79 Notable alumni of Savitribai Phule Pune University
Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
Savitribai Phule Pune University is ranked #876 in the world and #12 in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 79 notable alumni from Savitribai Phule Pune University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Lalthantluanga
1947-. (aged 79)
biochemist
R. Lalthantluanga is a retired professor of biochemistry and the former vice chancellor of Mizoram University, India. He is the first Mizo to become vice chancellor of Indian universities, and he is the third vice chancellor of Mizoram University. He is the former head, professor and founding faculty of the Department of Biochemistry, Dean of School of Life Sciences, and...
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2. Deepak T. Nair
1973-. (aged 53)
academic
Deepak Thankappan Nair is an Indian Structural Biologist and a scientist at the Regional Centre for Biotechnology. He is known for his studies on DNA and RNA polymerases. Deepak was a Ramanujan fellow of the Science and Engineering Research Board (2008–2013) and a recipient of the National BioScience Award for Career Development (Dept of Biotechnology). The Council of Scientific and...
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3. Amol Redij
1977-. (aged 49)
author
Amol Redij is author, poet, and creative content designer from Maharashtra, India. He was awarded Literoma Author Achiever Award 2021.
4. Kullal Chickappu Naik
1903-1973 (aged 70)
author
Kullal Chickappu Naik, abbreviated as K. C. Naik was an Indian agricultural scientist mainly dealing with horticulture. He was also an academic administrator and author. He was the first vice chancellor of University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore.
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5. K. M. Phadke
1936-2022 (aged 86)
psychologist
Kishor Moreshwar Phadke, also known as K. M. Phadke, was an Indian psychologist, and practitioner and trainer in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). He held M.A. degree in psychology from Pune University. He is first Indian psychologist who enjoys the unique distinction of being a fellow and supervisor of the Albert Ellis Institute in New York City. He is best...
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6. Faisal Hawar
1963-. (aged 63)
businessperson
Faisal Ahmed Yusuf "Hawar" is a Somali Entrepreneur. He is the CEO/President and co-founder of the International Somalia Development Foundation as well as the Maakhir Resource Company.
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7. Mohan Deep
1948-. (aged 78)
biographer
Mohan Deep, is an Indian writer. He has written multiple books on Bollywood film personalities, including the books: The Mystery and Mystique of Madhubala, Simply Scandalous: Meena Kumari, and Eurekha!: The Intimate Life Story of Rekha (an unauthorised biography of Rekha). In recent years, he has focused on writing fiction. Two of his novels are The Five Foolish Virgins (2013)...
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8. Uday Salunkhe
1966-. (aged 60)
academic
Dr. Uday Salunkhe is the director of the Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai and Bangalore. He is the chairman of Ad Hoc Board of Studies in Management Courses of Mumbai University and Chairman of the Local Management Committee of Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia – a SAARC initiative. He took over as the President...
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9. Sheetal Agashe
1977-. (aged 49)
actor
Sheetal Dnyaneshwar Agashe is an Indian businesswoman and former actress, who has been serving as the managing director of Brihans Natural Products since 2013.
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10. Muhammad Hashim Gazdar
1893-1968 (aged 75)
politician
Muhammad Hashim Gazdar was one of the three representatives from Sindh to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, and the second Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.
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11. Nandini Nimbkar
1954-. (aged 72)
scientist
Nandini Nimbkar is an agricultural scientist from India, and currently the president of the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute. She is the daughter of B. V. Nimbkar and granddaughter of Irawati Karve and Kamala Nimbkar.
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12. Teotonio de Souza
1947-2019 (aged 72)
historian
author
Teotónio Rosário de Souza was a Portuguese historian and, as a Jesuit, a cofounder and first director of the Xavier Centre of Historical Research (XCHR), at Alto Porvorim, Goa. Based in Portugal since 1995, de Souza was Head and chair, Department of History in the Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias from 1999 to 2014. He was also a fellow...
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13. Prerana Deshpande
choreographer
dancer
Prerana Deshpande is a recognized Indian exponent of Kathak dance.
