Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday lashed against the Central goverment for rejecting the tableau proposed by her government for the Republic Day parade in Delhi, wondering fi the…
By Saket Suman Panaji, Dec 22 (IANS) Cultural and literature festivals are quite the trend these days. While good festivals count on a good format, the popular ones draw huge crowds by looping in celebrities…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Acknowledging their contribution in the literary space for a long span, authors Arundhathi Subramaniam, Nabneeta Sen and Soubhagya Mishra have been honoured with the first Mystic Kalinga Literary Awards. Mystic…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) After winning The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Sri Lankan writer Anuk Arudpragasam has won the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2017 for his novel “The Story of a…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) A day after late Tamil poet Inqulab’s family said it would accept this year’s posthumously-conferred Sahitya Akademi Award, the Akademi said it hadn’t received any formal letter and will take…
Jaipur, Dec 22 (IANS) Featuring more than 200 sessions spanning a multitude of topics like gender, environment and science along with literature, the upcoming Zee Jaipur Literature Festival 2018 will be a coming together of…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Fiction was almost lost from Indian publishing at about this time last year. With about three non-fiction titles releasing for every novel, it was clear who ruled…
By Vikas Datta Title: Pandoras Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong; Author: Paul Offit; Publisher: National Geographic: Pages: 290; Price: Rs 699 Science makes our life easier, healthier and longer — but not always….
By Vishav Book: Ideas for India: Faster, Higher, Stronger; Author: Bibek Debroy; Publisher: Wisdom Tree; Price: Rs 695; Pages: 192 What should one expect from a book by one of the country’s leading economists who…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Take a peek into what really goes on in the plush world of luxury hotels in India; get inspired to look at the sunny side of life when faced with…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Sahitya Akademi on Thursday announced its annual awards in 24 languages, but the family of late Tamil poet Inqulab has decided not to accept the award. Inqulab, who was…
Chennai, Dec 21 (IANS) The family of late poet Inqulab (born as Shahul Hameed) has decided not to accept the Sahitya Akademi award announced for him, the poet’s son said on Thursday. The Sahitya Akadmei…
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IANS) Renowned Bengali singer Jatileswar Mukhopadhyay on Thursday passed away at a hospital here following prolonged illness. He was 82 and is survived by wife, son and daughter. According to family sources,…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The French Institute in India on Thursday announced the shortlist of the first Romain Rolland Book Prize which aims at awarding the best translation of a French title (Francophone area)…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Authors Mamang Dai, Ramesh Kuntal along with 22 other regional authors have been named for the Sahitya Akademi Awards for this year. The Sahitya Akademi on Thursday announced its annual…
By Saket Suman Panaji, Dec 21 (IANS) How does a photographer give expression to the many stories of personal and ecological loss from the Sunderbans? She picks up her camera and focuses her lens on…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Authors Mamang Dai and Ramesh Kuntal Megh have won this year’s Sahitya Akademi award for their work “The Black Hill”, a novel, and “Vishw Mithak Sarit Sagar”, a literary criticism,…
New York, Dec 21 (IANS) The Metropolitan Museum of Art here has purchased a Hebrew Bible produced in the Spanish region of Castile in the 14th century, acquiring the illuminated tome at an auction at…
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Kathak legend Birju Maharaj says that during his childhood days, he thought of becoming a mechanic and repairing cars. He is here on a two-day visit for the…
By Kishori Sud Gwalior, Dec 21 (IANS) The historic city of Gwalior, the birthplace of music maestro Tansen, a court musician during the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar in the 16th century, is set to…