Taarak Mehta passed away

Taarak Mehta passed away

Question: ‘Duniya Ne Undha Chashma’ was a popular column of famous writer…
(a) Khushwant Singh
(b) Karan Thapar
(c) Deena Nath Mishra
(d) Taarak Mehta
Ans: (d)

  • On 1st March, 2017, Taarak Mehta, the popular Gujarati columnist, humorist and playwright, passed away at the age of 87.
  • Mehta used to write for Gujarati dailies like Divya Bhaskar and other publications like Chitralekha.
  • The columnist’s most popular work ‘Duniya Ne Undha Chashma’ was adapted to the small screen as Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah on SAB TV.
  • Taarak Mehta had published 80 books, over the years, three books are based on the columns he wrote in Gujarati newspaper Divya Bhaskar while rest were compiled from the stories in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
  • Taarak Mehta was awarded the Padma Shri in 2015 for his literary contributions.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered condolence to the departed soul and described him as someone whose writing represented unity in diversity.

Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=158756