14. Kaivalya Kumar Gurav
singer
Pandit Kaivalya Kumar Gurav is a third generation singer from the Kirana Gharana of Indian classical music.
15. Shaiju Mathew
1980-. (aged 46)
writer
film director
Shaiju Mathew is an Indian–Canadian author, screenplay writer, movie reviewer and director, known for his 2010 book Knocked Up.
16. Raji Arasu
1949-. (aged 77)
computer scientist
engineer
Raji Arasu is an Indian American technology executive. She currently is the executive vice president and chief technology officer of Autodesk, where she drives the company's technology strategy to accelerate connectivity, intelligence, and productivity for customers, partners, and development teams. Previously as SVP of Platform Engineering at Intuit, Raji helped shape the platform strategy and technology culture, led the company's...
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17. Amina Salum Ali
1956-. (aged 70)
diplomat
politician
Amina Salum Ali is a Tanzanian politician. She is the African Union former Ambassador to the United States since 2007. Succeeded by Arikana Chihombori Quao who became the second African Union Ambassador to the United States of America in 2017. Now, in 2016 she was appointed the Minister of Trade, Industry and Marketing, in the Zanzibar Government.
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18. Gauri Pathare
singer
Gauri Pathare is an Indian musician and a winner of the All India Radio competition.
19. Nikhil Kanetkar
1979-. (aged 47)
Olympic competitor
badminton coach
badminton player
Nikhil Kanetkar is an Indian former badminton player from Pune.
20. Rashid Askari
1965-. (aged 61)
academic
Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari, known as Rashid Askari, is a writer, columnist, media personality, and an academic in Bangladesh. He was the 12th vice-chancellor of Islamic University, Bangladesh. He served as the Director General of the Bangla Academy for less than a month in 2024.
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21. Anand Modak
1951-2014 (aged 63)
composer
actor
Anand Modak was an acclaimed Marathi film composer and music director in Marathi cinema and Marathi theatre, known for his experimental style. His notable films include 22 June 1897 (1979), Kalat Nakalat (1989), Chaukat Raja (1991), Mukta (1994), Doghi (1995), Rao Sahab (1996), Sarkarnama (1997), Tu Tithe Mee (1998), Harishchandrachi Factory (2009), and Samaantar (2009). In theatre, his notable compositions...
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22. Vinay Kumar
1944-. (aged 82)
pathologist
Vinay Kumar is the Lowell T. Coggeshall Distinguished Service Professor of Pathology at the University of Chicago, where he was also the Chairman (2000-2016) of the Department of Pathology. He is a recipient of Life Time Achievement Award by National Board of Examinations.
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23. Parmjeet Parmar
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
political candidate
Kushmiita Parmjeet Kaur Parmar is a New Zealand politician. She first entered Parliament as a list Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives in the 2014 general election, representing the National Party. After failing to be re-elected in the 2020 general election, Parmar changed allegiance to ACT New Zealand and was elected for that party in the 2023 general...
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24. Datto Vaman Potdar
1890-1979 (aged 89)
historian
editor
writer
Dattatray Vaman Potdar, better known as Datto Vaman Potdar, was an Indian historian, writer, and orator. He was the Vice-Chancellor of University of Pune from 1961 to 1964.
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25. Ranjan Mathai
1952-. (aged 74)
diplomat
Ranjan Mathai is an Indian civil servant of the IFS cadre who was a former Indian Foreign Secretary and Indian High Commissioner to the UK. Prior to this, he served as Foreign Secretary of India from 1 August 2011 to 31 July 2013.
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26. Mohan Dharia
1925-2013 (aged 88)
lawyer
politician
Mohan Dharia was a Union minister, a lawyer and social worker. During his last days he stayed in Pune. Dharia was an environmentalist and ran a non-government organisation Vanarai. He was elected to the Lok Sabha twice from Pune Lok Sabha constituency, first in 1971 as an Indian National Congress (INC) member and became a Minister of State, and later...
