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Sahitya Akademi President Sunil Gangopadhyay dead

Eminent litterateur and Sahitya Akademi President Sunil Gangopadhyay died at his South Kolkata residence in the early hours on Tuesday following a massive heart attack. He was 78. Gangopadhyay's......

Tribute: Shrilal Shukla's work shocked India, left it naked

Shrilal Shukla, author of the iconic Raag Darbari and winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award, passed away last week. In a touching tribute, Sidharth Monga revisits Shukla's most famous work, in which......

Sunil Gangopadhyaya new prez of Sahitya Akademi

Noted Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay was on Wednesday elected the new president of the Sahitya Akademi, considered India's most prestigious literary post.Gangopadhyay defeated noted Malayalam......

Contest: How well do you know Anita Desai?

It's time for you to rack your literary grey cells and see how well you know the celebrated author and Sahitya Akademi Fellow Anita Desai.Take our quiz and find out. Three winners with all correct......

Contest: Meet Anita Desai

It's time for you to rack your literary grey cells and see how well you knowcelebrated author and Sahitya Akademi Fellow Anita Desai.Take our quiz and find out. Six winners -- three in Delhi and......

Review: Ivan Megharoopan has soul

Malayalam film Ivan Megharoopan deserved all the recognition that has come its way, writes Paresh C Palicha What is the cost, particularly in terms of human relationships, that one has to pay for......

'I have been branded as a director who makes small films'

Among the new breed of Tamil filmmakers, one director who stands tall is Vasanthabalan, director of excellent films like Veyiland Angadi Theru. Veyil, produced by director Shankarwas also the......

Buniyaad, Hum Log writer dead

Renowned writer Manohar Shyam Joshi, who revolutionised India's televisionindustrywith the immensely popular soaps Buniyaad and Hum Log, died in New Delhi following a cardiac arrest.The......

Never mind Paheli, Dattani eyes Oscar

Playwright Mahesh Dattani's second feature film Morning Raaga's entry into the Oscars adds a feather to the cap of the much acclaimed film. The movie, starring Shabana Azmi, Perizaad Zorabian and......

25-year wait for a film in a theatre!

Thanks to the International Film Festival of India held in Goa, writer Ruskin Bond came out of hibernation to watch his first film in a movie theatre after 25 years.The Blue Umbrella, which......

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Q. can u mail me : Ruskin Bond's contribution to the literature world...
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Q. Who was the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award (1986) for Apurva (Poetry collection). ?
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Q. whoos the Hindi poet, recipient of 1979 Sahitya Akademi Award for "Kal Sunana Mujhe". ??
Parkash: A. SUDAMA PANDAY ''DHOOMIL or just Dhoomil, (November 9, 1936 February 10, 1975, known mostly as Dhoomil, was a renowned Hindi poet from Varanasi,...... more

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I have seen and done it all, says author Ruskin Bond

Sixty years since he first took up the pen, author Ruskin Bond's motivation for writing has not waned. On the eve of his birthday, the author... ...

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Writer, publisher discharged of case pertaining to caste denoting words in poetry book

The writer has posted comments on this article Neel KamalNeel Kamal , TNN | May 16, 2013, 07.41 PM IST RELATED BARNALA: In a big blow to Barnala... ...

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Sahitya Akademi awards presented

The Sangai Express manipuri edition columnist Sagolsem Indrakumar Singh was among 23 literary figures, cultural exponents and artistes to have been... ...

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Honour for YLP

The Indian Council of Cultural Relations has appointed Padma Sri awardee and twice Central Sahitya Akademi award winner Y. Lakshmi Prasad as... ...

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A rare man of books, words

With the death of Indranath Majumdar (80) on Thursday afternoon after a prolonged illness, Calcutta has lost a bonhomous bibliographer, bibliophile... ...

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