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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· Nov 01, 2020 · 06:30 am

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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· Jun 02, 2020 · 07:28 am

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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· Dec 02, 2019 · 07:24 pm

Noted Malayalam poet Akkitham wins Jnanpith Award 2019

Akkitham is the sixth Malayalam writer to be conferred the prize.

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· Nov 29, 2019 · 03:45 pm

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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· Sep 18, 2019 · 08:22 pm

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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· Mar 28, 2019 · 12:55 pm

‘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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· Jan 25, 2019 · 07:51 pm

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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· Jan 09, 2019 · 06:47 pm

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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· Dec 14, 2018 · 04:43 pm

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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· Nov 22, 2018 · 07:06 pm

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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· Nov 15, 2018 · 11:49 am

Sujatha Gidla’s ‘Ants Among Elephants’ wins Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize

The award celebrates debut writers.

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· Oct 19, 2018 · 01:58 pm