Literary Award
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Bengali author Manoranjan Byapari is the winner of 2022 Shakti Bhatt Book Prize
Byapari writes in Bengali and five of his books, including his two-volume autobiography, have been translated into English.
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‘Words must remain without borders’: Naveen Kishore accepting prize for promoting world literature
Seagull Books founder Naveen Kishore’s acceptance speech for Words Without Borders’ 2021 Ottaway Award for the Promotion of International Literature.
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Amartya Sen: ‘World is facing pandemic of authoritarianism’
In his speech accepting the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade on October 18, Sen emphasised the importance of dissent and debate.
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Trending
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Sugar in Nestlé baby food sold in African countries shows how corporations influence public policy
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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Indian writer Kritika Pandey wins regional award for Asia in 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
The 29-year-old writer won for her story ‘The Great Indian Tee and Snakes’. The overall winner of the prize will be announced on June 30.
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Tony Joseph wins the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2019 for ‘Early Indians’
The award, which came into being in 2008, includes a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh and a trophy.
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Noted Malayalam poet Akkitham wins Jnanpith Award 2019
Akkitham is the sixth Malayalam writer to be conferred the prize.
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Video
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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German city rescinds literary prize to Kamila Shamsie for supporting anti-Israel movement: Report
The British-Pakistani novelist said there was no contradiction between supporting the BDS movement of Palestinian activists and receiving the Nelly Sachs Prize.
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JCB Prize for Literature: Arvind Subramanian on 2019 jury for the Rs 25-lakh literary award
The prize awards the best contemporary Indian fiction writing, including translations to English.
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‘No Presents Please’ by Jayant Kaikini wins the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2018
The collection of short stories was translated from Kannada to English by Tejaswini Niranjana.
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The Reel
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Watch: In animated prequel, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva unite to defeat the warlord Raktadeva
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Namita Gokhale wins the Rs 2-lakh Sushila Devi Literature Award for fiction writing by women
The writer won the newly-established prize for her historical novel, ‘Things to Leave Behind’ set during the 1857 uprising against British rule.
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Novelist Amitav Ghosh wins Jnanpith Award 2018
The Jnanpith award selection committee met in New Delhi on Friday to decide the winner for 2018.
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Children’s books: The Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Awards announce shortlists for 2019
The awards are given for both writing and illustrations in children’s literature.
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The Field
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India tour of Bangladesh: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana guide India to victory in third T20I
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Salima Tete to lead Indian women’s team for European leg
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian women lose to Japan, men to China in quarter-finals
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Squash, Saurav Ghosal interview: ‘People enjoyed watching me, this was the legacy I wanted to leave’
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Aryan, Yashwardhan, Priyanshu among Indians in semi-finals