Syed Sibtey Razi	Politician	Former Governor of Jharkhand
Abhijit Sen	Economist	Renowned economist and former Planning Commission member. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan for public service in 2010.

Name of the Personality	Field	Key Points
Peter Brook	Theatre directors	He brought a stunning nine-hour adaptation of the Sanskrit epic “The Mahabharata” from France to New York in 1987.
Tarun Majumdar	Veteran Bengali filmmaker	◘ Popular Bengali films of Tarun Majumdar • Smriti Tuku Thak • Shriman Prithviraj • Kuheli, Balika Badhu • Dadar Kirti • Chander Bari • He was the recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri Award in 1990. • He’s the recipient of four National Awards, 7 BFJA Awards, 5 Filmfare Awards, and an Anandalok Award.
Gandhian P Gopinath Nair	Freedom fighter	• Gopinathan Nair participated in the Quit India Movement of 1942 and worked with Vinoba Bhava in promoting the Bhudan and Gramdan movements.
Shinzo Abe	Politics	• Shinzo Abe was the former Prime Minister of Japan. • He was conferred the Padma Vibhushan — India’s second-highest civilian award, in 2021.
Mohammad Barkindo	Secretary General	• Mohammad Barkindo was the Secretary General of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Jose Eduardo Dos Santos	Politics	• Former President of Angolan.
Brijendra Kumar Syngal	Telecommunications	• Former chairman of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) • Father of the Indian Internet. • Unofficially known as the ‘bulldozer’
Enamul Haque	Archaeologist	• He was conferred with___ • Padma Shri in 2020. • Ekushey Padak in 2016. • Bangladesh Swadhinta Padak (highest civilian award) in 2020.
Monty Norman	British composer	• He compose a theme for the first James Bond film, ‘Dr. No’ released in 1962.
Barry Sinclair	Cricket	• Former New Zealand cricket captain. • Biography : In Pursuit of Excellence- The Barry Sinclair Story
Nirmal Singh Kahlon	Politics	• Shirommani Akali Dal Leader • Former Punjab Speaker
Bhupinder Singh	Singer	• He has sung many songs like Hoke Majboor Mujhe, Usne Bulaya Hoga’, with Mohammed Rafi, Talat Mehmood, and Manna Dey, ‘Dil Dhoondhta Hai’ and ‘Duki Pe Duki Ho Ya Satte Pe Satta.
Dr Ajay Kumar Parida	Scientist	• Director of the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar • He was awarded the Padma Shri Award in 2014
Anant Yashwant Khare	Writer	• Marathi writer Anant Yashwant Khare, also known as Nanda Khare. • In 2010, he received Bhai Madhavrao Bagal Award for his book ‘Kahani Manav Pranyachi. • Most noted books ‘Antajichi Bakhar’ & ‘Udya.
Bob Rafelson	Film Industry	• Bob Rafelson, co-creator of ‘The Monkees’ and Director of the film ‘Five Easy Pieces’.
Sushovan Bandyopadhyay	Doctor	• Sushovan Bandyopadhyay famous as Bengal’s ‘Ek Takar Daktar’ (one rupee doctor). • He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2020.
Balwinder Safri	Punjabi singer	• Popular tracks of Balwinder Safri ‘O chan mere makhna’, ‘Pao Bhangra’, ‘Gal Sun Kuriye’, ‘Nachdinu’.
Atulananda Goswami	Assamese writer	• He was awarded the Sahitya Academy award for his novel ‘Seneh Jorir Ganthi’ in 2006. • Other notable works : ‘Namgharia’, ‘Rajpaat’, ‘Polatok’ and ‘Ashray!

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What is Obituary

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