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27. Dilip Walse-Patil
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Dilip Dattatray Walse is an Indian politician, from Ambegaon, Maharashtra, and an eight-time Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). He is a minister in the Government of Maharashtra, since July 2023. He previously served as the Minister of Home Affairs in the Government of Maharashtra. He formerly headed the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Energy...
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28. Mangesh Hadawale
1980-. (aged 46)
film director
Mangesh Hadawale is an Indian film writer-director and ad-film maker. His first film Tingya (2008, Marathi) received huge commercial as well as critical acclaim. Dekh Indian Circus, his second film, was in Hindi and won various national and international awards.
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29. Anand Bhate
1971-. (aged 55)
singer
Anand Bhate is an Indian classical vocalist from the Kirana gharana. He is popular for his classical singing of songs from the Marathi film Balgandharva (2011).
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30. Nirmala Deshpande
1929-2008 (aged 79)
author
politician
Nirmala Deshpande was a noted Indian social activist who had embraced Gandhi and philosophy. She devoted her adult life to the promotion of communal harmony and service to women, tribal people, and the dispossessed in India.
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31. Anil Shirole
1950-. (aged 76)
politician
Anil Shirole, alias Padmakar Gulabrao Shirole,, hails from the Shiledar Shirole (Patil) family. He represented Pune constituency in the 16th Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019. He was previously a member of Pune's municipal corporation. He completed his graduation in BA from University of Pune.
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32. C. Kumar N. Patel
1938-. (aged 88)
university teacher
electrical engineer
physicist
Chandra Kumar Naranbhai Patel is an Indian-American electrical engineer. He is best known for developing the carbon dioxide laser in 1963, now widely used in industrial cutting and dermatology.
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33. Arvind Lal
1949-. (aged 77)
pathologist
Brigadier Arvind Lal is an Indian billionaire, pathologist, medical administrator and the chairman and managing director of Dr Lal PathLabs, a medical diagnostic centre in Delhi. A medical graduate and a medical academic, he is reported to have modernized Indian medical diagnostics and initiated the first Public Private Partnership in the field of laboratory testing in India. He holds the...
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34. Ramesh Raskar
1970-. (aged 56)
computer scientist
information scientist
university teacher
Ramesh Raskar is a Massachusetts Institute of Technology associate professor and head of the MIT Media Lab's Camera Culture research group. Previously he worked as a senior research scientist at Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories during 2002 to 2008. He holds 132 patents in computer vision, computational health, sensors and imaging. He received the $500K Lemelson–MIT Prize in 2016. The prize...
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35. Aruna Ramchandra Dhere
1957-. (aged 69)
writer
Aruna Ramchandra Dhere is a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. She was the President of the 92nd Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held at Yavatmal in 2019.
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36. Thomas Kailath
1935-. (aged 91)
mathematician
academic
electrical engineer
university teacher
Thomas Kailath is an Indian-American electrical engineer, information theorist, control engineer, entrepreneur and the Hitachi America Professor of Engineering emeritus at Stanford University. Professor Kailath has authored several books, including the well-known Linear Systems.
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37. Suresh Tendulkar
1939-2011 (aged 72)
economist
Suresh D. Tendulkar was an Indian economist and former chief of the National Statistical Commission. Tendulkar was a member of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) from 2004 to 2008 and then served as its chairman from 2008 to 2009 when C. Rangarajan vacated the post to enter the Rajya Sabha. He died on 21 June 2011, as...
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38. Kiran Nagarkar
1942-2019 (aged 77)
screenwriter
film critic
writer
playwright
film screenwriter
Kiran Nagarkar was an Indian novelist, playwright and screenwriter. A noted drama and film critic, he was one of the most significant writers of post-colonial India.
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39. Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar
1978-. (aged 48)
politician
Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar is an Indian politician and leader of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Maharashtra currently representing Nilanga constituency, Maharashtra as Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
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40. Satish Alekar
1949-. (aged 77)
theatrical director
actor
playwright
Satish Vasant Alekar is a Marathi playwright, actor, and theatre director. A founder member of the Theatre Academy of Pune, and most known for his plays Mahanirvan (1974), Mahapoor (1975), Atirekee (1990), Pidhijat (2003), Mickey ani Memsahib (1973), and Begum Barve (1979), all of which he also directed for the Academy. Ek Divas Mathakade (2012) and Thakishi Samvad (2024) these...
