Obituary Events in May 2001

May 1:

Saeeda Bano (87), the first woman broadcaster of AIR, in New Delhi, after a brief illness.

May 10:

Mr. Sudhakarrao Naik (67), the former Maharashtra Chief Minister, following a heart attack in a Mumbai hospital.

Prof. B.R. Grover (77), the Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research, after a massive heart attack, in New Delhi.

May 13:

Renowned novelist, Mr. R. K. Narayan (95), creator of the famous fictional village, Malgudi, at a private hospital in Chennai.

May 23:

Mr. P. Ramachandran (80), the former Kerala Governor and Union Minister, after a brief illness, in Chennai

Mr. Ram Dhan (80), who formed the `Young Turk' group in the Congress and arrested during the Emergency, in New Delhi after a brief illness.

May 28:

Dr. V. Ramalingaswami (80), renowned medical scientist and former Director of AIIMS, of cancer in New Delhi.

May 31:

Mr. Henry ``Hank'' Ketcham (81), creator of ``Dennis the Menace'', of a heart attack, at his home in Carmel, California.