Question: P.K Nair recently passed away. He was related to which of the following fields?
(a) Space
(b) Film
(c) Music
(d) Industry
Ans (b)
Related facts:
- On 4 March 2016 Indian film archivist and film scholar Paramesh Krishnan Nair died on 4 March 2016. He was 82.
- He founded the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) in 1964 for collection of Old films.
- He had collected and archived over 12,000 films of which 8,000 was Indian over three decades of career with NFAI till his retirement 1991.
- In 2012, Celluloid Man, an award-winning documentary was made on his life and works, by his disciple Shivendra Singh Dungarpur.
Reference:
http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/legendary-filmarchivist-pk-nair-passes-away/article8313638.ece
http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/indias-celluloid-man-p-k-nair-dead/
http://www.khaskhabar.com/picture-news/news-pk-nair-legendary-film-archivist-passed-away-1-18541-KKN.html’
http://www.dainiksaveratimes.com/india-cellulite-i-pk-nair-passes-away/