Literary Award
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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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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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Trending
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Saba Naqvi: The Narendra Modi cult moves up another level
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In a first, J&K police goes after Kashmiris living outside India
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Julio Ribeiro: By arresting Disha Ravi for sedition, the government is tilting at windmills
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The changing map of India from 1 AD to the 20th century
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India loses its status as ‘free’ in Freedom House’s 2021 report
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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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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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Video
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Watch: Forest officials rescue a trapped lion cub in Greater Gir in Gujarat
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Watch: Meet Andhra Pradesh’s crochet lacemakers, women from farming communities
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Watch: Actor Govinda dances with his daughter, Tina Ahuja. Video promptly goes viral
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Watch: China working on uprooting, assimilating Uighurs away from homes, BBC investigation claims
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‘I’m a rebel’: This song by rapper Raja Kumari features actors Bani J and Kiara Advani
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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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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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The Reel
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In ‘Notturno’ documentary, vignettes of war and the eerie calm between the storms
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Charles Sobhraj mini-series ‘The Serpent’ heading to Netflix
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‘Thaen’ trailer: In Tamil film, a tribal beekeeping couple tackle apathy and poverty
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‘Haathi Mere Saathi’ trailer: Rana Daggubati plays a saviour of elephants
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‘Without Remorse’ trailer: Michael B Jordan’s US Navy Seal John Clark wages war on the Russians
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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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Kamila Shamsie and Jayant Kaikini on the shortlist of the 2018 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
Six books are in the running for the $25,000 literary prize, which will declare the winning title in January.
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Sujatha Gidla’s ‘Ants Among Elephants’ wins Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize
The award celebrates debut writers.
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The Field
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Happy to carry the family name back into Formula One, says Mick Schumacher ahead of debut
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Fourth Test, Day 2: Ben Stokes leads England’s fightback as India get to 80/4 at lunch
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Tsitsipas digs deep to beat Hurkacz and set up quarter-final with Khachanov at Rotterdam
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Women’s Champions League: Holders Lyon prevail over Brondby, Bayern Munich trounce Kazygurt
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Boxing: Olympic-bound Satish Kumar, Ashish Kumar enter semi-finals at Boxam International