<p>Renowned poet, writer and critic Dilip Chitre passed away at his Pune residence in the wee hours on Thursday. Chitre, 71, was suffering from cancer, family sources said.<br /><br />He was one of the foremost Indian writers and critics to emerge in the post Independence era. Besides being a bilingual writer, writing in Marathi and English, he was also a painter and filmmaker.<br /><br />Chitre was one of the earliest and the most important influence behind the famous "Little Magazine movement" of the 1960s in Maharasthra.<br /><br />He was also an accomplished translator and his most important translation was that of the celebrated 17th century Marathi bhakti poet Tukaram's works, published as `Says Tuka'.<br /><br />He had also translated `Anubhavamrut' written by the 12th century bhakti poet Dnyaneshwar.<br /><br />Condoling Chitre's death, Union Minister and Congress leader Vilasrao Deshmukh said, "We have lost a multi- talented personality."<br /><br />Union Minister and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said his death was an "irreparable loss" to the state.</p>
<p>Renowned poet, writer and critic Dilip Chitre passed away at his Pune residence in the wee hours on Thursday. Chitre, 71, was suffering from cancer, family sources said.<br /><br />He was one of the foremost Indian writers and critics to emerge in the post Independence era. Besides being a bilingual writer, writing in Marathi and English, he was also a painter and filmmaker.<br /><br />Chitre was one of the earliest and the most important influence behind the famous "Little Magazine movement" of the 1960s in Maharasthra.<br /><br />He was also an accomplished translator and his most important translation was that of the celebrated 17th century Marathi bhakti poet Tukaram's works, published as `Says Tuka'.<br /><br />He had also translated `Anubhavamrut' written by the 12th century bhakti poet Dnyaneshwar.<br /><br />Condoling Chitre's death, Union Minister and Congress leader Vilasrao Deshmukh said, "We have lost a multi- talented personality."<br /><br />Union Minister and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said his death was an "irreparable loss" to the state.</p>
