Navin Hiranandani
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Navin Lakhumal Hiranandani (January 8, 1940 - July 7, 2006) was a prominent Mumbai
ENT Surgeon, was the son of Lakhumal Hiranand Hiranandani
, and a famous doctor in his own right. Dr. Navin was an Honorary ENT surgeon and Professor of Otolaryngology
and head-and-neck surgery at the BYL Nair Hospital in Mumbai, and attached to Bombay Hospital, Breach Candy Hospital, Jaslok Hospital, and the Dr. L H Hiranandani Hospital, with a reputation of successfully performing highly complicated ear operations.
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Navin was found in his apartment having committed suicide by cutting his right upper arm on the morning of Friday, July 7, 2006. His wife, Sunita, was in an adjacent room. A note was found on the bedroom table with the words, "Heart attack, no publicity", in his own handwriting. He was not known to suffer from any heart ailments.
According to an author close to the Hiranandani family, (Ms. Subhadra Anand), Navin had suffered a repressed childhood, and suffered from depression for the last twenty years.
Navin lived in the sixth floor of Kanta Building in the Malabar Hill
district of Bombay; his father lived on the fifth floor. Kanta Building is named for Navin's mother.
Besides his father, mother, and wife, he is survived by his son Sanjay, resident in the U.S.A., his two brothers, Niranjan and Surendra and their families, and two grandchildren.
Navin was cremated at the Chandanwadi Crematorium, and his ashes immersed in accordance with Hindu
tradition by his son Sanjay and brother Surendra at the Banganga Tank
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Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
ENT Surgeon, was the son of Lakhumal Hiranand Hiranandani
Lakhumal Hiranand Hiranandani
Lakhumal Hiranand Hiranandani is an eminent and famous E.N.T. surgeon in Bombay. Dr. Hiranandani, overcame poverty by his sheer determination and single-minded purpose to become an E.N.T...
, and a famous doctor in his own right. Dr. Navin was an Honorary ENT surgeon and Professor of Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology or ENT is the branch of medicine and surgery that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head and neck disorders....
and head-and-neck surgery at the BYL Nair Hospital in Mumbai, and attached to Bombay Hospital, Breach Candy Hospital, Jaslok Hospital, and the Dr. L H Hiranandani Hospital, with a reputation of successfully performing highly complicated ear operations.
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Navin was found in his apartment having committed suicide by cutting his right upper arm on the morning of Friday, July 7, 2006. His wife, Sunita, was in an adjacent room. A note was found on the bedroom table with the words, "Heart attack, no publicity", in his own handwriting. He was not known to suffer from any heart ailments.
According to an author close to the Hiranandani family, (Ms. Subhadra Anand), Navin had suffered a repressed childhood, and suffered from depression for the last twenty years.
Navin lived in the sixth floor of Kanta Building in the Malabar Hill
Malabar Hill
Malabar Hill, a hillock in southern Mumbai , India is an extremely upmarket residential area, most known for the Walkeshwar Temple which houses the Banganga Tank. Situated at a height of 50 metres Malabar Hill, a hillock in southern Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India is an extremely upmarket...
district of Bombay; his father lived on the fifth floor. Kanta Building is named for Navin's mother.
Besides his father, mother, and wife, he is survived by his son Sanjay, resident in the U.S.A., his two brothers, Niranjan and Surendra and their families, and two grandchildren.
Navin was cremated at the Chandanwadi Crematorium, and his ashes immersed in accordance with Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
tradition by his son Sanjay and brother Surendra at the Banganga Tank
Banganga Tank
Banganga or Banganga Tank is an ancient water tank which is part of the Walkeshwar Temple Complex in Malabar Hill area of Mumbai in India.-History:...
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