Tag: Literature
17 Results
-
Bookshelf: Books that spotlight children’s mental health
Here's a list of books that address the various emotions children struggle with, and can be companions to them during the hard times.
October 28, 2020 -
A quarter century on, Raja Rao’s biography of the Mahatma retains its freshness
With an emphasis on the idea of dharma as a framework for Gandhism, both in South Africa and India, this is the story of the man as much as the Mahatma.
October 2, 2020 -
6 women among 10 authors in Rs 25L JCB Lit Prize longlist
With four debut novels and two translations making it to the longlist, the socio-political divide across history -- present, and future -- are prominent in all the novels.
September 2, 2020 -
Literature and Pandemics
What makes pandemics similar across geographic locations and time is not the presence of germs and viruses but that the human response follows the same pattern. All three literary works inform us that the initial human response to the outbreak is typically one of denial. Furthermore, our response to a pandemic tends to be slow and the authorities often provide false numbers about the infected cases and deaths
July 31, 2020 -
Swedish Academy to award two Nobel literature prizes after sexual harassment scandal
Some of the names attracting the buzz are, poet Anne Carson and novelist Margaret Atwood, as well as Kenyan writer Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, Polish writer and activist Olga Tokarczuk, French Guadeloupean Maryse Conde, South Korean writer Han Kang.
October 10, 2019 -
Sahitya Akademi awardee, Kiran Nagarkar dies at 77
Among his most known works are Saat Sakkam Trechalis, Ravan and Eddie and the epic English novel Cuckold, for which he was honoured with the 2001 Sahitya Akademi Award.
September 6, 2019 -
The archaeology of literature
This is a meticulously well-researched book by a historian and ethnomusicologist that will be appreciated by researchers and faculty members of colonial studies and cultural studies as it showcases the contributions of Dwijendralal Roy as a colonial subject as well as a man of letters, a songwriter, a poet and a music composer par excellence... A review
July 16, 2019 -
Kalinga literary festival to recall Gandhi’s ‘idea of India’
Among other highlights will be the story-telling session "Dastan-E-Mantoiyat" by Syed Shadab Hussain and Meera Rizvi and the screening of Oscar-nominated director Ashvin Kumar's "No Fathers In Kashmir".
July 2, 2019 -
Interview | Literature can’t be held hostage to time: Sanjib Chattopadhyay
In an interview to Dipankar Chakraborty, renowned Bengali writer Sanjib Chattopadhyay, famous for his satire and humour, spoke about his foray into the world of literature and his journey as an author.
March 9, 2019 -
Rabindranath Tagore: Echoes of erudite thoughts
Polymath Rabindranath Tagore's wisdom teaches us about how we need to consider the larger picture for India's progress.
December 14, 2018 -
On her 99th birthday, associate recounts Amrita Pritam’s lost love for literature
"She was such a brilliant litterateur all her life. However, she seemed to have lost this love for literature few years before she died," Pritam's close associate and veteran poet Amia Kunwar said at a literary meet here.
September 2, 2018 -
‘My first love is literature’
He writes in Urdu, also thinks in Urdu, although his mother-tongue is Punjabi. A tete-a-tete with iconic film maker and lyricist Gulzar reveals much about the notoriously interview-shy writer.
May 12, 2018 -
Amid sexual abuse allegations, academy cancels 2018 Nobel Prize in literature
The Nobel Foundation presumes that the Swedish Academy will now put all its efforts into the task of restoring its credibility as a prize-awarding institution.
May 4, 2018 -
A pillar of Nepali literature crumbles
Towering literary figure known for several of his works and for introducing the ‘tesro aayam’ (third dimension) movement in Nepali literature in the sixties, is no more. Indra Bahadur Rai’s passing away on Tuesday evening at his home at Lochnagar here, shook the literary world, with condolences pouring in from all across the world. Chief …
Continue reading "A pillar of Nepali literature crumbles"
March 8, 2018 -
Bid to set up archive for conservation of ancient, contemporary Odia Christian lit
Efforts to set up an archive for conservation of ancient and contemporary Odia Christian literature was stressed at the 120th anniversary of Odia Christian periodical ‘Pravati Tara’ here. The magazine was launched in 1896 by a British missionary Dr. Wilkinson and despite difficulties and hurdles it has been continuing in circulation even on Sunday. A …
February 13, 2018 -
Literature not only expression but existential imperative in the Middle East
It is a tragic truth of human conditions that the best artistic endeavours come from chaotic, violent conditions — wars, revolutions, displacements and others — and the Arab lands of the Middle East, especially its Levantine part are no different in this respect. But there is one major difference — here it is not only …
Continue reading "Literature not only expression but existential imperative in the Middle East"
January 30, 2018 -
Books, literature hold high place in Indian culture: Vice President
Indian culture giving divine status to “alphabet” in Vedas is an indication of the importance it gives to books and literature, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said here on Monday. Inaugurating the 29th Vijayawada Book Festival, he said books are our good friends and good books raise our living standards. “When we are in trouble, …
Continue reading "Books, literature hold high place in Indian culture: Vice President"
January 2, 2018