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Why Girish Karnad is wrong

Karnad's invective is not a fact based logical rebuttal of Naipaul's ideological variance. It lacks the grace or elements of an intellectual discourse, says Vivek Gumaste. Girish Karnad's vitriolic......

Karnad's shocker: 'Tagore a second-rate playwright'

After his public criticism of V S Naipaul, writer-actor Girish Karnad has kicked up a fresh storm by calling Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore a "second-rate playwright". Talking to reporters......

I waited for 10 years to speak up against Naipaul: Karnad

In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN's Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose, acclaimed playwright Girish Karnad defended his recent public attack on Nobel Laureate V S Naipaul at the Mumbai Literature......

Lit fest: Playwright Karnad slams 'anti-Muslim' Naipaul

V S Naipaul has come in for stinging criticism from noted playwright Girish Karnad for his views on Muslims in India, with the latter saying the Nobel laureate has no idea of the community's......

I have written enough about India: V S Naipaul

Nobel laureate and India-origin author V S Naipual, known for his caustic writings on the country of his parentage, has said he has written enough about India and will not be writing anything more......

Taxmen recover Rs 30,000-crore black money

Taxmen have seized black money to the tune of a whopping Rs 30,000 crore (Rs 300 billion) in the country in the past two years, said the Central Board of Direct Taxes which is set to get......

All about the proposed New Telecom Policy

Amidst the controversy over the allocation of spectrum and grant of telecom licences, the government on Monday said all licences are proposed to be renewed after 10 years instead of the 20-year......

Premium housing: Growth may be slow

The real estate industry will witness new launches in the premium residential segment in 2011, on the back of demand revival and good prospects in the economy, albeit at a slower pace. "We see......

Scams notwithstanding, India heads for 9% growth

India was tarred by a string of corruption episodes irregularities in the holding of Commonwealth Games and leakage of tapes pointing to lobbying to fix ministerial berths to cite a few -- but......

Sensex at 20K: How long will the bull run last?

Investors have a reason to cheer as the Sensex continues to stay above the psychologically significant 20,000 mark. Statistics show India has emerged as the best performing market across the......

Review: Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi lacks imagination

Lack ofimagination and an oddball cast lets down Rakesh Mehta's Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi, writes Shaikh Ayaz. Roughly translated into English the Hindi expression 'lag gayi' on which this film's title......

How Yana, Kalki learnt Hindi

Vikas Kumar is better recognised as Inspector Deshmukh of Kotey Sikkey on Sony Entertainment Television. But we don't know that this actor is also a language trainer for many Bollywood actors. An......

The Ra.One Teaser: Broken down into details

Teaser one, out today, might be only 10 seconds. But as the first glimpse of this year's biggest budget film, and a make or break film for producing superstar Shah Rukh Khan, 10......

Kashmira Shah launches topless calendar

Kashmira Shah launched her new calendar on Sunday, titled 'Kashessential,' where she has apparently gone topless. The actress, who has featured in films like Yes Boss and Pyaar Toh Hona Hi Tha and......

No takers for Guzaarish worldwide

Adding to the growing list of big budgeted Bollywood movies hitting dust, Guzaarish opened not only to a sluggish box office in India but also in foreign territories where it was expected to do......

Fletcher could come a cropper with India: Swann

India's new cricket coach Duncan Fletcher could come a cropper in his very first assignment when the team tours England this year as he might try to double guess his former wards, a lot of whom he......

Images: India end Asia Cup drought

Openers Gautam Gambhir and Karthik hit boundaries early in their innings. Karthik started off with a boundary as his edge off Nuwan Kulasekara flew past the lone slip fielder in the first over of......

Roddick loses cool, exits French Open

Russian qualifier Teimuraz Gabashvili swatted sixth seed Andy Roddick aside 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in the third round of the French Open on Saturday as the American let his temper get the better of him.......

Grant ready to take on Chelsea in FA Cup final

Two years after steering Chelsea's princes into the Champions League final, Avram Grant was celebrating again on Sunday after Premier League paupers Portsmouth booked a place in the FA Cup......

Day of reckoning for giant European clubs

Juventus and Bayern Munich square off in a Champions League match on Tuesday which will end with one of the illustrious pair suffering the same fate as Liverpool and making an early exit from the......

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Q. Which Nobel laureate authored the novel 'A House for Mr. Biswas' ?
Pravin: A. more

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Q. Whats the ongoing controversy of Girish Karnad ?
Joyesh Chakraborty: A. V.S. Naipaul more

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Q. Girish Karnad now calls Rabindranath Tagore 'second rate playwright'. Views ? !!
Dr Death: A. Karnad created a controversy at the Mumbai Literature Festival slamming Naipaul, who was given a lifetime achievement award at the event. The four-day LitFest opened Oct 31. more

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Q. Girish Karnad attacked Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul. Do you agree with his views?
Mohanbirsingh Ghura: A. he has gone mad after his criticism of Naipaul. more

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