Jnanpith awardee and noted Tamil writer Jayakanthan passes away
Q. Name the Jnanpith awarded Tamil writer who died in Chennai on 8th Apr’15 after a prolonged illness?- Published on 31 Jul 15a. Jayakanthan
b. Srikant
c. Shankar Reddy
d. Kedar Singh
ANSWER: Jayakanthan
Jayakanthan authored over 35 novels and novellas, innumerable short stories and two autobiographies besides writing articles and composing poems.