Question

B Sujatha Devi, the well-known poetess and environmental activist passed away. She is a native of which state?
A) Karnataka
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala
D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer 1

Hint: On Saturday, B Sujatha Devi, a poet and English professor, passed away. She had been $72$ years old when she died. Sujatha, the younger sister of B Sugathakumari and the late B Hridayakumari, had been receiving medical care at a private hospital here for the past few weeks.

Complete answer:
B Sujatha Devi was born in Ernakulam, Kerala, to freedom fighter and poet Bodheswaran and Karthyayani Amma. She served as an English professor at various government colleges, including Maharaja's College in Ernakulam and University College and Women's College in Thiruvananthapuram.
She received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award for her travelogue "Kadinte Thalam Thedi" and published Mrinmayi, an anthology of poems.

Additional information:
Sujatha Devi, who is survived by two sisters, Parameswaran and Padmanabhan, was cremated at Thycaud electric crematorium on Saturday at $3$ p.m. Sujatha Devi was an illustrious teacher, according to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's condolence letter.

“For me, she was more than a teacher; she was a friend and comrade who influenced me spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually. Subbalakshmi, a lawyer and Sujatha Devi's pupil, said, "I don't have words to describe my grief." Suresh Manimala, a Maharaja's College alumnus who met her at the hospital bedside two days ago, described the Sujatha teacher as having a magnetic personality who mesmerised students with her deep knowledge of the subject. “She was very welcoming to us, and her class was lively. We had independence and access to loving, genuine, and accessible teachers. However, today's students do not have access to teachers like Sujatha,” Manimala, a management specialist who attended Maharaja's College from $1974$ to $1976$, said.

Sujatha instructor was also a committed environmentalist, according to her contemporaries. “She was always at the forefront of environmental protection, planting saplings and raising awareness among the students about the importance of protecting the environment. Many years ago, she and other students protested a plan to cut down trees on M G Road. Because of the protest, five trees were uprooted and replanted on DH Ground's eastern hand. M K Prasad, an environmentalist and Sujatha's colleague at Maharaja's College, recalled, "It was she, E K Gopalan, and me who helped her husband Advocate P Gopalakrishnan draught the petition against the Silent Valley Project in the high court."

Note: Sujatha Devi's death has left a void in many people's hearts, especially her Maharaja's College students in Ernakulam. They remember her as a person who was open-minded and generous with her students.