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41. Girish Bapat
1963-2023 (aged 60)
politician
Girish Bapat was an Indian politician who served as a member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Pune, Maharashtra in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. Earlier he served as the Cabinet Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and...
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42. Prahlad
1950-. (aged 76)
film producer
restaurateur
film director
Prahlad Kakkar is an Indian ad film director, known for his work on a Pepsi TV commercial with Amitabh Bachchan and Sachin Tendulkar. He is the founder of the Genesis Film Productions, established in 1977.
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43. Khaled Bahah
1965-. (aged 61)
diplomat
politician
Khaled Mahfoudh Bahah is a Yemeni politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Yemen between 2014 and 2016, as well as Vice President of Yemen from 2015 until he was dismissed on April 3, 2016, by the former President of Yemen Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.
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44. Vijay Kelkar
1942-. (aged 84)
scientist
economist
Vijay L. Kelkar is an Indian economist and academic, who is the chairman of the Forum of Federations, Ottawa & India Development Foundation, New Delhi and chairman of Janwani – a social initiative of the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) in Pune.
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45. Rima Das
1982-. (aged 44)
actor
cinematographer
screenwriter
film editor
film director
Rima Das is an Indian filmmaker best known for her 2017 film Village Rockstars, which won several national and international awards and became India's official entry for the 90th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. Chosen out of 28 other entries in India, it was also the first Assamese film to be submitted for Oscars. The film...
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46. Anjum Rajabali
1958-. (aged 68)
actor
screenwriter
Anjum Rajabali is a veteran Indian screenwriter and teacher. He has written films like Drohkaal, Ghulam (1998), The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) and Raajneeti (2010). He is also known for his leadership and lobbying for the rights of Indian screenwriters, as a senior activist of the Screenwriters Association, India.
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47. Sister Shivani
1972-. (aged 54)
motivational speaker
teacher
nun
Shivani Verma, better known as BK Shivani, is a motivational speaker and spiritual mentor representing the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization.
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48. Jitendra Joshi
actor
television actor
Jitendra Joshi is an Indian actor, writer and also reality show host who predominantly works in Marathi cinema. He is well known for his lead role as Sant Tukaram Maharaj in the 2012 Marathi film Tukaram. He starred as Constable Katekar in the hit Netflix television series Sacred Games.
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49. Shereen Bhan
1976-. (aged 50)
journalist
Shereen Bhan is an Indian journalist and news anchor who currently serves as the Managing Editor of CNBC-TV18. Bhan took over the role from 1 September 2013 after her predecessor Udayan Mukherjee decided to step down.
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50. Kaka Kalelkar
1885-1981 (aged 96)
pedagogue
writer
politician
journalist
historian
Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar, popularly known as Kaka Kalelkar, was an Indian independence activist, social reformer, journalist and an eminent follower of the philosophy and methods of Mahatma Gandhi.
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51. Shriram Lagoo
1927-2019 (aged 92)
film actor
theatrical director
stage actor
Shreeram Lagoo was an Indian film and theatre actor, in Hindi and Marathi. He was known for his character roles in films. He acted in over 250 films including Hindi and Marathi films as well as Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati plays, and directed over 20 Marathi plays. He won the 1978 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Hindi...
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52. Prajakta Mali
1989-. (aged 37)
actor
Prajakta Mali is an Indian actress, producer, and poet who primarily works in Marathi films and television.
53. Mugdha Godse
1986-. (aged 40)
actor
Mugdha Veira Godse is an Indian actress and model who works in Hindi films. A former model, Godse was a semi-finalist at the Femina Miss India 2004 competition. She made her acting debut in Madhur Bhandarkar's 2008 film, Fashion. She was one of the judges in a Marathi reality show, Marathi Paul Padte Pudhe.
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54. Prakash Javadekar
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
spokesperson
Prakash Keshav Javadekar is an Indian politician and former parliamentarian. He served as the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change two times, from May 2014 to July 2016 and from May 2019 to July 2021.
