‘Aranya Rishi' Chitampalli passes away in Solapur at 93
Chitampalli was a recipient of the prestigious
Padma Shri
award, which he recently received from President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi. He also presided over the 83rd Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in 2006.
The last rites for Chitampalli will be conducted on Thursday afternoon in Solapur. Born in 1932 in Solapur, Chitampalli spent most of his life in Vidarbha and Nagpur, deeply connected with the region's forests and wildlife. He joined the Maharashtra forest department, where his work in Vidarbha's jungles inspired his conservation efforts and literary career.
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