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Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024): The Mind Reader
Ullekh NP
The polymath demystified the Indian psyche like nobody else did
Ameen Sayani (1932-2024): The Golden Voice
He spoke the language of everyman departing from stuffy radio broadcasting
Fali S Nariman (1929-2024): The Guardian of Constitutional Democracy
Nariman did much more to further the cause of liberty than many others after him. In 1972, he was appointed additional solicitor general. Instead of clinging to that office, Nariman quit when his conscience would not allow him to hold that position anymore
Henry the Last
Kissinger reinvented the axis of global equations with breakthrough ideas implemented with breathtaking insouciance
BN Goswamy (1933-2023): Sage and Sensitivity
Art historian BN Goswamy combined an empirical precision with a soaring imagination
Bishan Singh Bedi (1946-2023): Spin Master
After a glittering career, he mentored the next generation of legends
MS Swaminathan (1925-2023): The Green Revolutionary
He pulled India out of the trenches of hunger by bringing science to agriculture
Oommen Chandy (1943-2023): A Reasonable Politician
The former Kerala chief minister was decent, accessible and generous
John B Goodenough (1922-2023): Vital Energy
The Nobel-winning inventor of lithium-ion batteries refused to profit from it
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