New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Fiction, while mirroring the society and times we live in, serves as a compass pointing to directions we might wish to go. The JCB Prize for Literature, which went to Perumal Murugan’s ‘Fire Bird’, rewards this phenomenon of impactful storytelling.
Lahore, Nov 7 (IANS) A Shahmukhi book on Giani Gurdit Singh was released during a function at the Dyal Singh Research and Cultural Forum here, which commemorated the birth centenary of two literary intellectuals from Punjab (India), Giani Gurdit Singh and Inderjit Kaur Sandhu, on Tuesday.
New Delhi, November 1 (IANS) The seventh edition of the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF) is all set to begin from 11–14 January, 2024 on the beaches of Kozhikode. With a half-million-footfall, KLF has become Asia’s Largest Literature Festival today.
Jaipur, Nov 1 (IANS) The organisers of the annual Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) has announced the second list of speakers for the 17th edition of the festival set to take place from February 1-5, 2024 at Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur.
Mumbai, Nov 1 (IANS) Assassinated rapper Sidhu Moosewala’s story is set to unravel on the screen as the book ‘Who Killed Moosewala?’ is being adapted for an audio-visual experience.
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The renowned scholar, former Union minister and scion of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir, Karan Singh, has said it will not be possible for Kashmiri Pandits to go back to their homeland.
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Three decades after he launched his writing career with the global bestseller, 'The Firm', John Grisham's publishers have announced that his new novel, The Exchange, will be released in India on October 27.
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Rarely comes a book that needs to be read and understood not only from the perspective of subject experts, but by common people to comprehend and recognise the relationship between rural and urban India.
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Former Election Commissioner of India S.Y. Quraishi has said that there should not be "selective efficiency" in disqualifying Opposition MPs in defamation cases.
Stockholm/New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) In line with its standard for bringing lesser known authors to global limelight, the Swedish Academy on Thursday announced Norwegian novelist and playwright Jon Fosse, whose stark and gritty works offer an unforgettable portrayal of the ambiguities, vicissitudes and disquietude of the human condition, as the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature for 2023.
