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Remembering Our Departed Members

This page is dedicated to the cherished memory of the members and their loved ones of the Nair Benevolent Association who are no longer with us. They contributed significantly to our community, enriching our lives with their presence, wisdom, and dedication. While they may have passed from our sight, their spirit and contributions continue to resonate within our association and the hearts of those they touched.
We believe it is important to remember and honor those who have helped build and sustain our organization. This space serves as a permanent tribute to their legacy, ensuring that their memory lives on.

Below, you will find a list of our demised members. We invite you to remember them and the impact they had.

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Smt. Sumathi Venugopal

Demised: July 8, 2025

Wife of our long time member and a very big fan of NBA Mr. Venugopal Verikott.

Smt. Sreedevi Menon

Demised: May 27, 2025

She is survived by her children Lakshmy Menon and Kumar Menon. Dr. Sreedevi Menon is well known for her kindness, generosity and unwavering support to NBA.

ROM Chandran Mangalat

2 July 1947 – 15 May 2025

Mr. Chandran lived in St Luis, Missouri and he is the father of Mr & Mrs. Kunnappallil Rajagopal’s daughter in law Nisha.

Cherukara Krishna Kurup

March 29, 1938 to May 03, 2025 (87)

Husband of Sarasamma Kurup, Father of Sushil & Suresh Kurup, Father in Law of Neena & Geetha Kurup.

Karthyani Nair

Demised: 3/17/2025

Mrs. Karthyani Nair is the oldest sister of our members Prabhakaran Nair (Kuttettan) and Madhu Nair and three other younger sisters. She is survived by her husband P.S. Nair , three daughters and one son.

Muraleedharan Nair

Demised: 2/23/2025

Husband of Kumari, Survived by wife Kumari, sons Arun and Ajay.

Sree Bala Sasidharan Nair

Demised: 2/13/2025

Was residing in New York. Sri Balasasidharan Nair Sreerangam is husband of Smt. Valsamma (sister of Vanaja Nair, past President and Trustee Board Member of NBA and NBA Life member Anilkumar Pillai). He is survived by wife and two daughters Neethu (settled in Australia) and Geethu (Kannur) and their families.

Devaki Balan Nair

Demised: 2/3/2025

Devaki Balan Nair wife of long time member Late Mr. Balan Nair passed away on February 3rd at her residence in Ottappalam Kerala

Lekshmi Ramdas

Demised: 1/30/2025

Smt. Lekshmi (71) wife of Ramdas (Past NBA President), a beloved mother to her sons, Vinod and Vipin, and daughter-in-law, Shwetha, she is survived by three older brothers, Krishna Kumar, Ram Mohan and Hari Krishnan. A wonderful cook and a passionate gardener.

Dr. Vijayshankar

Demised: 12/18/2024

One of the founding fathers of NBA.

Past President of NBA.

Vinod Nair

Demised: 11/12/2024

Son of NBA lifetime members Santhamma Nair and Late Krishnakutty Nair, Albany. He lived in Oregon at the time of his death.

Krishnan K. Menon

March 31, 1944 – September 20, 2024

Krishnan K. Menon, 80, of Queens Village, NY. Krishnan was predeceased by his elder brothers Ramankutty, Chandrashekaran, Madhavan, and Narayanankutty. He is survived by his wife Vijayalakshmi, his children Seema and Vivek, daughter-in-law, Namrita, and his grandchild, Lavanya.

Shri. Narayanan Thampy

Demised: September 7, 2024

Shri Narananan Thampy (88), father of NBA life member Dr. Unnikrishnan Thampy.

Dr. Usha Somasundaram

Demised: July 21, 2024

Dr. Usha Somasundaran , wife of Dr. Somasundaran

Narayanan Kutty Nair

Demised: August 1, 2024 (88)

Narayanan Kutty Nair, son of the late Vasudevan and Kalyani Kutty Nair.

Santha Kumari Amma

Demised: September 3, 2024 (82)

younger sister of Gopinatha Pillai/elder sister of Bhaskar Kumar & Late Saraswathi Prabhakaran.

