Ustad Sayeeduddin Dagar: Ustad Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar, one of the foremost exponents and custodian of the venerable Dhrupad tradition of Hindustani classical music passed away this August. Dhrupad is genre in Hindustani classical music and one of the oldest froms of compositions in classical Indian music genre.
 Rajiv Kumar: Economist Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog. Mr Kumar is a senior fellow at public policy think tank Centre for Policy and Research. He is a DPhil in economics from Oxford and PhD from Lucknow University.
Venkaiah Naidu will be India’s 13th Vice President: Mr. Venkaiah Naidu will success out going Vice President Dr. Hamid Ansari and will be the 13th Vice President of India. He defeated his opposition nominee Gopalkrishna Gandhi by more than 150 votes.