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After Nayantara, Ashok Vajpeyi returns Sahitya Akademi Award

After eminent writer Nayantara Sahgal, former Lalit Kala Akademi chairman Ashok Vajpeyi has returned the Sahitya Akademi Award to protest the "assault on right to freedom of both life and......

Writer Ashok Vajpeyi returns D.Lit to protest Dalit student's suicide

Noted writer Ashok Vajpeyi on Tuesday decided to return D.Lit given to him by Hyderabad University in protest against the “anti-Dalit” attitude of authorities which has allegedly driven......

Poet Vajpeyi opts out of cultural fest over censorship, organisers deny claim

Poet Ashok Vajpeyi on Friday said he won't participate in a cultural festival as he was scheduled to because the organisers asked him not to read poems critical of the government. A spokesperson......

Writer Ananthamurthy takes a U-turn; won't leave India if Modi is PM

Kannada writer U R Ananthamurthy, who had said that he would leave the country if Narendra Modi becomes the prime minister, on Monday said those remarks were made when he was "overcome by emotion"......

Rajasthani writer Nand Bhardwaj joins the bandwagon, returns Akademi award

Rajasthani litterateur Nand Bhardwaj has returned his Sahitya Akademi award, blaming the literary body of failing to “protect” the rights of writers. In a letter to Secretary of Sahitya......

Heavy taxes hit art business

The financial meltdown and heavy taxes on works of art imported or sold in India has caused many art galleries to shut down in recent times.Speaking on the sidelines of the international symposium......

'Writing is an art, a craft and an expression with limitless potential to evolve'

'This may seem like a lyrical lamenting of a writer, but it is the sad reality in and outside the industry. In films, nine out of 10 times the writer's name is not mentioned in posters, publicity......

Ashok Vajpeyi

News for Ashok Vajpeyi

After Nayantara, Ashok Vajpeyi returns Sahitya Akademi Award

Writer Ashok Vajpeyi returns D.Lit to protest Dalit student's suicide

Poet Vajpeyi opts out of cultural fest over censorship, organisers deny claim

Writer Ananthamurthy takes a U-turn; won't leave India if Modi is PM

Rajasthani writer Nand Bhardwaj joins the bandwagon, returns Akademi award

Heavy taxes hit art business

'Writing is an art, a craft and an expression with limitless potential to evolve'

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