Dr Ram Hingorani, maternal grandfather of Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, has died at the age of 96. He died on Diwali while his family was performing Lakshmi Puja, according to a tribute shared by his granddaughter, Saumya Hingorani, on social media.
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Saumya shared a series of photographs and videos of her grandfather on Instagram, remembering him as a man who lived a long and fulfilling life.
Describing him as “96 years young”, she said he had passed away peacefully and suggested that he could not have chosen a more meaningful moment to bid farewell – during Diwali, as the family gathered for Lakshmi Puja.
In her emotional tribute, Saumya also imagined her grandfather reuniting with her late grandmother, writing about the couple watching over the family together. She thanked him for everything he had given them, added a playful request for him to save some ice cream for her and signed off with “Hari Om”.
The statement read: "A glorious life to be celebrated, not mourned. My Dadu, Dr Ram, peacefully left us on Diwali to go home to my Dadi. He couldn’t have picked a more auspicious time – the golden hour of the day, during Lakshmi Puja. Thank you for being the best Dadu in the world.
