Shyam Benegal (1934-2024): The Gentleman Artist

Rohit Bal (1961-2024): Fashion’s Showstopper

The interpreter of liberalised India blended the richness of Indian textile traditions with Western sensibilities

Rohit Bal(1961-2024): Threading Beauty

He gave Indians the confidence to wear an Indian label

Bibek Debroy (I955-2024): The Polymath

He excelled in economics and Indology with equal flair

The Discreet Charm of an Indian Marxist

He was an intellectual and a politician whose party couldn’t perhaps tap his potential to the fullest

Natwar Singh (1929-2024): A Polymath’s Battle

Ebrahim Raisi (1960-2024): Death of a Conservative

The late Iranian president was the product of a resilient system designed to survive

Paul Auster (1947-2024): The New Yorker

The playful postmodernist deconstructed the existential with a touch of lightness

Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024): The Mind Reader

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