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Farrukh Dhondy | Gender equity and literature: Are we taking things...

Literature was to be judged by its literary skill and, absolutely, by its enforcement of humanistic, humanitarian and...

28 Aug 2021 1:46 AM IST

The JCB Prize for Literature shortlist (Left to right) Tejaswini-Apte-Rahm, Manoj Rupda, Perumal Murugan, Manoranjan Byapari, Vikramjit Ram, V. Ramaswamy, Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar. (Image by Arrangement)

Three translations, two debuts on JCB shortlist

The winner is set to be announced on November 18.

26 Oct 2023 10:00 PM IST

A Man from Motihari. (Image: DC)

A Man from Motihari, A lyrical tale of love, loss and breaking...

Like Patna Blues, the writer's earlier novel, the writing is unpretentious and evocative

13 Dec 2023 5:32 PM IST

From winners who are famous to those who have been forgotten and western domination in Nobel, a list of the must knows of the Nobel prize (Representational Image)

Nobel Prize in literature 2018 cancelled after sexual assault scandal

Decision was made on grounds academy is in no shape to pick winner after sex abuse allegations, financial crimes...

4 May 2018 1:20 PM IST

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Swear words use increasing in American literature: study

American authors used the seven risqu© words 28 times more often in the mid-2000s than the early 1950s.

7 Aug 2017 6:43 PM IST

Something Amis

The British novelist on his latest trip to India, speaks of his love for words, his stardom as a literary figure.

27 Nov 2016 12:24 AM IST

Gateway to the Gods (Devbhoomi) Hardwar

The sublime message: God is in the details

The raas work is almost like a pichwai with complete detail of even the embroidery on the odhnis of the dancers.

18 May 2017 6:49 AM IST

But Padura is perhaps best known for the series of novels starring his hard-drinking, heavy-smoking Havana detective. (Photo: AFP

Meet Cuba's top detective writer, incognito at home

Padura won international acclaim for 'The Man Who Loved Dogs', based on the agent who assassinated Soviet exile Leon...

10 March 2017 3:33 PM IST

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Mystic Mantra: The unwritten spiritual tradition

The moment something is written down, distortions are bound to happen because it is open to all kinds of interpretations...

18 Feb 2017 6:37 AM IST

360 Degree: A red herring and a red rag

360 Degree: A red herring and a red rag

There are a couple of significant, and ominous, depending on the point of view, recommendations which have been...

23 April 2017 6:39 AM IST

Patrons gather at the recreation centre to listen to artist Kunal Naik give a demonstration on morchangs or jaw harps.

Not so far from the madding crowd

A 90-minutes drive from the city will take you to Art Village, a serene retreat for lovers of all things fine.

7 Dec 2016 12:07 AM IST