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Taslima Nasreen accuses Bengal govt of cancelling plays on Lajja
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Taslima Nasreen accuses Bengal govt of cancelling plays on 'Lajja'

However, state police said that the organisers called off the plays, based on Nasreen's novel 'Lajja' (shame), on their own
access_time 24 Dec 2024 7:05 PM IST
India Post abolishes Book Post service, impacting reading culture
India

India Post abolishes Book Post service, impacting reading culture

access_time 23 Dec 2024 12:06 PM IST
K. Jayakumar wins Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Pingala Kesini
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K. Jayakumar wins Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for 'Pingala Kesini'

Former Kerala Chief Secretary K. Jayakumar's 'Pingala Kesini' won the prestigious Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, selected...

access_time 18 Dec 2024 6:34 PM IST
‘Blatant hypocrisy’: over 100 writers slam JCB’s literary prize
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‘Blatant hypocrisy’: over 100 writers slam JCB’s literary prize

New Delhi: Citing that bulldozers made by British company JCB destroy the lives of the poor and marginalised in India’s...

access_time 22 Nov 2024 9:45 AM IST
Malayalam writer NS Madhavan wins Ezhuthachan award 24
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Malayalam writer NS Madhavan wins Ezhuthachan award '24

The award was in recognition of his overall contribution to the Malayalam language and literature

access_time 1 Nov 2024 9:36 PM IST
Rushdie to publish memoir on 2022 knife attack
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Rushdie to publish memoir on 2022 knife attack

The attack by a man wearing a black mask rendered his right eye blind

access_time 4 April 2024 4:32 PM IST
58th Jnanpith: Urdu poet Gulzar, Jagadguru Rambhadracharya selected
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58th Jnanpith: Urdu poet Gulzar, Jagadguru Rambhadracharya selected

New Delhi: For the 58th Jnanpith Awards, the award selection committee selected Urdu poet Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar...

access_time 17 Feb 2024 7:47 PM IST
Neither Hindi belongs to Hindus, nor Urdu to Muslims: Javed Akhtar
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Neither Hindi belongs to Hindus, nor Urdu to Muslims: Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar, the writer-lyricist, broke misconceptions about Hindi belonging to Hindus and Urdu belonging to Muslims,...

access_time 17 Jan 2024 1:39 PM IST
Idea that power gives better opportunity to serve people long gone: MT
Kerala

Idea that power gives better opportunity to serve people long gone: MT

The renowned Jnanapith-winning Malayalam writer criticised today's politicians, while Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi...

access_time 12 Jan 2024 2:23 PM IST
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Poorna Swami’s ‘Palestinian’ wins Jawad Memorial Urdu-English Translation Prize
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Poorna Swami’s ‘Palestinian’ wins Jawad Memorial Urdu-English Translation Prize

Poorna Swami demonstrated an exquisite balance in translating the essence of 'Palestinian,' the translation of Fehmida...

access_time 11 Dec 2023 5:16 PM IST
Actor Huma Qureshi turns author with superhero novel
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Actor Huma Qureshi turns author with superhero novel

Qureshi, who is known for projects like ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, ‘Badlapur’, ‘Monica, O My Darling’, and ‘Maharani’, shared...

access_time 15 Sept 2023 3:02 PM IST
Martin Amis, British author of trend-setting novels including ‘Money’ dies
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Martin Amis, British author of trend-setting novels including ‘Money’ dies

The novel has been praised as ‘one of the most searing, insightful and bitingly funny English-language novels of the...

access_time 21 May 2023 10:53 AM IST
Shashi Tharoor calls Salman Rushdie greatest Indian writer’, says Nobel Prize overdue
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Shashi Tharoor calls Salman Rushdie 'greatest Indian writer’, says Nobel Prize overdue

Shashi Tharoor, the politician and author, praises Salman Rushdie as the 'greatest living Indian writer' and advocates...

access_time 2 May 2023 4:36 PM IST
New York Times series showcases Kerala with its literary works
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New York Times series showcases Kerala with its literary works

Said works evoke the glory of Kerala, famous for its rich history and natural remedies, through NYT's 'Read Your Way...

access_time 8 Sept 2023 3:03 PM IST
Perumal Murugan’s novel ‘Pyre’ longlisted for International Booker prize
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Perumal Murugan’s novel ‘Pyre’ longlisted for International Booker prize

The 56-year-old author of 10 novels, five collections of short stories and four anthologies of poetry discusses in his...

access_time 13 Jun 2024 10:04 AM IST
6 months after being stabbed, Rushdie releases new book
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6 months after being stabbed, Rushdie releases new book

London: The Booker Prize laureate Salman Rushdie publishes his new novel "Victory City" six months after being stabbed...

access_time 6 Feb 2023 1:26 PM IST
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President removes Arif Mohammed Khan as Kerala governor
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President removes Arif Mohammed Khan as Kerala governor

access_time 24 Dec 2024 11:22 PM IST
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A Glimpse into pictures by Danish Siddiqui
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A Glimpse into pictures by Danish Siddiqui

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'Forceful' mass eviction made Dalit lives in Chennai's Thangavel...

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