drol 11,957 Posted January 1, 2023 On 04/10/2022 at 11:04, arghton said: I did the list of the oldest living Indian Chief Ministers earlier this year (July), here's a list of the oldest living Governors. Usually smaller political personalities than the CMs, so I'm not sure if all are alive. As with the list of oldest CMs, all born 1951 and before: Keshari Nath Tripathi (1934) Governor of Bihar 2014-2015 and 2017, Governor of West Bengal 2014-2019, Meghalaya and Mizoram 2015. Compared to the list of CMs, much more born in the 1930s living and much more octogenarians still working. Keshari Nath Tripathi hospitalised after fall and complications, but seemingly doing better. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,756 Posted January 1, 2023 3 hours ago, drol said: Keshari Nath Tripathi hospitalised after fall and complications, but seemingly doing better. Well he doesn't look like he's doing very well judging on these pictures here. He was also on life support earlier. Apparently he had two severe bouts of covid earlier that fucked up his lungs and kidneys, but even before those he suffered from CAD, diabetes and hypertension and was in intensive care with severe nose bleed in 2017. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,756 Posted January 4, 2023 Indian 1970s rockstar Tapas Bapi Das/Tapas Das of Moheener Ghoraguli aka. "Moheen's Horses" diagnosed with stage III lung cancer. He's undergoing chemo but apparently very weak, almost unable to eat and 35kg. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,957 Posted January 8, 2023 On 01/01/2023 at 18:50, drol said: Keshari Nath Tripathi hospitalised after fall and complications, but seemingly doing better. Keshari Nath Tripathi doing so better he's dead. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OneManJury 84 Posted January 8, 2023 I’ve only ever known one Indian who worked as a Cloakroom Attendant. His name was Mehat Mecoat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,149 Posted January 8, 2023 41 minutes ago, OneManJury said: I’ve only ever known one Indian who worked as a Cloakroom Attendant. His name was Mehat Mecoat. Mahatma Coat, shurely. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,957 Posted January 15, 2023 On 09/08/2022 at 15:51, arghton said: Another interesting name I've stumbled upon: George Ali Murad Khan, last Mir of Khairpur 1947-1954. When he was 9 months old he was accidentally shot by his father (who was later declared mentally unfit), the bullet passed through his right lung and stomach, but he survived. The Friday Times article from 1947 here with a picture taken by Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971). Recent picture: There's a few similar ancients still alive, for example Mukarram Jah and Gaj Singh. Mukarram Jah dead at 89. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,756 Posted January 20, 2023 India's Padma Awards are announced next week. Going to keep an eye on who gets the Padma Shris, lots of them tend to die a few months after being awarded it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,608 Posted January 23, 2023 E Ramdoss - Film Director is dead. Sudheer Varma - Film Director is dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,654 Posted January 25, 2023 On 28/02/2022 at 18:11, arghton said: Also, here's a list of living(or marked living on wikipedia) notable Indian people born in 1923: Ones I'm not sure are still alive are in italic Mohan Lall Shrimal (4 January 1923) Former Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court. Shantabai Kamble (1 March 1923) Dalit activist, Marathi writer, mother of Arun Krushnaji Kamble (1953-2009) Rajni Kumar (5 March 1923) British-born Indian educationist, Padma Shri recipient Lingam Suryanarayana (16 May 1923) Surgeon Ranajit Guha (23 May 1923) Historian of the Indian subcontinent, influential in SSG. Sukh Dev (17 June 1923) Academic researcher, organic chemist who contributed to the development of Guggulsterone, Padma Bhushan recipient Rameshwar Nath "Ramesh" Mehta (7 August 1923) Playwright, director, actor N. A. Ramaiah (26 August 1923) Physical chemist, former National Sugar Institute director Ananda Prakash Sen (20 September 1923) Former Justice of the Supreme Court DEAD Keshub Mahindra (9 October 1923) Mahindra Group Chairman 1963-2012 V. P. Appukutta Poduval (9 October 1923) Independence activist, Gandhian social activist V. S. Achuthanandan (20 October 1923) Kerala CM 2006-2011. Avtar Singh Rikhy (23 December 1923) Former Secretary-General of the 6th and 7th Lok Sabja Probably atleast three or four of these are already dead. Shantabai Kamble died this morning according to several tributes posted on Facebook. Just under 5 weeks shy of her centenary. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,756 Posted January 26, 2023 On 20/01/2023 at 13:06, arghton said: India's Padma Awards are announced next week. Going to keep an eye on who gets the Padma Shris, lots of them tend to die a few months after being awarded it. Recipients: Padma Vibhushan (Second-highest civilian award in India): BV Doshi, Dilip Mahalanabis and Mulayam Singh Yadav (posthumous) Tabla player Zakir Hussain, 71 Mathematician S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan, 83 former Karnataka CM and Minister of External Affairs S. M. Krishna, 90 (you might remember him from his hospitalisation with acute respiratory failure in September last year) Padma Bhushan (Third-highest civilian award in India, recipients above 70 listed): Novelist S. L. Bhyrappa, 91 Theoretical physicist Deepak Dhar, 71 South Indian cinema playback singer Vani Jairam, 77 Playback singer Suman Kalyanpur, 85. Just survived a house fire. Linguist Kapil Kapoor, 82 Educator Sudha Murty, 71 Padma Shri - the older names: Jodhaiyabai Baiga, artist born in the 1930s Munishwar Chander Dawar, doctor who has treated the poor, war vet Radha Charan Gupta, 