66 year old poet Haldhar Nag conferred Padma Shri

Q.  66 year old poet Haldhar Nag has been conferred Padma Shri. Which language does he write in?
- Published on 01 Apr 16

a. Kosli
b. Nepali
c. Gujarati
d. Bhojpuri

ANSWER: Kosli
 
A 66 year old poet in Kosli language, Haldhar Nag was in news in March 2016 after President Pranab Mukherjee on 28 March 2016 conferred Padma Shri 2016 on him at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
He was honoured with contribution in the Literature and Education Section
  • In Odisha, he is known as Lok Kabi Ratna and has penned down 20 epics and several poems. He remembers all his creations and can recite them at any point of time.
  • He wrote his first poem 'Dhodo Bargachh' (The Old Banyan Tree) in 1990.

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