Susan Sontag
The Volcano Lover
Against Interpretation
Balkishen Singh, 72, hockey coach to the gold-winning ’80 Moscow team, dies. He also played in the ’56 and ’60 Olympic teams.
‘King of Swing’ Artie Shaw, big band leader in the ’30s and ’40s and brilliant clarinetist, dies at 94. After hits like Ac-cent-tchuate the Positive and Begin the Beguine, he quit the music industry in ’54.
Bharatanatyam guru Acharya Parvatikumar, renowned for his interpretation of the Abhinaya Darpanam, gets the Chaturang Prathishtan award.
Shirley Chisholm, 80, the first black woman to be elected to the US Congress, dies. A tireless advocate for women’s rights, she served 7 terms.
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk chocolates, more in the news here for "worms", celebrates its 100th b’day in the UK.
