Ismail Kadare
The Concert, Broken April, Elegy for Kosovo
Ram Niwas Mirdha is the Sangeet Natak Akademi Chief. After the Prez "withdrew his pleasure", controversial danseuse Sonal Mansingh had to go.
Pemba Dorje Sherpa and Moni Mulepati become the first couple to exchange vows atop Mt Everest.
Anurag Kashyap
Anne Bancroft, 73, actress and Oscar winner (The Miracle Worker, ’63) dies. Her career-defining role was that of Mrs Robinson in The Graduate.
M. Ando, 95, inventor of 2-minute favourite instant ramen noodles, steps down as Nissin Foods head.
