Yamunabai Waikar, the acclaimed Lavani singer has passed away. She belonged to which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Goa
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Maharashtra]
Notes:Yamunabai Waikar (103), the acclaimed Lavani singer and Padma Shri recipient, has passed away in Satara district, Maharashtra on May 15, 2018. Born into a poor family, Yamuna Vikram Jawale learned singing and started performing along with her sisters at a young age. Soon offers to act in the `Tamasha’ theatre followed, and she became famous as Yamunabai `Waikar’ across Maharashtra. She also worked to create awareness about water conservation during the 1972 drought in Maharashtra and campaigned against archaic and regressive rituals of her Kolhati community.
