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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Sahitya Akademi award winner Puthussery Ramachandran, who dies recently was a scholar of which language?
A
Marathi
B
Malyalam
C
Urdu
D
Hindi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Puthussery Ramachandran Pillai (23 September 1928 – 14 March 2020) was an Indian poet of the Malayalam language. He was a scholar of Dravidian linguistics and a professor of Malayalam for more than three decades. On 14 March 2020, he died of age-related illnesses.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mumbai: The ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ for 2022 will be given to Anuradha Roy for English Literature, Badri Narayan for Hindi Literature and Praveen Bandekar for Marathi Literature.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sahitya Akademi, India’s premier literary institution, recognizes 24 Indian languages including English. In addition to 22 languages recognized under the 8th Schedule of the constitution, Sahitya Akademi recognizes Rajasthani and English.

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