87, mathematics historian Modadugu Vijay Gupta, 83, biologist Ramkuiwangbe Jene, 75, "Hero of Heraka" Mahipat Kavi, 91?, puppeteer and Maguni Charan Kuanr, another puppeteer, 85 Rani Machaiah, 79?, worked on preserving culture Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande, literature/education guy, not sure how old K Kalyanasundaram Pillai, 90, some guru guy V. P. Appukutta Poduval, 99, independence activist and Gandhian Cheruvayal K Raman, 70-something farmer who lives in a 150-year-old mud house B Ramakrishna Reddy, 80, linguistics professor Mangala Kanti Roy, 102, West Bengal Sarinda player and folk musician who does bird calls too Gurcharan Singh, 87, cricketer and coach Thounaojam Chaoba Singh, 85, politician Kushok Thiksey Nawang Chamba Stanzin, 79, religious leader S Subbaraman, art guy, seemingly very old P Kalyanasundaram, librarian, 81 Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari, 82, poet Tula Ram Upreti, 98, ancient Sikkim organic farmer Gopalsamy Veluchamy, 75 Ghulam Muhammad Zaz, 81/83, Jammu and Kashmir guy who makes Santoors 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,756 Posted January 26, 2023 On 14/10/2022 at 13:36, arghton said: Musicians and Non-Bollywood actors living, born in & before 1935: ... Judo. K. K. Rathnam (1930) Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Malayam and Telugu actor and fight master/action choreographer. ... Judo. K. K. Rathnam, action choreographer mentioned in the Guinness World Records book once for working in more than 1200 films as a stunt co-ordinator, widely being reported dead at 92 by Indian media. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 27, 2023 A local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader posted a message on social media and later allegedly ended his life along with his wife and two minor sons -- both of them suffering from a rare genetic disease -- at their home in Vidisha town of Madhya Pradesh. Around 6 pm, Vidisha Nagar Mandal vice-president and former BJP corporator Sanjeev Mishra, 45, apparently upset over the illness of his sons, posted a message on social media stating, “God should not give even his enemy’s children incurable duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) disorder,” SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,608 Posted January 27, 2023 Jamuna, actress has died aged 86. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,608 Posted January 28, 2023 Hussain Rabi Gandhi, writer, has died aged 74. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,957 Posted January 29, 2023 On 02/10/2022 at 16:50, drol said: Our (second or third) favourite age faker R. Nallakannu hospitalised with fever. Also suffering from kidney infection, but currently stable. Nallakannu hospitalised again . Rinse and repeat X 1000. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,756 Posted January 29, 2023 I wonder how old he actually is. He suffers from "severe bilateral pneumonia" but they say he'll be discharged soon, looks fine in all the images. My bet is that he's between 75 and 90, but another question is that do his pals Vaiko, N. Sankaraiah and others know he isn't 97? Probably. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,756 Posted January 29, 2023 Also...Jayanta Mahapatra, 94, major Indian poet with a long health history (already suffering from a "serious illness" in 2006) and DL Cup pick 2021 & 2022 has again been a bit ill, here's an image from earlier this month: He's attended some events since this image was taken but looks decrepit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,957 Posted January 31, 2023 On 20/02/2022 at 18:15, drol said: Quick list of ancient Indian politicos (born before 1938), as we have one of (immortal) Chinese politicos. @arghton, your suggestions are welcome as this will initially be very incomplete. 5)Shanti Bhushan (1925): ancient minister of justice who seems to be still very powerful. Shanti Bhushan dead at 97. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,190 Posted February 2, 2023 On 14/10/2022 at 11:36, arghton said: K. Viswanath (1930) Massive Telugu screenwriter, actor and director. Recipient of five National Film Awards, seven state Nandi Awards, ten Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Award in Hindi and Padma Shri. K. Viswanath being reported dead. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,957 Posted February 4, 2023 On 26/01/2023 at 14:23, arghton said: Recipients: South Indian cinema playback singer Vani Jairam, 77 Vani Jairam dead at 77 in apparent fall. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,756 Posted February 7, 2023 On 04/10/2022 at 12:04, arghton said: Siddheshwar Prasad (1929) Governor of Tripura 1995-2000. ... Siddheshwar Prasad, former Governor of Tripura, died last month at 94. Fifth-oldest Indian Governor at the time of his death. From the list Fathima Beevi looks very frail in some recent pictures, 96 in two months. Modi nemesis Kamla Beniwal is doing pretty well for 96 but quite frail too. BNK Chhibber's wikipedia page has been edited to say he died last year but there's no source anywhere. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,608 Posted February 8, 2023 Subimal Mishra, writer, has died aged 79. Obit (In Bengali). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,756 Posted February 10, 2023 Fauja Fraudster Singh looking fine in this image from a few days ago: By the way, did we know that he's moved back to India's Jalandhar? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,051 Posted February 10, 2023 9 minutes ago, arghton said: Fauja Fraudster Singh looking fine in this image from a few days ago: By the way, did we know that he's moved back to India's Jalandhar? can someone explain to me why he's so obviously a fraudster, I didn't follow… Do we know how old he really is ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