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55. Kusumagraj
1912-1999 (aged 87)
writer
songwriter
poet
lyricist
Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar, popularly known by his pen name, Kusumāgraj, was a Marathi poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer, who wrote of freedom, justice and emancipation of the deprived.
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56. Anjali Patil
1989-. (aged 37)
actor
film director
model
Anjali Patil is an Indian actress who works in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu and Tamil film productions. She has received several awards including a National Film Award and a Filmfare Marathi Award. She received the IFFI Best Actor Award Silver Peacock Award at the 43rd International Film Festival of India her role in the Sri Lankan film With You, Without You.
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57. Laxman Narasimhan
business executive
Laxman Narasimhan is an Indian-born American business executive who is a director of Verizon and Pendulum Therapeutics, and a trustee for the Brookings Institution. He is the former chief executive officer (CEO) of Starbucks and Reckitt.
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58. Mukta Barve
1979-. (aged 47)
actor
television actor
Mukta Barve is an Indian film, television, and theatre actress and a producer. One of the most popular Marathi celebrities, she has established a career in Marathi films. She is a recipient of seven Maharashtra State Film Awards one for Best Debut and other six for Best Actress in different plays and films.
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59. Devendra Fadnavis
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Devendra Sarita Gangadharrao Fadnavis is an Indian politician who is currently serving his third term as the 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 5 December 2024. He previously served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, alongside Ajit Pawar (from 2023) in the Eknath Shinde government from 2022 to 2024. From 2019 to 2022, he also served as the Leader...
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60. Sonali Kulkarni
1974-. (aged 52)
actor
television actor
Sonali Kulkarni is an Indian actress, producer, and writer who primarily appears in Marathi, Hindi and few Tamil films. Kulkarni is considered as one of the most accomplished and highest-paid actresses in Marathi cinema, and is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, four Maharashtra State Film Awards and four Filmfare Marathi Awards. She was honoured with...
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61. Pooja Batra
1976-. (aged 50)
actor
beauty pageant contestant
model
Pooja Batra Shah is an Indian-American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She primarily works in Hindi films. She was the runner-up at the Femina Miss India contest in 1993 and was crowned Femina Miss India International 1993, going on to represent India at Miss International 1993.
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62. Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
1919-2000 (aged 81)
actor
poet
composer
writer
film director
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande was a Marathi writer and humorist from Maharashtra. He was also an accomplished film and stage actor, script writer, author, composer, musician, singer and orator. He was often referred to as "Maharashtra's beloved personality".
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63. Nagraj Manjule
1978-. (aged 48)
actor
screenwriter
film director
Nagraj Popatrao Manjule is an Indian film director, actor, producer, scriptwriter, poet, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He works in Marathi cinema, and is best known for Sairat and Pistulya—the latter for which he received National Film Award in the National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director. He made his Hindi Cinema debut in 2022, with a film...
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64. Cyrus S. Poonawalla
1941-. (aged 85)
businessperson
Cyrus Soli Poonawalla is an Indian billionaire businessman, and the chairman and managing director of the Cyrus Poonawalla Group, which includes the Serum Institute of India, an Indian biotech company which is the largest vaccine manufacturer in the world, and Poonawalla Fincorp, a leading NBFC in India. In 2022, he was ranked as the 4th richest person in India on...
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65. Radhika Apte
1985-. (aged 41)
film actor
film director
Radhika Apte is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi films and television. She began acting in theatre and made her film debut with a brief role in the fantasy drama Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! (2005). Her first lead role was in the 2009 Bengali drama Antaheen. She gained attention for her supporting roles in three of her...
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66. Tanushree Dutta
1984-. (aged 42)
actor
beauty pageant contestant
model
Tanushree Dutta is an Indian former actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Femina Miss India Universe 2004 and then represented her country at Miss Universe 2004 in Ecuador where she placed Top 10.
