Obituaries

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Well-known historian V K Bawa passes away; he bequeathed his body to Gandhi Medical College

Hyderabad: Well-known writer, researcher and former bureaucrat Vasant Kumar Bawa has passed away on Monday at his residence at Road Number 12, Banjara Hills. Bawa, 93, was not keeping well for the…
Hyderabad’s Burhan Quadri who made a name to reckon with in Saudi Arabia passes away in US

Hyderabad: Syed Burhan Badshah Quadri alias Salik, a well-known media person in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, lost a five-year long and painful battle with cancer in Santa Clara, California, the USA,…

Renowned Indian expert on Islamic Economics Nejatullah Siddiqui passes away in the U.S.

New Delhi: King Faisal Award-winning Indian Islamic economist Mohammad Nejatullah Siddiqui passed away in the U.S. on Saturday. According to information received from various sources he was unwell for a long time…
Hyderabad loses a great historian in the passing away of M.A. Qaiyum

Hyderabad: A good archaeologist needs both research and writing skills. M.A. Qaiyum, who passed away on Thursday night, had these qualities in equal measure. But he wrote more than he excavated. Archaeology…
Hafiz Ishaq Vastanvi, the architect of Jamia Akkalkuwa, passes away

By Huzaifa Vastanvi With great sorrow and grief, I received the news that my respected uncle, the elder brother and right hand of the servant of the Qur’an, Hazrat Maulana Ghulam Muhammad…
Veteran journalist Rajappa passes away in Canada; he had served Statesman from Hyderabad

By A S Rao When I received a WhatsApp message this evening from P S Jayaram, my senior colleague and former chief of bureau in Deccan Chronicle, about the demise of veteran…
Rahnuma Editor Viqaruddin passes away; Palestinian envoy Haija attends funeral

Hyderabad: Syed Viqaruddin, Editor –In-Chief of Rahnuma-E-Deccan Urdu Daily, about 80 years of age, was laid to rest at a cemetery in the Old City this afternoon. He passed away late last…

Obituary: India’s first CDS General Bipin Rawat (1958-2021)

Hyderabad: General Bipin Laxman Singh Rawat, the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDF) of India and four-star general of the Indian Army passed away on Wednesday. Rawat was travelling along with 13…
Dr. Abidullah Ghazi: A visionary with a mission

The death of Dr. Abidullah Al-Ansari Ghazi, founder and the Chairman of the Iqra International Educational Foundation in Chicago on Sunday has cast a pall of gloom in the community of Islamic…
Internationally known Islamic scholar Abidullah Ghazi passes away

Chicago: Dr Abidullah Ghazi, an internationally known scholar and writer on Islam, has passed away Sunday morning (April 11) in Chicago. He was 85, his scholar and journalist brother Mohammad Tariq Ghazi…
Fatma Zakaria, a noble soul passes away

Mohammed Wajihuddin It was December 2001. I was at Dr Rafiq Zakaria’s beautiful, book-lined study at Cuffe Parade house in South Mumbai. In that spacious room Allama Iqbal vied for space with…
Ghazanfar Hussain passes away

Hyderabad: Dr. Ghazanfar Hussain, son of Haji Mustafa Mohsin passed away yesterday night at around 12 am. He was laid to rest at the Dawoodi Bohra graveyard in Doodhbowli. He belonged to…
Obituary: Mohammed Zaheer Uddin passes away at 70

Hyderabad: Mohammed Zaheer Uddin, son of Late Hafeez Uddin breathed his last on Wednesday at Apollo Hospital, Banjara Hills at the age of 70. Zaheer Uddin, a resident of Nandi Nagar, Road…
Prof. Abdul Rasheed passes away in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Dr. Mohammed Abdul Rasheed, former Professor of Mathematics, has passed away on Sunday (January 31) in Hyderabad, according to his relative Khwaja Asifuddin. He was 73. He was residing in the…
Zameer Pasha proved how government servant can also serve as social activist

Bengaluru: Former IAS officer Syed Zameer Pasha died in Bengaluru late in the evening on Wednesday (December 2) after ailing for some time. He was 68. He had retired as Secretary of…