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Who is Raseshwari Devi, spiritual leader behind upcoming 1,500-seat meditation and wellness centre on World Meditation Day 2026?Raseshwari Devi ji: Spiritual leader Raseshwari Devi announced a new Yoga and meditation hall in Odisha and a week-long camp in Haridwar fo...- Sridhar Vembu honours IITian who rejected MIT, stayed back in India, topped UPSC, had 32 transfers in 34 years as IAS officer: Who is Raju Narayana Swamy?Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu reminisced about his IIT Madras peer Raju Narayana Swamy, an exceptionally talented civil servant known for h...
- Quote of the day by Arthur Schopenhauer: 'Man can do what he wills, but he cannot will what he wills.' Life advice from German philosopher who admired Indian texts like Upanishads & Bhagavad GitaArthur Schopenhauer, a 19th-century German philosopher, posited that while individuals can act on their desires, they cannot choose those d...
- Literature deepens India–Russia friendship at New Delhi World Book Fair 2026Russia’s participation lent a distinctive international dimension to the fair. The Russian pavilion set up at Bharat Mandapam became a majo...
- JCB Prize for Literature, India's priciest book award, likely makes a quiet exitThe prestigious JCB Prize for Literature is reportedly over. This news worries writers and publishers. The award celebrated Indian writing ...
- ‘No story is ever small’: Banu Mushtaq's Booker win spotlights the quiet power of Indian literatureBanu Mushtaq's short story collection, 'Heart Lamp,' translated by Deepa Bhasthi, won the International Booker Prize, ending her relative o...
- Magic realistic about Rushdie at lastThe Rajiv Gandhi government’s ban on The Satanic Verses in 1988 created unnecessary outrage. Lifting the import ban, though symbolic, hints...
- Translation, the new (benign) colonialismTranslating quality contemporary literature in Indian languages into other Indian languages, English, Mandarin, Spanish, etc - languages wh...
- 3 women debut authors - Deepa Anappara, Dharini Bhaskar & Annie Zaidi - dominate JCB 2020 shortlistThe list also features S Hareesh's 'Moustache' and Samit Basu's 'Chosen Spirits'.
- Salman Rushdie, Arundhati Roy, Vikram Seth make India proud; authors' books join list of most-inspiring novelsRoy's debut novel 'The God of Small Things' features in the identity category.
- Sanskrit poet from Bengaluru honoured with presidential awardRajaraman is an allopathic doctor and holds a first rank with gold medal in MA Sanskrit.
- Odisha to host 40-day mega triennial in December-JanuaryNamed the Odisha Triennial of International Art (OTIA), the events under it will take place in Bhubaneshwar, Puri and Konark.
- M S Dhoni, Pankaj Advani presented Padma Bhushan at Rashtrapati Bhavan ceremonyThe president presented five Padma Bhushan and 38 Padma Shri awards at the civil investiture ceremony held at the Durbar Hall of the Rashtr...
- Amitav Ghosh to be honoured with Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement AwardPast recipients of the award include Kiran Nagarkar, M T Vasudevan Nair, Khushwant Singh, Sir V S Naipaul and Mahasweta Devi.
- Awards launched: Intolerance to dominate this year's Bangalore Literature FestivalIntroduction of literary awards in three categories -fiction, nonfiction and literary achievement in Kannada -will be the other highlight.
- Jaipur Literature Festival announces first US eventOver 100 authors, thinkers, poets and performers have been lined up to participate in the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival at Boulder in Colo...
- Corporate heads discuss Vedic wisdom for modern businessesLeaders from corporate houses converged yesterday to discuss issues like Vedic wisdom, art of giving, spirituality and governance, applied ...
- Hindi-rance Diwas: Making a case to celebrate bhasha, not rajbhashaLet me explain why and how. The official rajbhasha tag hides the real status of Hindi in our country. You just have to look around to regis...
- Indian author Siddhartha Deb wins US literary award for book on IndiaIndian author Siddhartha Deb has been named among the winners of the 2012 PEN Awards, considered the most comprehensive literary awards pro...
- Spotlight on Indian writers at Paris book fairWith Indian writers reaping awards and topping best-seller lists worldwide, this year's Paris book fair is putting the spotlight on the cou...
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