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67. Madhav Gadgil
1942-2026 (aged 84)
biologist
professor
ecologist
opinion journalist
Madhav Dhananjaya Gadgil was an Indian ecologist, academic, writer, columnist and the founder of the Centre for Ecological Sciences, a research unit of the Indian Institute of Science. He was a onetime member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India and the Head of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) of 2010, popularly known as...
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68. Anant Ramachandra Gokhale
1907-1978 (aged 71)
Anant Ramachandra Gokhale was an educationalist. In 20th-century India, many great personalities walked in multifaceted fields of Indian society. Many amongst them served the nation in different capacities through various occupations. Some of them contributed immensely in the field of education all over India. Gokhale was among such personalities who worked all his life for women's education and welfare.
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69. Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar
1872-1947 (aged 75)
editor
teacher
politician
writer
publisher
Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar, popularly known as Sahityasamrat Tatyasaheb Kelkar (24 August 1872 – 14 October 1947), was a lawyer from Miraj as well as a dramatist, novelist, short story writer, poet, biographer, critic, historian, writer on philosophical and political themes. He was born in Chitpavan Brahmin family. He was a literary and political figure in Maharashtra, India, and also both...
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70. Yogesh Moreshwar Joshi
1974-. (aged 52)
chemical engineer
Yogesh Moreshwar Joshi is an Indian chemical engineer, rheologist and the Mr. & Mrs. Gian Singh Bindra Chair Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He is known for his studies on metastable soft matter and is an elected fellow of the Society of Rheology, Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences, The National Academy of Sciences, India,...
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71. A. Sivathanu Pillai
1947-. (aged 79)
electrical engineer
A. Sivathanu Pillai is an Indian scientist who was an honorary distinguished professor at Indian Space Research Organisation and an honorary professor at IIT Delhi in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (2015–2016) and a visiting professor at Indian Institute of Science (2014–2015).
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72. Ganesh Bagler
researcher
Ganesh Bagler is an Indian scientist known for his work in computational gastronomy, an interdisciplinary field that applies data science and complex systems to culinary practices and food systems. His research spans global cuisines, and explores phenomena such as food pairing, flavor networks, and the cultural and health aspects of food. As of 2025, he was a professor at the...
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73. Shridhar Ramachandra Gadre
1950-. (aged 76)
chemist
Shridhar Ramachandra Gadre is an Indian scientist working in computational quantum and theoretical chemistry.
74. Padmanabhan Balaram
1949-. (aged 77)
biochemist
Padmanabhan Balaram is an Indian biochemist and a former director of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India. He is a recipient of the third highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Bhushan as well as the TWAS Prize (1994). He has been conferred the 2021 R. Bruce Merrifield Award by the American Peptide Society.
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75. Tapan Sinha
1924-2009 (aged 85)
screenwriter
film director
lyricist
composer
author
Surgeon Vice Admiral Tapan Sinha, SM is the Director General Medical Services of the Indian Navy and a former Additional Director General Armed Forces Medical Services.
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76. V. P. Singh
1931-2008 (aged 77)
politician
Vishwanath Pratap Singh was an Indian politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990 and the Raja Bahadur of Manda.
77. Shaikh Abdus Salam
1955-. (aged 71)
writer
university teacher
Shaikh Abdus Salam is a Bangladeshi academic, writer sports organizer and professor. He was the 13th vice chancellor of the Islamic University serving during 2020–2024. He was a professor of University of Dhaka.
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78. Agatha Sangma
1980-. (aged 46)
lawyer
politician
Agatha Kongkal Sangma is an Indian politician and a former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha representing the Tura constituency of Meghalaya. At the age of 29, she is the youngest member of parliament ever in India to be appointed Union Minister in Government of India till date. Sangma is the second woman from Northeast India to be appointed a union...
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79. Farrukh Dhondy
1944-. (aged 82)
journalist
screenwriter
Farrukh Dhondy is an Indian-born British Parsi writer, playwright, screenwriter and left-wing activist, who resides in the United Kingdom, where he first came in the 1960s. He was the Commissioning Editor for Multicultural Programmes at Channel 4 television from 1984 until 1997, during which time he commissioned such programmes as Bandung File and Devil's Advocate.
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