Sri Ravi Raghavan

Demised: September 21, 2023 (85)

One of our Founding Fathers of Nair Benevolent Association INC.

Raman Pillai Balan Rajan

Demised: September 5, 2019

One of our Founding Fathers of Nair Benevolent Association INC.

Bharathiamma K Nair

Demised: April 20, 2024

Wife of Ramchandran Nair Nair Benevolent Association Life Member

K. Chandrasekharan Nair

Demised: January 17, 2023 (84)

One of our founding fathers of our association Nair Benevolent Association INC.

K Unnikrishnan Nair

Demised: March 19, 2024

One of the Founding members of Nair Benevolent Association INC.

Lekshmikutty Bahl

Demised: February 13, 2024

A staunch supporter of Nair Benevolent Association INC.

Nirmaladevi S. Unni

Demised: January 28, 2024 (85)

She is survived by her son, Arun and daughter in law Anita, daughter Rekha and son-in-law Vijaykumar, son Sethu and daughter-in-law Sujatha, her grandchildren, Sharanya and her husband Joshua, Asha and her husband Vivek, Sanjay and his wife Madeline, Arjun, and Sunitha, and her great-grandsons, Dev, Ravi, and Ashwin.

Hariharan Nambiar

Demised: October 10, 2023 (74)

Survived by his wife, Baby (Vasanthi), daughter Revathi Hariharan, son Rahul Hariharan, son-in-law Renjith Raghavan, daughter-in-law Divya Nambiar and grandchildren.

Jayashree R Raghavan

Demised: June 3, 2023 (78)

Wife of one of the founding fathers Ravi Raghavan

Prabhakaran Nair

Demised: N/A

Gopinathan K. Nair

Demised: December 7th, 2019 (75)

Husband of Leela Gopinathan Nair, Father of Swapna Nair and Smitha Nair. He has also served NBA as Secretary and been in NBA executive committee for several years

U. Chandrasekharan Nair

Demised: April 21st, 2017 (85)

Founding member and past president of NBA

Gopalakrishna Pillai

Demised: December 4, 2010 (60)

DOB: November 15, 1950

Husband of Ramani Pillai

C. Govindankutty Menon

Demised: May 5th, 2019 (76)

DOB: May 6th, 1943

Husband of Mrs. Sarala Menon, Father of Mrs. Regha Menon and Mr. Ranjit Menon

Saraswathy Prabhakaran

Demised: August 25th, 2024 (78)

DOB: December 11th, 1945

Her husband Prabhakaran Nair and She was one of the Founding Members of Nair Benevolent Assocation Inc. N.A.

Subramanian Nair

Demised: August 16th, 2025 (82)

DOB: August 6th, 1943

Brother of NBA members Mr. Ramchandran Nair, Sasidharan Nair, Sukumaran Nair , late Mr. Muralidharan Nair and Mr. Surendran Nair.

C.S Menon

Demised: January 11th, 2009 (78)

DOB: February 14th, 1930

Founding member of Nair Benevolent Association.

Smt. Padmini Amma

Demised: May 26th, 2024 (90)

mother of Hema Radhakrishna Pillai known to many NBA members.

Purushothaman Nair

Demised: March 19th, 2024 (80)

Dr. P. Gopalakrishnan Nair

Demised: October 20th, 2025

One of the founding members of

Nair Benevolent Association

N. Gopalan Nair

Demised: January 29th, 1997

DOB: December 15th, 1944

Husband of Padma Nair

One of the founding members of

Nair Benevolent Association

Radhakrishnan Tharoor

Demised: February 26, 2026 (71)

DOB: February 8, 1955

Active member of the Nair Benevolent Association, showed his deep support for his roots, his culture, and his religion. A friend to everyone he met. He enjoyed playing tennis, practicing yoga, watching sports, laughing, and most of all- a long drive listening to Malayalam music. He is survived by his wife, Jyothy, his children, Shalini and Sarath