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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Renowned folklorist and acclaimed writer Ki. Rajanarayanan has passed away. He was from which state?
A
Tamil Nadu
B
Chhattisgarh
C
Kerala
D
Assam
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Rayangala Shri Krishna Raja Narayana Perumal Ramanujam Naicker (16 September 1923 – 17 May 2021), shortened to Ki. Rajanarayanan and popularly known by his Tamil initials as Ki. Ra., was an Indian Tamil language folklorist and acclaimed writer from Kovilpatti, in Tamil Nadu.

Detailed explanation-2: -CHENNAI: Tamil writer and retired professor K Nedunchezhiyan died in Chennai on Friday. He was 79. Nedunchezhiyan, who had written several books about Dravidian leaders like EVR Periyar and CN Annadurai, was admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, due to age-related illnesses recently.

Detailed explanation-3: -“The Chair” Theme : Sacrifice is a noble virtue.

Detailed explanation-4: -He won the Sahitya Akademi award in 1991 for his novel Gopallapurathu Makkal depicting the Telugu people who had migrated to the southern parts of Tamil Nadu. It was followed by another novel Andaman Naicker .

Detailed explanation-5: -’Karisal literature’ has come to designate a set of writers associated with the Communist Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers’ Association, many of whom are Dalits. The central concern of their writing is the struggle of landless Dalits to survive.

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