The year 2020 has seen several deaths, in no small part due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like the years before, 2020 saw the demise of many beloved and revolutionary personalities in different fields, who have left an indelible mark on the world. From Sushant Singh Rajput, Kobe Bryant & Astad Deboo to Diego Maradona, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam and more, we take a moment to remember these icons and their contributions.

Contemporary Indian dancer Astad Deboo, renowned for merging Kathak and Kathakali into a unique form, died in Mumbai on 10th December. Aged 73, he passed away in the early hours of December 10, at his home in Mumbai, after a brief illness. Meanwhile, the city's traffic personnel will soon knock on the doors of errant motorists who have been fined but did not pay up. The department will start the drive from December 15 as it stares at a huge backlog of nearly Rs 317 crore.