Renowned poet, writer and critic Dilip Chitre passed away at his Pune residence in the wee hours today. He was 71. Chitre, was suffering from cancer. 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/>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/><br/>