Obituary Current Affairs 2026 🔥 | Last 8 Months TOP MCQs | Exam Most Expected Questions

TLDR;

Alright, toh yeh video mein, we're gonna be talking about the recent deaths in 2025 and 2026. Akanksha will be discussing important personalities who passed away, covering their professions, awards, and contributions. Key points include:

• सरला माहेश्वरी: दूरदर्शन news reader
• धर्मेंद्र: Bollywood actor, known as "He-Man"
• माधव गाडगिल: Ecologist, worked on Western Ghats
• रिसेंटली डिसीस्ड फेमस पर्सनालिटीज एंड देयर कॉन्ट्रिब्यूशन

Introduction [0:01]

Hello everyone, welcome to Current Affairs Updated. This is Akanksha, and in this session, we will discuss the recent deaths of 2025 and 2026. This session will be very important from the point of view of all your exams, so be sure to watch it till the end. Also, 12-month content from January to December 2025 topic-wise is available. For this, you have to WhatsApp on 815306208. You can also install the application Devshish Classes. As soon as you install this application, you will get the link of all our e-books, all our PDFs and also all our courses there. You can directly purchase all the PDFs and e-books by going to this application. So now let's start the lecture and discuss our first question of today.

सरला माहेश्वरी [1:00]

सरला माहेश्वरी, who recently passed away, was associated with the profession of a news reader for Doordarshan. She worked with Doordarshan from 1976 to 2005 and also worked with the BBC. She passed away on February 12, 2026.

धर्मेंद्र [1:47]

Legendary Bollywood actor Dharmendra, fondly known as the "He-Man" of Indian cinema, passed away at the age of 89. He received the Padma Bhushan in 2012 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2026. He died on November 24.

माधव गाडगिल [2:27]

Renowned ecologist Madhav Gadgil passed away at the age of 82. He was known for his work on the ecological significance of the Western Ghats. He has done a lot of work to protect the Western Ghats.

प्रवीणा देशपांडे [3:13]

Actress Praveena Deshpande passed away due to multiple myeloma, a type of white blood cell cancer, which she had been battling since 2019. She passed away on February 17 at the age of 60.

बेगम खालिदा जिया [3:57]

Begum Khaleda Zia, the first woman Prime Minister of Bangladesh, passed away at the age of 80 on December 30, 2025. She was a former PM of Bangladesh and chairperson of the BNP. Tariq Rahman has become the PM of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

विनोद कुमार शुक्ला [4:46]

Vinod Kumar Shukla passed away on December 23, 2025. He was awarded the Jnanpith Award in 2024. He was a famous writer and composed many books. One of his important novels is "Deewar Mein Ek Khidki Thi." He also received the Sahitya Akademi Award for this novel.

राम वांझ सुतार [5:37]

Rampaji Sutar, also known as Ramvi Sutar, passed away in December 2025. He was best known as the creator of the iconic Statue of Unity in Gujarat, which is the highest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. He received the Padma Shri in 1999, the Padma Bhushan in 2016, and the Maharashtra Bhushan Award from the Maharashtra government.

सत्यपाल मलिक [6:31]

The former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Satyapal Malik, passed away at the age of 79. He had also served as the Governor of Bihar, Goa, and Meghalaya.

शिवराज पाटिल [7:36]

Senior Congress leader and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil passed away at his hometown Latur, Maharashtra, on December 12, 2025.

शिबू सोरेन [8:16]

Shibu Soren passed away at the age of 81. He was the former Chief Minister of Jharkhand and belonged to the Santhal community. He was one of the founders of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.

बाबा आधव [8:53]

Baba Adhav passed away on December 8, 2025. He was a prominent activist in the labor and social justice movement of Maharashtra. His full name was Dr. Baba Saheb Pandurang Adhav. He initiated campaigns like "One Village One Water Source."

कुमारी कमला [9:42]

Renowned legend Kumari Kamala passed away at the age of 91. She was from the Bharatnatyam classical dance form. She received the Padma Bhushan in 1970.

कामिनी कौशल [10:19]

Kamini Kaushal passed away at the age of 98. She was an actress.

शालू मरादा थिमक्का [10:39]

Salu Marada Thimmakka, known as the mother of 385 banyan trees, passed away at the age of 114. She received the Padma Shri in 2019.

आंदीश्री [11:38]

Aandi Sri passed away at the age of 64. He composed the anthem of Telangana State, "Jaya Jaya He Telangana."

सुलक्षणा पंडित [12:32]

Sulakshana Pandit, a celebrated name in Indian cinema known for her dual contribution as a playback singer and actress, passed away on November 6, 2025, in Mumbai.

जेम्स वाटसन [13:32]

James Watson, who recently passed away at the age of 97, was a scientist who discovered the double helix structure of DNA. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962 along with Crick and Maurice Wilkins.

