12
Apr
In a somber ceremony attended by close family members, the ashes of renowned actor and filmmaker Manoj Kumar were submerged in the holy Ganges River on Saturday morning at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar. Chants echoed along the riverbanks as the immersion, which took place in the Brahma Kund, was performed in accordance with all Vedic customs. Together with other family members, the late actor's sons Kunal and Vishal Goswami took part in the ceremony conducted by the family's priest. After a protracted illness, Manoj Kumar, who was born Harikrishan Goswami on July 24, 1937, in Abbottabad (now in Pakistan),…