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Thursday, October 2, 2025
TopicPadma Shri awardee

Topic: Padma Shri awardee

Padma Shri awardee Punjabi poet & writer Surjit Patar dies at 79

He died in his sleep, his family members say. Patar’s poetic works include ‘Hawa Vich Likhe Harf’, ‘Hanere Vich Sulagdi Varanmala’, ‘Patjhar Di Pazeb’, ‘Lafzaan Di Dargah’ & ‘Surzameen’.

Gorima Hazarika, one of first women pioneers of male-dominated Sattriya dance, dies at 83

Apart from Sattriya dance form, the Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee was also proficient in Kathak & Odissi. She set up a school for traditional dance forms in 1982 in Guwahati.

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