मैनुअल फ्रेडरिक [14:21]

Former Indian hockey goalkeeper and India's first Olympic medalist from Kerala, Manuel Frederick, passed away at the age of 78. He was known as "Tiger."

क्वीन मदर सिरकत [14:59]

Queen Mother Sirikit of Thailand, known for her work on rural development, traditional crafts, and environmental conservation, passed away at the age of 93.

सतीश शाह [15:43]

Veteran Bollywood actor Satish Shah, best known for his iconic role as Indravadan Sarabhai in the hit sitcom "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai," passed away in Mumbai at the age of 74.

पीयूष पांडे [16:14]

Piyush Pandey, often called the father of Indian advertising, recently passed away.

पंकज धीर [16:35]

Veteran actor Pankaj Dheer, best known for his iconic portrayal of Karna in B. R. Chopra's Mahabharat, recently passed away.

डॉ. गुणवंतरी गणपति लाल पारेिक [17:05]

Senior socialist and freedom fighter Dr. Gunvantri Ganpati Lal Parekh passed away in Mumbai on October 2, 2025. He was known as GG Parekh and passed away at the age of 100.

पंडित छन्नूलाल मिश्रा [17:36]

Padma Vibhushan awardee Pandit Chhannulal Mishra passed away on October 2 at 89 years. He was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan in 2020. He was a Hindustani classical singer from the Banaras Gharana. He received the Padma Bhushan in 2010.

हेरोल्ड डेनिस डिकीबर्ड [18:21]

Harold Dennis "Dickie Bird," a retired international cricket umpire, passed away at the age of 92. He was from England.

कविंद्र पुर्यास्त्र [19:02]

Kavinder Purkayastha passed away at the age of 94. He was a BJP leader.

मनोज कोठारी [19:27]

Former world billiards champion Manoj Kothari passed away at the age of 67. He won the World Billiards Championship title in 1990.

गुरु शारदा हॉफमैन [20:21]

Guru Sharda Hoffman passed away at the age of 96. She was associated with the Bharatnatyam classical dance form. She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1996.

डीडी लपांग [20:59]

Former CM of Meghalaya, DD Lapang, died at the age of 91.

जुबिन गर्ग [21:23]

Jubin Garg passed away at the age of 52. He was a singer. After his death in Singapore, an island in Singapore was renamed Jubin Garg Island.

मनी शंकर मुखर्जी [21:55]

Mani Shankar Mukherjee, popularly known as Shankar, passed away recently. He was a noted author of Bengali language. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award.

इंद्रजीत सिंह बिंद्रा [22:30]

Inderjit Singh Bindra, who passed away on January 26, 2026, was associated with cricket. He was the President of BCCI from 1993 to 1996 and led the Punjab Cricket Association for three decades.

गीता पटनायक [22:54]

Geeta Patnaik, who passed away recently, was widely recognized for her collaboration with legendary Odia singer Akshay Mohanty.

डेविड जे फैबर [23:14]

David J. Farber, often known as the "Grandfather of the Internet," was associated with the early development of IP protocol, a key networking framework.

अजीत पवार [23:40]

The plane of Maharashtra's Deputy CM, Ajit Pawar, crashed, resulting in his death along with all onboard members. After this, his wife Sunetra Pawar became the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

एसपी वेंकटेश [24:12]

Veteran Malayalam music director SP Venkatesh, who passed away at the age of 70, was best known for his work in the Malayalam film industry.

ह्यूज़ मॉरिस [24:31]

The name of the former England cricketer who passed away at the age of 62 is Hugh Morris.

लॉर्ड स्वराज पोल [24:50]

Lord Swaraj Paul, who recently passed away at the age of 94, was a famous NRI industrialist and philanthropist.

अचुत पोदार [25:09]

Achut Poddar, who passed away at the age of 91 on August 18, was an actor. He was famous for his dialogue "Are kehna kya chahte ho?" from the movie "3 Idiots."

मार्क टुली [25:36]

Mark Tully, who recently passed away, was a journalist associated with the BBC. He joined BBC in 1960 and passed away at the age of 90. He was also known as the "Voice of India."

Outro [26:07]

These were the important questions that we have discussed here. I hope you have understood all the questions. We have covered all the most important deaths of the last 8 months here. Now a homework question for you, you have to tell me for which site is Madhav Gadgil known for his contribution to the ecological significance of which ghat. Also, which award did Madhav Gadgil receive? You also have to tell me this by commenting. Apart from this, if we talk about the combo offer, then you can avail it. You will get Current Affairs Static GK plus 1000 MCQ series here. For which you have to WhatsApp on 815306208. Also, you will get 40% off on online courses. Use coupon code Use 1 million 14 to get 40% off on all courses. So thank you so much. Have a good day. Wish you all the very best. Jai Hind, Jai Bharat, Jai Jagannath. Thank you