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controversy for decades in an overwhelmingly conservative society passed away. She was a fierce
advocate of women rights in Egypt and the Arab world.

f Renowned Polish poet Adam Zagajewski has passed away. He was a leading figure in Poland's New Wave
or Generation '68, a literary movement of the late 1960s that called for a simple language to relate
directly to reality.

f Noted Odissi dancer Laxmipriya Mohapatra, the wife of legendary classical dancer Kelucharan
Mohapatra, passed away. She started her dancing career at the Annapurna Theatre in Puri in 1947.
f Noted journalist and author Anil Dharker passed away. He was the founder and director of the Mumbai
International Literary Festival. He was in his mid-70s, was the editor of several publications including
Mid-Day and The Independent and played a vital role in opening the Akashwani Auditorium in south
Mumbai as an art movie theatre.
f Lieutenant General, Walter Anthony Gustavo 'WAG' Pinto (Retd), a military hero who led an infantry
division to a legendary victory in the 1971 India-Pakistan War has passed away at the age of 97
f Beloved children's author of US, Beverly Cleary passed away. She was named a Living Legend in 2000 by
the Library of Congress. In 2003, she was chosen as one of the winners of the National Medal of Arts
f Former Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor, KC Chakrabarty passed away. He was the deputy
governor of the central bank between 15 June 2009 and 25 April 2014 when he demitted office three
months before his term was to end. Prior to the stint, he had served as the chairman and managing
director (CMD) of Punjab National Bank (2007-2009), and CMD of Indian Bank (2005-2007).
f Noted journalist and author Anil Dharker passed away. He was the founder and director of the Mumbai
International Literary Festival. He was in his mid-70s, was the editor of several publications including
Mid-Day and The Independent and played a vital role in opening the Akashwani Auditorium in south
Mumbai as an art movie theatre.
f Lieutenant General, Walter Anthony Gustavo 'WAG' Pinto (Retd), a military hero who led an infantry
division to a legendary victory in the 1971 India-Pakistan War has passed away at the age of 97. He led
the 54 Infantry Division in the Battle of Basantar in the war that gave birth to Bangladesh, leading his
troops from the front with the motto he coined “bash on regardless”.
f Beloved children's author of US, Beverly Cleary passed away. She was named a Living Legend in 2000 by
the Library of Congress. In 2003, she was chosen as one of the winners of the National Medal of Arts. The
author whose memories of her Oregon childhood were shared with millions through the likes of Ramona
and Beezus Quimby and Henry Huggins.
f Japanese Physicist Isamu Akasaki, a co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, has passed away.
Akasaki, a professor at the university, had been recognized for the invention which has contributed to
bright and energy-saving white light sources, widely known as LED lamps.
f Founder member of the Samajwadi Party and former UP minister Bhagwati Singh passed away. He was
89-year-old. The last rites of Singh will not be done as he had pledged to donate his body to the King
George Medical University.
f Veteran film and TV actress Shashikala Om Prakash Saigal passed away. She was more popularly known
by her first name, Shashikala has famously appeared as various supporting characters in over 100 films.

f Malayalam screenwriter, filmmaker, dramatist and actor, P. Balachandran has passed away. He is best
known for the play Paavam Usman for which he won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and Kerala
Professional Nataka Award in the year 1989.

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