Question:Renowned poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri who passed away recently was related to which language?
(a) Malayalam
(b) Kannada
(c) Telugu
(d) Gujarati
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Noted Malayalam poet and Jnanpith laureate Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri passed away on 15th October 2020.
- He was conferred the coveted 55th Jnanpith Award in 2019. He was honoured with Padma Shri in 2017, the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1973.
- His literary works of over 40 includes poetry, short stories, plays, translations and essays.
- He has penned many poems in Malayalam and ‘Irupatham Noottandinte Ithihasam’ (Epic of the 20th Century) one of his major works, is regarded amongst the first modernist poems in Malayalam.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay