Obituary Events in December 2001

Dec. 10:

Mr. Ashok Kumar (90), the Grand Old Man of Bollywood, at his Chembur residence, in Mumbai, after prolonged illness.

Dec. 11:

L.R.N. Dandekar (93), renowned Indologist and Vedic scholar, at a nursing home, in Pune.

Dec. 19:

Mrs. Suseela Gopalan (72), former Kerala Minister and wife of legendary Marxist leader, Mr. A. K. Gopalan, in Thiruvananthapuram.

Mr. Wang Ruowang (83), one of the ``fathers'' of political dissent in China, in exile in the U.S.

Dec. 20:

Mr. Leopold Sedar Senghor (95), former Senegalese President, in Normandy, France.