The New India Foundation (NIF) Book Fellowship, previously awarded every two years, will now be an annual event, offering consistent support to nonfiction writers exploring post-1947 India.
Dr Subhash Kashyap not only enhanced Parliament's image in India and abroad, but also the position of Lok Sabha secretary-general which succeeding secretary-generals have upheld thorough neutrality, objectivity and high degree of professionalism, notes Rup Narayan Das.
Eminent historian and academic K.N. Panikkar, known for his Marxist interpretation of history and advocacy for secularism, has passed away at the age of 90. His contributions to historical research and defence of secular values are widely recognised.
'Professor Kitagawa is an exceptional researcher, a good teacher and above all a great person.'
Sankarshan Thakur, editor of The Telegraph whose prowess with words added that extra edge to his analyses and ground reports, died at a Gurgaon hospital on Monday after prolonged illness. He was 63.
'If you align your ambition with India's rise, the peak of your careers will unfold alongside the peak of India's power.'
ICSSR offers numerous doctoral fellowships for 2007-2008.
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has announced its first media fellowship for journalists of the South Asian region on climate change.
A scientist working at a government research institute funded by the University Grants Commission shares his experience.
He was a formidable musician but seemed utterly human, a Peter Pan who wore his genius with deceptive lightness. Sandip Roy remembers Ustad Zakir Hussain.
The fellowships are limited to 21 'immortals of literature' at a time.
'It was a machinery of death. A large number of Hindus were first converted and then persecuted from 1560 all the way to 1812!' says novelist Richard Zimler.
'It is important to understand that the disability is not in the person.' 'The problem lies in societal attitude and the discriminatory treatment given to disabled people in our country.'
'If you speak against them, then you are going to invite a raid, and if not arrest, then something (else).'
Sources said his residence and NGO offices located in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj, Adchini and Mehrauli areas are being searched under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
You need eight to 10 hours of healthy sleep every night. Otherwise, your life and heart tend to fall apart, alerts Dr Santosh Kumar Dora.
The Rings of Power has a visual distinction and vibe entirely of its own, observes Sukanya Verma.
The Graduate Record Examination is not very difficult. Really!
'I was living in a fools' paradise, thinking I could win over anyone with my good intentions.'
On this date, April 27, in 1982, the Hindi poet received the Jnanpith Award for her outstanding contribution to Indian literature.
Rediff reader Tauseef Quasim from Abu Dhabi (UAE) writes about her sister.
In an online chat with readers, NNS Chandra offered advice on how to pursue an education abroad.
Nirupama Rao, the former Indian Ambassador to the US, has been named as the 'Meera and Vikram Gandhi Fellow' with the Brown-India initiative at the Watson Institute for International Studies.
Rediff reader Vijai Kumar Sharma, 79 from Jaipur tells us about his first salary.
Why spend so much moolah on pursuing an MBA degree, when you can advance your career with these career options.
The idea for opening the Shala struck Bangar last year when he found that nearly all elderly women in the village were illiterate.
Sarvesh Agrawal of Internshala offers a detailed guide on the application process.
'A mother, a farmer and cattle owner, all have valuable knowledge, but academia has failed to acknowledge their wisdom.'
How many of these have you appeared for?
Alkazi, who was the longest serving director of the National School of Drama and mentored generations of actors, produced plays such as Girish Karnad's Tughlaq and Dharamvir Bharati's Andha Yug.
Rai says the story is a 'sordid saga of the relations between the Indian state and minorities'.
The venom and contemptuous sarcasm evident on the army's tweet on the Yeti and my reply has something to do with the intrinsic hatred that a section of the media nurses against the right wing, says Tarun Vijay.
In Shujaat Bukhari, Kashmir has lost a journalist, an activist, ambassador, a formidable voice and, above all, a great human being, mourns Athar Parvaiz.
In his suicide letter, Rohith chose not to chronicle the events that led him to make his decision to kill himself but instead wanted human beings to be treated as minds, "as glorious things made up of star dust, in every field, in studies, in streets, in life and in death".
Two Americans are among the five people from the United States who have been selected for India's prestigious Padma awards this year for their contributions in different fields.
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra shares advice on how to pick the right international education.
India-born poet Vijay Seshadri has won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for his collection of poems '3 Sections'.
Making her film debut with The Householder, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote more screenplays than novels, winning two Oscars -- for A Room with a View and Howards End. She kept her distance from the film crowd, seeking refuge in the 'protective' company of her two life-long collaborators, Director James Ivory and Producer Ismail Merchant.
Shuvajit was confident of making a huge difference in the lives of people in rural India.
'We don't have that support system.' 'The last six years has gone into making Manto and raising Vihaan and it has been tough.'
