Toast 16,147 Posted January 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Big Chungus said: I honestly cannot think of a single famous person off the top of my head that is from India who is still alive. Plus I don't think the UK media will cover any deaths in India - whether it's T-Series artists or ex-Gov officials (unless their death was really tragic and/or gruesome). Vijay Amritraj and his brothers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Amritraj 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Cornholio 902 Posted January 29, 2020 8 hours ago, Toast said: Vijay Amritraj and his brothers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Amritraj Who? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted January 29, 2020 9 hours ago, Toast said: Vijay Amritraj and his brothers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Amritraj That's the guy from Octopussy! I was struggling for his name earlier. Om Puri mentioned above was also very much a "oh that guy" when he died, though I didn't recognise the name. Although I don't get why Channel 4 sold East is East as comedy, it's bloody grim. Glad I didn't suggest Art Malik as he was born in Pakistan and that's a whole can of worms... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, msc said: 10 hours ago, Toast said: Vijay Amritraj and his brothers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Amritraj That's the guy from Octopussy! I was struggling for his name earlier. He was in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home too. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,147 Posted January 29, 2020 I remember Vijay Amritraj from Wimbledon way back in the 70s, that's where I first came across the name. He was in the quarter-finals a couple of times and also played in the doubles with one of his brothers, can't remember which bro though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted January 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, Toast said: I remember Vijay Amritraj from Wimbledon way back in the 70s, that's where I first came across the name. He was in the quarter-finals a couple of times and also played in the doubles with one of his brothers, can't remember which bro though. Anand Amritrjaj according to the Wiki. Vijay has twitter! His last tweet expresses sadness about Kobe Bryant. It's really a small world these days... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,147 Posted January 29, 2020 Why does everybody send prayers to the bereaved these days? Sending thoughts I get, as in "my thoughts are with them" but are the bereaved supposed to forward the prayers to their chosen deity themselves? It's rather lazy, as if you can't be arsed to pray for them yourself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 744 Posted January 30, 2020 Because Cleveland baseball players aren't that popular in the U.K. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted January 30, 2020 23 hours ago, Toast said: Why does everybody send prayers to the bereaved these days? Because for some reason I don't get US politicians post mass shooting haven't made 'thoughts and prayers' as a phase memeable enough yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 31, 2020 Hey we're getting closer! A 22-year-old labourer suffocated to death while another was critical after they got down to clean a sump located in Shivajinagar on Saturday morning. The contractor who brought them for cleaning ran away on finding the labourers were motionless. "As bad as that smelled, it was not half as bad as the shit posts on DeathList, particularly the 'Why No Indians' thread," the contractor said in a tweet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted January 31, 2020 12 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: "As bad as that smelled, it was not half as bad as the shit posts on DeathList, particularly the 'Why No Indians' thread," the contractor said in a tweet. If you don't like it, put your setting on "Ignore". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,400 Posted January 31, 2020 29 minutes ago, Paul Bearer said: If you don't like it, put your setting on "Ignore". Is that advice addressed to Sir Creep, or to people reading Sir Creep’s posts? 1 1 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMsohum 5 Posted January 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Sir Creep said: Hey we're getting closer! A 22-year-old labourer suffocated to death while another was critical after they got down to clean a sump located in Shivajinagar on Saturday morning. The contractor who brought them for cleaning ran away on finding the labourers were motionless. "As bad as that smelled, it was not half as bad as the shit posts on DeathList, particularly the 'Why No Indians' thread," the contractor said in a tweet. This is a cooked up story in the first place. There is no such casuality in Shivajinagar. I stay near Shivajinagar. 3 hours away. Why do you hate this thread so much? I will soon come up with a comprehensive death list of Indians. Give me some time to do research. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,590 Posted January 31, 2020 3 hours ago, GMsohum said: This is a cooked up story in the first place. There is no such casuality in Shivajinagar. I stay near Shivajinagar. 3 hours away. Why do you hate this thread so much? I will soon come up with a comprehensive death list of Indians. Give me some time to do research. I think you've totally missed the point of sarcasm in this thread. Either that or you are just trolling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMsohum 5 Posted January 31, 2020 41 minutes ago, ladyfiona said: I think you've totally missed the point of sarcasm in this thread. Either that or you are just trolling. I am not trolling. The comment by Sir Creep was not funny. I am serious person. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Cornholio 902 Posted February 2, 2020 On 31/01/2020 at 14:30, GMsohum said: I am not trolling. The comment by Sir Creep was not funny. I am serious person. Well this isn't exactly mums.net... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted February 2, 2020 Madhur Jaffrey seems like a potential future candidate. She's well into her eighties and well known enough in UK. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,147 Posted February 2, 2020 45 minutes ago, Handrejka said: Madhur Jaffrey seems like a potential future candidate. She's well into her eighties and well known enough in UK. Also Asha Bhosle is about the same age, and known to many because of the song about her, Brimful Of Asha. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,060 Posted January 4, 2022 Maybe we could use this thread for all your Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi/Sri Lankan needs? If foreign personalities isn't good enough? Perhaps I'm just weary of Political Frailty being a dumping ground for all Canadians, Danes and others who have their own thread... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcc 228 Posted January 4, 2022 What about Englebert? Will he do? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,654 Posted January 4, 2022 4 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Maybe we could use this thread for all your Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi/Sri Lankan needs? If foreign personalities isn't good enough? Perhaps I'm just weary of Political Frailty being a dumping ground for all Canadians, Danes and others who have their own thread... Why don’t we set up a “Longevity Myths” thread instead? That would just about cover all of the Indian subjects discussed on here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,755 Posted January 8, 2022 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/world/india-12-booster-shots.html Indian man named Brahmdeo Mandal has received around 12 doses of the covid vaccine by lying to officials, claims his back pain has been cured. Some articles say that he's 65, others that he's 85, according to some Indian articles he's 84 (These "elderly" Indians, you never really know how old they are...) Anyways, what an asshole. Only around 45% of the people in the country have gotten two doses. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,957 Posted January 9, 2022 Saalumarad Thimmakka now permanently on wheelchair and though they are covered I think her legs are dangerously swollen. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheCemetaryMan 53 Posted January 9, 2022 The deathlst is not the THE Deathlist - make your own then, Are you liberal? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,957 Posted January 27, 2022 Legendary Indian singer Sandhya Mukherjee (wiki), who just made the headlines for refusin Padma Shri, hospitalised after fall and lung infection. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites