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Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan  

(Photo credit: Times of India) 

Dr. K. Kasturirangan passed away 

Served as Chairman of ISRO (1994–2003). 

Payal Kapadia  

Received Prestigious French Honour 

Payal Kapadia, a filmmaker based in Mumbai, has been awarded the esteemed ‘Officier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’ (Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French Government. 

Muttayil Govinda Sankara Narayanan  

(Photo credit: The Hindu) 

Muttayil Govinda Sankara Narayanan Passes Away  

He was a revered historian and scholar, whose extensive contributions to Kerala's history and South Indian historiography have left an enduring legacy.