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K Sivaramakrishnan, shopkeeper
India, Neighbors, Profiles

K Sivaramakrishnan, shopkeeper

K Sivaramakrishnan aka Ramesh, the man who sat behind the famous window shop in Mylapore known as the ‘Jannal Kadai’, died on July 5, 2020 from Covid in Chennai, the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. For a shop with no name or a sign board, the blue window and the man behind it selling hot bajjis, bondas and tiffin, for over 25 years, organically gained a legendary status among Chennai residents, reported The News Minute. Located across the Kapaleeswarar temple in Ponnambala Vadhyar street in Mylapore, the window is part of a house overlooking the main entrance of the temple, from where the man would parcel his snacks and hand them over through the grille. The 58-year-old was a constant behind the window and a familiar face for hundreds of Mylapore&rsquo...
K Thangavelu, politician
India, Neighbors, Profiles

K Thangavelu, politician

K Thangavelu, a Marxist leader and former MLA who cut his teeth as a banian mill worker and went on to spearhead many successful agitations for labour rights in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, died of COVID-19 in Coimbatore on September 13, 2020. The 68-year-old party veteran and trade unionist, who was treated for coronavirus at a hospital for the past 14 days passed away early on Sunday, the CPM said. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. A Marxist ideologue, he was renowned for his lectures on Marxism and leadership qualities and had been a state executive committee (known as state secretariat in the party) member for about 25 years. Thangavelu started his life as a banian mill worker and he led many successful agitations for the labour rights of the mill wor...
Dr Hadio Ali K, Neurologist
Indonesia, Medics, Profiles

Dr Hadio Ali K, Neurologist

Hadio Ali K – a Neurologist at Public Hospital, South Jakarta, Indonesia – passed away on 21 March,2020, due to COVID-19. He was 49 years old. Source: Liputan 6 Please help us in adding details.