Ravindra Jain

Veteran music director Ravindra Jain has passed away on October 9. The 71-year-old music composer was suffering from a urinary infection which had caused a problem in his kidney. Ravindra Jain was supposed to have been in the hospital for two more days, but he breathed his last on Friday (October 9).

Ravindra Jain had composed music for hit films like Chor Machaye Shor, Geet Gaata Chal, Chitchor and Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se in the 70s. He was given a big break by Raj Kapoor, for whom he had composed many super hit songs in movies such as Ram Teri Ganga Maili, Do Jasoos, and Heena, which was directed by Randhir Kapoor. During the 1980s and 1990s, Jain widely composed music for many mythological movies and television serials. Apart from composing music for Bollywood films, Jain is also known for his work on bhajans.

N Ramani

Flautist N Ramani passed away in Chennai. He was 81. Ramani had been suffering from throat cancer for the last few years. Born in Tiruvarur in 1934, Ramani was the student of famous flautist T R Mahalingam, also known as ‘Flute Mali’ in the Carnatic music circles.

Belonging to the old school of Carnatic music, Ramani was in the shadow of Mali till his death. After this, he made a name for himself in the Carnatic as well as Hindustani music. The maestro managed an academy — Ramani Academy of Flute – in Chennai, which has trained several students. Ramani is survived by his wife and two sons and two daughters.