Alice Munro

Alice Munro Canadian author Alice Munro has won the 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature. The 82-year-old, whose books include Dear Life and Dance of the Happy Shades, is only the 13th woman to win the prize since its inception in 1901.

The Swedish Academy which selects Nobel literature winners described her as the master of the contemporary short story. Munro won the Man Booker International Prize for her entire body of work in 2009. Her most recent collection is Dear Life (2012).

Srihari

Srihari: noted Telugu film actor, Srihari died on 9 October. He was shooting for a Hindi film Rambo Rajkumar being directed by Prabhu Deva with Shahid Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead. 

Srihari, was suffering from a liver ailment for some time. He had acted in 98 movies.He performed the roles of a stunt performer and villain before making his debut as a hero in ‘Police’in 1999.