Raju Puthukarai

~ Namaskar ~

Devarajan "Raju" Puthukarai was born in 1943 in Tamil Nadu, India and passed away peacefully on July 9, 2024 in Red Bank, New Jersey. He was nicknamed "Raju" because of his fun loving, teasing disposition while growing up in Madras, India.

After an illustrious university experience where he earned a BA degree, a JD degree and a Masters in Business Administration from IIM Ahmedabad (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad), India in
1967. He arrived in New York in the 1970's where he wowed the direct marketing industry with his innovative marketing strategies. He rose to prominence as the President of RCA / BMG Music Club and Senior Vice President at Time Warner Music Inc. Along with his partners, he went on to launch MusicMaker.com, a new online music platform before retiring in 2006.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years Sujatha and his two devoted sons Ananth and Sharad, their families and five grandchildren, as well as three sisters and one brother and his trusted life-long friends. He was legendary for his generosity and his sense of humor. His personal motto was, "No amount of worrying can change your future or your destiny".

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to St. Jude's Children's Hospital.

Arrangements are under the respectful care and direction of Funeral Director
Christine Cuoco of Ruby Memorial Funeral Home.
www.rubymemorialhome.com