by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 9, 2020 | Persons in the News
Wing Commander (retd) Ramanan died on October 18, 2020 at the age of 96 in Bengaluru. Her ashes were immersed in the Cauvery river near Srirangapatna by her family. She was the first woman officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the first to wear saree as uniform...
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 9, 2020 | Persons in the News
Former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court (HC), KK Usha, passed away on October 5, 2020, at the age of 81. She died due to a cardiac arrest. She had undergone a surgery in her spinal cord, one week before her demise. KK Usha began her career in 1961 after enrolling...
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 5, 2020 | Persons in the News
Well-known Kuchipudi dancer and recipient of Padma Shri and numerous other awards, Sobha Naidu, in her 60s, passed away in Hyderabad on October 14, 2020. Her major achievements include choreography and presentation of Ballets Vipranarayana, Kalyana Srinivasam, and...
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 5, 2020 | Persons in the News
On October 15, 2020, renowned Malayalam poet, namely, Akkitham Achuthan, popularly known as Akkitham, passed away at 94 in Thrissur, Kerala due to age-related ailments. Born on March 19, 1926, he wrote his first poem when he was just eight. He is known for his simple...
by Spectrum | Nov 9, 2020 | Persons in the News
Former King Albert II of Belgium had to step down in the year 2013 after getting embroiled in a paternity lawsuit. In 2005, Delphine Boël, a Belgian Visual artist had claimed that she was his daughter from an extramarital affair. Delphine Boël said that her mother,...
by Team Spectrum Books | Nov 3, 2020 | Persons in the News
Eddie Van Halen, the famous songwriter and lead guitarist of the American rock band Van Halen, died on October 6, 2020, after his long battle with cancer. He had co-founded Van Helen in 1972 with his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, bassist Mark Stone, and singer...
