Question: Famous poet Shirish Pai has passed away recently. She was the poet of which of the following languages?
(a) Hindi
(b) Telugu
(c) Marathi
(d) Kannada
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- On September 2nd, 2017, the famous Marathi poet Shirish Pai passed away. She was 88 years old.
- She was born in 1929 and was the daughter of famous writer and journalist Acharya Prahlad Keshav Acre.
- She started writing ‘haiku’ in the year 1975.
- She studied the origin and nature of the Japanese ‘Haiku’ and published five Marathi haiku books.
Reference:
http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/marathi-poet-activist-shirish-pai-passes-away/article19609880.ece
http://www.enavabharat.com/news/mumbai/story/111031.html
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/mumbai/2017/sep/02/poet-activist-shirish-pai-who-introduced-haiku-in-marathi-dies-at-88-1651613.html