Russia’s participation lent a distinctive international dimension to the fair. The Russian pavilion set up at Bharat Mandapam became a majo...

The prestigious JCB Prize for Literature is reportedly over. This news worries writers and publishers. The award celebrated Indian writing ...

Banu Mushtaq's short story collection, 'Heart Lamp,' translated by Deepa Bhasthi, won the International Booker Prize, ending her relative o...

The Rajiv Gandhi government’s ban on The Satanic Verses in 1988 created unnecessary outrage. Lifting the import ban, though symbolic, hints...

Translating quality contemporary literature in Indian languages into other Indian languages, English, Mandarin, Spanish, etc - languages wh...

The list also features S Hareesh's 'Moustache' and Samit Basu's 'Chosen Spirits'.

Roy's debut novel 'The God of Small Things' features in the identity category.

Rajaraman is an allopathic doctor and holds a first rank with gold medal in MA Sanskrit.

Named the Odisha Triennial of International Art (OTIA), the events under it will take place in Bhubaneshwar, Puri and Konark.

The president presented five Padma Bhushan and 38 Padma Shri awards at the civil investiture ceremony held at the Durbar Hall of the Rashtr...

Past recipients of the award include Kiran Nagarkar, M T Vasudevan Nair, Khushwant Singh, Sir V S Naipaul and Mahasweta Devi.

Introduction of literary awards in three categories -fiction, nonfiction and literary achievement in Kannada -will be the other highlight.

Over 100 authors, thinkers, poets and performers have been lined up to participate in the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival at Boulder in Colo...

Leaders from corporate houses converged yesterday to discuss issues like Vedic wisdom, art of giving, spirituality and governance, applied ...

Let 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 has been named among the winners of the 2012 PEN Awards, considered the most comprehensive literary awards pro...

With Indian writers reaping awards and topping best-seller lists worldwide, this year's Paris book fair is putting the spotlight on the cou...