Nagpur News Remembrance
Cricketers, friends pay tribute to late sports journalist Ruchir Mishra on 44th birth anniversary

Nitu Mishra (Ruchir's wife) during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur


Sunil Warrier (Resident Editor, TOI Nagpur) during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur


Nitya Mishra (Ruchir's daughter) during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur


Senior journalist Rahul Dixit (The Hitavada) during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur


Bhumika Chatterjee during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur


Geeta and Dinesh Mishra (Ruchir's parents) during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur


Rajan Nair (Former Manager, Indian Cricket Team) during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur


Ranjit Deshmukh (Assistant Photo Editor, TOI Nagpur) during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur




Arpit Mishra,Vivek Khandelwal and Sumit Niogi (Ruchir's brother and childhood friends) during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur


Suhas Nayse (Expert, Sportskeeda) during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur




Vidhan, Nitya and Kabir Mishra (Ruchir's nephew, daughter and son) during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur


Vinay Pande (Digital Content Producer, TOI Nagpur) during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur


Soumitra Bose Assistant Editor, TOI Nagpur), Rakesh Roshan Deputy News Editor (TOI, Nagpur) and Amit Nandi Deputy News Editor (TOI Nagpur) during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur


Sudhanshu Bisen (Assistant News Editor, TOI Nagpur) during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur


Dr Sumiit Messhram (Sports Physiotherapist) during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur


Samaresh Acharya (Deputy News Editor, TOI Nagpur) with his wife Pragati Acharya during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur


Dr Lalit Khullar (Director, Tirpude Institute) during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur


Alok Tiwari (Executive Editor, Lokmat Times) and Proshun Chakraborty (Assistant News Editor, TOI Nagpur) during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur


Abhishek Tiwari and Vartika Singh (Ruchir's brother-in-law and sister-in-law) during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur


Abhishek Choudhari (Assistant Editor, TOI Nagpur) and Rajesh Jaiswal (Assistant News Editor, TOI Nagpur) during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur


Senior journalist Sandeep Dabhekar during an event dedicated to late journalist Ruchir Mishra at Press Club in Nagpur

Cricketers, colleagues, friends and family members of late sports journalist Ruchir Mishra, who died due to COVID on May 4, 2021, at the age of 43, celebrated his life and recalled the time spent with Ruchir on his 44th birth anniversary.
Ruchir’s wife Nitu Mishra, his kids (Nitya and Kabir), his brothers (Arpit, Ankit and Harshit) his brother-in-laws and his parents Geeta and Dinesh Mishra had organised a memorial event at Press Club on April 22, 2022.
During the memorial event, Ruchir’s colleagues from the The Times of India, Nagpur, remembered the time spent with him. Cricketers VVS Laxman, Mohammad Kaif, Wasim Jaffar, Shikhar Dhawan, Umesh Yadav and Chandrakant Pandit who were good friends with Ruchir, also sent video messages, which were played on a screen.
Remembrance
Renowned Nagpur businessman AK Gandhi passes away
AK Gandhi (Photo by: Darshan Bagwe)
Renowned businessman from Nagpur Ashok Gandhi (popularly known as AK Gandhi), who was one of the biggest brands in white goods retails in Vidarbha, passed away due to heart attack on Friday night.
Gandhi, who was in his early seventies, was admitted at CIIMS Hospital in Bajaj Nagar where he breathed his last.
Gandhi, who was the President of Nagpur Shikshan Mandal, ran popular showrooms at Yeshwant Stadium including AK Gandhi TVS, AK Gandhi Electronics to name a few.
Remembrance
When Lata Mangeshkar shared hearty laugh with rakhi brother Dilip Kumar, NKP Salve | Nagpur | 1996
L to R: Lata Mangeshkar, NKP Salve, Dilip Kumar
In the picture, taken in 1996 in Nagpur, legendary singer could be seen sharing a hearty laugh along with former Union Minister and ex-BCCI President from Nagpur late NKP Salve and her ‘rakhi brother’ late actor Dilip Kumar.
The singer, during her trip to Nagpur, had also interacted with journalists during her press conference at Hotel Tuli International.

Lata Mangeshkar with members of the media fraternity at Nagpur in 1996
NKP Salve, the veteran Congress leader, passed away at a private hospital in Delhi due to age-related problems on April 1, 2012 at the age of 90.
Remembrance
Nagpur pohawala, who made tarri poha popular at Kasturchand Park, passes away
Rupam Sakhare (Source: Facebook)
Rupam Sakhare (65), the man behind the famous tarri poha at Kasturchand Park, passed away in Nagpur on Monday (January 10). Sakhare’s last rites were performed at Mokshadham.
Sakhare, who served delicious tarri poha, was known to be one of the most successful pohawalas of Nagpur. The stories of him taking foreign trips every year with his family added to the intrigue about Sakhare. Such was the popularity of Sakhare’s tarri poha that many poha kiosks came up around his kiosk in the last many years with a hope to do good business on the basis of the goodwill of his kiosk.
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