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Legendary artist S H Raza passes away at 94The Padma Shri recipient was undergoing treatment at a Delhi hospital. His last rites will be conducted in Mandala.23 Jul, 2016, 11.16 PM IST- Poet Uday Prakash refuses to take back Sahitya Akademi awardThe award-winning poet said he was disheartened to see authors taking back their awards only a week after the death of the Dalit scholar in...24 Jan, 2016, 02.36 PM IST
- Writer Ashok Vajpeyi to return D. Litt from Hyderabad UniversityThe former Lalit Kala Akademi chairman was awarded D.Litt (Doctor of Letters, honoris causa) by the Central University of Hyderabad few yea...19 Jan, 2016, 06.51 PM IST
- Authors urge Sahitya Akademi to reinvent itselfWriters wrote to the National Academy of Letters urging it to build on the resolution passed and respond in a 'strong, humane and robust' m...01 Nov, 2015, 04.39 PM IST
- West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi sees political considerations behind returning of awardWest Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi said there appeared to be "some kind of political consideration" behind returning the Sahitya Ak...15 Oct, 2015, 04.01 PM IST
- Check backgrounds of protesting writers: Mahesh SharmaSharma refused to react to Ashok Vajpeyi's comment that he was not "sanskriti mantra" (culture minister) but "visanskriti mantra" (not cult...14 Oct, 2015, 10.36 AM IST
- K Satchidanandan quits Sahitya Akademi posts, says it has failed in its dutyK Satchidanandan resigned from all committees of the Sahitya Akademi saying the literary body had "failed" in its duty.10 Oct, 2015, 03.20 PM IST
- Dadri lynching: Urdu writer Rahman Abbas to return award in protestUrdu novelist Rahman Abbas will return the Maharashtra State Urdu Sahitya Academy Award as a mark of protest against the Dadri lynching inc...10 Oct, 2015, 03.02 PM IST
- Kerala novelist Sarah Joseph decides to return Sahitya Akademi awardJoseph, who won the prestigious honour for her novel 'Aalahayude Penmakkal' (Daughters of God the Father), said she would soon send the cas...10 Oct, 2015, 01.44 PM IST
- Dadri incident: Urdu writer Rahman Abbas to return award in protestAbbas had in 2011 won the award for his third novel Khuda Ke Saaye Mein Aankh Micholi (Hide-and Seek in the Shadow of God).09 Oct, 2015, 02.52 PM IST
- Writers hurt by Sahitya Akademi's silence on killings: Giriraj KishoreNoted Hindi writer Giriraj Kishore today registered his protest over the killing of Kannada writer Professor M M Kalburgi and said the comm...08 Oct, 2015, 07.41 PM IST
- Don't judge Sahityaks who keep their prizeThe incredible pressure that all winners are now feeling since Sahgal and Vajpeyi returned their awards may not be palpable to all and sund...08 Oct, 2015, 04.21 AM IST
- Writers politicising the literary body: Sahitya Akademi chiefThe Akademi reacted by accusing the writers of politicising the autonomous body.07 Oct, 2015, 08.15 PM IST
- Nayantara Sahgal's move reflects anger in country against 'intolerance': Opposition partiesBacking Sahgal, Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that "cheap" political leaders are "attacking" the very soul of India by "decrying and denying" ...07 Oct, 2015, 03.25 PM IST
- Don't politicise Sahitya Akademi: Chairperson TiwariThe literary body's president said authors should "adopt a different way to protest" and not politicise the autonomous body.07 Oct, 2015, 02.48 PM IST
- Ashok Vajpeyi returns Sahitya Akademi award to protest the "assault on right to freedom of life and expression"Voicing displeasure over the Dadri lynching incident and and a string of killings of rationalists, he also questioned Prime Minister Narend...07 Oct, 2015, 02.02 PM IST
- Intellectuals' concern over Narendra Modi becoming PMThe intellectuals said the "corporate media campaign" has already "overawed" the BJP to surrender before the 'strongman of Gujarat'.07 Apr, 2014, 07.40 PM IST
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