REMEMBERING BHANU ATHAIYA

Celebrated costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, who made India proud by winning an Oscar for the costume design of Gandhi (1982), passed away early morning on October 15 in her sleep. She was 91 years of age. It’s said that eight years ago, she was diagnosed with a tumour in her brain. For the last three years, she was bedridden because one side of her body was paralysed.

It must be noted that she never formally learnt fashion design but picked up the tricks of the trade on the job. She was born as