1. Veteran
Literateur Prafulla Das passed away. He was 91. He worked in Odia language. He
was a recipient of the prestigious "Sarala Award" for his achievement
in the literary field.
2. Veteran
Bollywood actor, who was fondly called 'Shammi aunty' by many in the film
fraternity passed away at the age of 89. Born as Nargis Rabadi she has appeared
in over 100 films.
3. Ustad
Pyarelal Wadali, younger brother of Ustad Puran Chand Wadali passed away in
Amritsar, Punjab. He was 75. He was one of the singers of popularly known
'Wadali Brothers'.
4. Stephen
Hawking, the brightest star in the firmament of science, whose insights shaped
modern cosmology & inspired global audiences in the millions, has died at
the age of 76.
5. 
Hindi film actor
Narendra Jha, seen in films like Haider & Raees, died due to a heart
attack. He was 55.
Hindi film actor
Narendra Jha, seen in films like Haider & Raees, died due to a heart
attack. He was 55.
6. Renowned
Hindi poet & critic Kedarnath Singh passed away at the age of 83.
7. Les
Payne, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist & columnist for Newsday who fiercely
championed racial equality has passed away.
8. Tamil
film director C.V. Rajendran, who was part of late C.V. Sridhar’s unit died
aged 81.
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