Shimla, Dec 25 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Sukhu on Monday released three books, part of 'SHIMLA Investigators' series by children and young adults based on Shimla, once known as the Queen of Hills.
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Sandeep Bamzai, Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, Indo Asian News Service (IANS), will be conferred with the National Living Legend Award on the inaugural day of 10th Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) on February 9.
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Kalinga Literary Festival has proudly announced the longlisted titles in English for its prestigious annual KLF Book Awards, showcasing a diverse range of literary works across various genres.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) When Kailash Satyarthi was awarded the Nobel Prize nine years ago, he was often asked "What now?". It was, however, a seven-year-old Devli's question that made the social reformer keep going. "Why," asked Devli, "didn't you come sooner?"
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Even as she gives final edits to her upcoming novel titled 'Sah-sa', Geetanjali Shree, International Booker Prize winner (2022) for 'Ret Samadhi', translated as 'Tombs of Sand', for who the last year has been about attending multiple literature festivals, book launches and giving talks; says a writer's life is always about striking the desired balance between how much to be in the midst of everything and how much to go into retreat and solitude to mull over things and create.
London, Nov 27 (IANS) 'Prophet Song' by the celebrated Irish novelist Paul Lynch has been named the winner of the Booker Prize 2023, according to an official announcement by the organisers of the prestigious literary award.
London, Nov 27 (IANS) Nairobi-born Chetna Maroo, who is of Indian origin and a resident of London, is one of the six novelists shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize, whose winner will be named at a glittering ceremony in East London on Sunday, 9 p.m. GMT (Monday, 2:30 a.m. IST).
Bengaluru, Nov 25 (IANS) In Sandeep Bamzai's latest addition to the Kashmir trilogy, "Gilded Cage: Years That Made and Unmade Kashmir" (Rupa/Rs 395), the author skillfully navigates the intricate political landscape that defined Kashmir's accession to India. In this book, Bamzai introduces readers to four significant characters, offering a nuanced perspective that extends beyond the well-explored narratives of Sheikh Abdullah and Hari Singh.
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.
