When prime minister Narendra Modi unexpectedly extolled the world of Indian storytelling in his recent Mann Ki Baat, he mentioned south Ind...

The Shakti Bhatt Foundation has invited entries for the 2019 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize. In its twelfth year, the prize carries a cash a...

It hosted two high-end events back to back, with some of Bengaluru’s famous names in attendance.

The award will discover and celebrate distinguished works of fiction by Indian writers.

The theme of the two-day, open-for-all festival is ‘Aseem: Beyond Boundaries’.

"The rings in these texts, therefore, usually belong to kings and princesses, though also to merchants," Doniger said.

'Uttara' is about the last canto of Valmiki Ramayana -the Uttara Kanda -which begins from Sita's banishment from Ayodhya.

Like Wendy Doniger and others before him, Sheldon Pollock will survive this peevish and idiotic attack on his scholarship and his politics.

The gathering intends to attract varied audiences over a three-day period of workshops, book readings, film screening and panel discussions.

The Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize carries a cash award of Rs 2 lakh rupees, and a trophy. It is funded by the Shakti Bhatt Foundation and t...

Rehman, who went on to star in classics like 'Pyaasa', 'Kaagaz Ke Phool' and 'Guide', starred first in the 1956 film 'CID'.

Mistry was presented with the award at a ceremony at the Jaipur Literature Festival here this evening by Gloria Steinem.

"If people understand that irrespective of culture, caste, creed and religion human miseries are same, then the men of wars cannot take ben...