Category: Literature

NDA-BJP in lead, marginal seats will decide victory margin: IANS-CVOTER Poll Tracker-I

New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) There are 167 marginal seats that will decide the extent of victory for the National…

5 years ago

Capturing the degeneration of Bengal and tales of personal experiences

Read the translated work of a self-declared anti-writer who uses montages and other cinematic techniques for his stories and a…

8 years ago

‘Digital technology, high prices of books taking away readers’

Agra, Feb 24 (IANS) Development of digital technology and costly books had made fewer and fewer people to take to…

8 years ago

Dara Shikoh’s library testimony to intellectualism: Experts

Agra, Feb 23 (IANS) The library of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's eldest son Dara Shikoh was once a popular meeting…

8 years ago

Bangladeshi book fair highlights love of printed books

Dhaka, Feb 23 (IANS) With less than a week left until the end of Bangladesh's largest month-long annual book fair,…

8 years ago

How to make a success of your brand: Lessons from the real world

By Aparajita Gupta Title: Storm the Norm; Editor: Anisha Motwani; Publisher: Rupa; Pages: 283; Price: Rs.500 Branding is the biggest…

8 years ago

25 years later, five Kashmiri women bring back focus on Kunan-Poshpora incident

By Shamshad Ali New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Two contiguous north Kashmir villages, Kunan and Poshpora, became part of Jammu…

8 years ago

Modi pays tribute to Sant Ravidas on his jayanti

New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to the mystic poet, Sant Ravidas on…

8 years ago

Revisiting the legacy of free India’s founding fathers

By Vikas Datta Title: Understanding the Founding Fathers - An Enquiry into the Indian Republic's Beginnings; Author: Rajmohan Gandhi; Publisher:…

8 years ago

Harper Lee, Umberto Eco and their heroes’ relevance for India

By Vikas Datta Besides that both were authors, and both died in the last couple of days, there seems nothing…

8 years ago

‘The Name of the Rose’ author Umberto Eco dead

London, Feb 20 (IANS) Italian academician-cum-bestselling novelist Umberto Eco, best known for acclaimed novels "The Name of the Rose" and…

8 years ago

American author Harper Lee dead

Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) Harper Lee, the author of the acclaimed "To Kill A Mockingbird" about racial injustice in a…

8 years ago

Honour ended slavery but also caused ‘honour’ killings: Ghanaian philosopher Kwame Appiah (With Image)

By Vikas Datta New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Honour differs from morality in not being intrinsically good or bad but…

8 years ago

‘World’s Most Vibrant Cities Are British Empire’s Real Legacy’

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Debates on the British Empire's legacy gets sidetracked on whether it was "good" or "bad",…

8 years ago

Sahitya Akademi Awards Presented to 24 Indian Authors

New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) Twenty-four eminent authors writing in as many Indian languages were felicitated today by the Sahitya…

8 years ago

Former DU Lecturer SAR Geelani Arrested in Sedition Case

New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) Former Delhi University lecturer SAR Geelani was arrested today on sedition and other charges in…

8 years ago

Who Is ‘The Perfect Candidate’, Wonders Indian-American Author

By Arun Kumar Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) An Indian-American author of a new novel about a former spy-turned-politician has a…

8 years ago

Jnanpith Award Winner O.N.V. Kurup Dead

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 13 (IANS) Jnanpith Award winner and renowned Malayali poet and lyricist O.N.V. Kurup died at a hospital here…

8 years ago

Cartoonist Sudhir Tailang Passes Away

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Well-known cartoonist Sudhir Tailang, who was suffering from a brain tumour passed away on Saturday,…

8 years ago

Brazilian Judge Bans Publication Of Hitler’s Autobiography

Brasilia, Feb 4 (IANS) A Brazilian judge has banned the publication of Adolf Hitler's autobiography 'Mein Kampf' (My Struggle), ruling…

8 years ago



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