Obiturary

Pragmatic politics, radical non-racialism: The legacy of South African politician Pravin Gordhan

The country’s former finance minister died at the age of 75 on September 13.

Vishwas Satgar, The Conversation
· Sep 17, 2024 · 07:30 pm
Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021): Writing complex women was one of the musical legend’s big achievements

The Broadway legend was not only a gifted wordsmith and lyricist, but also had a truly original compositional voice.

Narelle Yeo, The Conversation
· Nov 29, 2021 · 11:30 pm
Colin Powell’s life is proof that to be Black and patriotic in the US is complicated, even painful

Despite his undoubted achievements, his legacy as an African American leader is complicated.

Chad Williams, The Conversation
· Oct 19, 2021 · 09:30 pm

ECG Sudarshan (1931-2018): An eminent physicist who missed out on a Nobel Prize

Born in Kerala, Sudarshan worked as a professor in Texas for many years and achieved several scientific breakthroughs. He died on Monday.

Sunderarajan Padmanabhan
· May 14, 2018 · 08:30 pm