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Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia

Bureaucrats should appreciate art, says Manish Sisodia

Those who work in this field must collect the vast treasure of Hindi and folk literature that we have, he said.

30 Oct 2017 4:28 AM IST

Ishiguro left Japan when he was five and moved to Britain, only returning to visit his native land as an adult three decades later. (Photo: AP)

Japan sees a surge in demand for Ishiguro's books

Japan had been pinning its hopes on novelist Haruki Murakami to win Nobel Prize but eagerly claimed link to winner with...

6 Oct 2017 10:49 AM IST

In 2016, the award went to Bob Dylan, considered to be someone outside the conventional conception of literature as novels and poetry. (Photo: AP)

Academy likely to go for more conventional pick for Literature Nobel...

While committee shocked world last year with unconventional pick, experts believe members will go with more orthodox...

5 Oct 2017 8:58 AM IST

The Academy is known for its cloak-and-dagger methods to prevent any leaks, resorting to codenames for authors and fake book covers when reading in public. (Photo: AP)

Winner of Nobel Prize for literature to be revealed on Thursday

Last year's winner, Bob Dylan, was the first singer songwriter to win the prestigious award, dividing the literary...

2 Oct 2017 4:37 PM IST

In this Jan. 26, 2006, file photo, writer Annie Proulx speaks at a news conference in Madrid. Proulx, whose works range from Brokeback Mountain to the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Shipping News, will receive a National Book Award for lifetime achievement. (Photo: AP)

Annie Proulx to receive honorary National Book Award

Previous recipients of the Distinguished Contribution medal include Toni Morrison, Philip Roth and Joan Didion.

21 Sept 2017 7:39 PM IST

Now, whiskey inspired by Edgar Allan

On January 30, interested folks can be sipping on a brand new whiskey inspired by the author's psychological thriller.

26 Jan 2018 12:39 AM IST

Richard Rothman

Decoding the secrets of success in business

Rothman talks about the reasons behind writing the book and shares his insight into the Indian business market.

19 Jan 2018 12:58 AM IST

Austrian writer Peter Handkes prize has garnered criticism. (Photo: Instagram)

Sweden stands by 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature amid controversy

Swedish Academy defends choice for 2019 Nobel literature prize.

17 Oct 2019 7:29 PM IST

Morrison observed that at the height of slavery and abolitionism in 1850, American writers were writing romance.

Literature squares up

Racism in the First World metamorphoses into caste and religious divide in India.

15 April 2019 5:09 AM IST

Morrison observed that at the height of slavery and abolitionism in 1850, American writers were writing romance.

Against Literature

Literature can't take down racism... there is a little white man deep inside us all .

15 April 2019 5:07 AM IST

Past literature indeed suggests that older parents tend to have on average higher wellbeing than younger ones. We find similarly that older European parents whose children do not live on the same household have on average a higher life satisfaction than those with resident children.

Shifting sands in relations between parents and children

Studying links between social networks and life satisfaction over and beyond parenthood and marital status.

26 Aug 2019 1:23 AM IST

In keeping with this piece of wisdom, the sibling duo Yeshoda and Rhea Karuturi ventured out to enhance simple acts of endearment.

Budding roses

Entrepreneurs Yeshoda and Rhea Karuturi want to use their business enterprise to spread smiles everywhere.

4 Aug 2019 2:54 AM IST