Ullekh NP
Peru-born literary giant Mario Vargas Llosa (1936-2025) was a bold, tireless explorer of human nature
The elder brother of the Dalai Lama who retired from public life to run a noodle factory in a distant Indian town had a large influence on modern Tibetan history
No project was too small for him as long as it added beauty and bettered lives
The loner who believed in creating his own ambience
He was the only non-Gandhi Congress prime minister to complete two terms but his achievements were overshadowed by the failure to curb corruption
His influence extends to writers and filmmakers far beyond Kerala
Manmohan Singh holds the rare record of a non-Gandhi to complete two terms as a Congress PM but sterling achievements sit side by side with missed opportunities