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Coconut or banana?Indian tradition categorises communication into three styles using fruit metaphors. The coconut style requires significant effort for under...- ET Startup Awards 2026 | Comeback Kid: Mukund Jha returns stronger with AI betEmergent cofounder Mukund Jha has won the Comeback Kid award at the ET Startup Awards 2026, marking a return after the collapse of Dunzo. T...
- Quote of the day by India's bard Rabindranath Tagore: 'You cannot cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water' ; life lessons on how dreams alone can't draw duccess, it needs to be supported by effort from Nobel Prize-winning poetSuccess is not and has never been easy. It does not come without any effort. To accomplish your goals you need to support your lfelong drea...
- Quote of the day by India’s bard Rabindranath Tagore: ‘The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough’; life lessons on being mindful and appreciating small joys in life from Nobel Prize-winning poetIn one of his iconic poem, India’s bard Rabindranath Tagore had expressed that life is finite, but even though death is inevitable and can ...
- World Biryani Day 2026: Who invented biryani? From Timur to Mumtaz Mahal legend, the fascinating history behind India's favourite rice dishBiryani, a beloved Indian rice dish, boasts a rich and debated origin. While its roots are traced to Persia, legends suggest its arrival in...
- 6 book recommendations that inspired Malayalam movies and where to watch them on OTT: Mathilukal to PonmanMalayalam cinema has turned several popular novels into memorable movies. From the touching prison romance of Mathilukal to the survival dr...
- President Murmu confers Padma awards; veteran banker Uday Kotak, actor Dharmendra, violinist Rajam among top honoureesPresident Droupadi Murmu presented India's top civilian honours. Violinist N. Rajam received the Padma Vibhushan for her classical music co...
- Who is Vinod Kumar Shukla, Hindi writer selected for 59th Jnanpith award?Vinod Kumar Shukla has been named the recipient of the 59th Jnanpith Award, becoming the first writer from Chhattisgarh to receive the hono...
- From cherry blossoms to literary fireworks: Highlights from Shillong Lit Fest 2024Where Vikram Seth said “Fiyaaah” and literature bloomed, where poetry, prose, and pink canopies came together, when Jerry Pinto and Shobhaa...
- It's Dr Radhika Gupta now! Edelweiss Mutual Fund CEO earns honorary doctorateEdelweiss Mutual Fund CEO Radhika Gupta has received an Honorary Doctorate of Literature and was invited as Chief Guest at the University o...
- Ruskin Bond Turns 90: A look back at a life filled with stories and joyRuskin Bond, the celebrated Indian author, marked his 90th birthday with reflections on his life and writing. Born in 1934 in Kasauli to Br...
- Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar's 103rd birth anniversary celebrated on April 7Pandit Ravi Shankar, a celebrated sitar player and composer, is being remembered on his 103rd birth anniversary on April 7. He was awarded ...
- British Indian author Preti Taneja bags Gordon Burn Prize for 'Aftermath' on 2019 London Bridge terror attackThe Prize is now in its tenth year.
- Abheek Barman passes away: His interests ranged from physics, art, literature to NortheastWhile Abheek learned economics at Presidency, Kolkata and Delhi School of Economics, Delhi, his interests went far beyond the confines of t...
- Like reading old Indian literature & scripts? Try this Bengaluru courseThe one-year course revolves around the study of history and literature, and deciphering historical manuscripts.
- Rabindranth Tagore Project launched in LondonOn Rabindranth Tagore's 155th birth anniversary, a new crowd-sourced initiative to make his works accessible worldwide has been launched he...
- Don't sulk, debate differencesPlaying the victim and sulking inside their own cocoons instead of making a debate out of their differences undermines the much larger deba...
- Economist Jerome Booth recommends books for a better lifeJerome Booth — economist, entrepreneur and author of Emerging Markets in an Upside Down World — on the books that equip you for the univers...
- CPI(M) pays tribute to social activist UR AnanthamurthyThe party said Ananthamurthy had "created a style of writing with social relevance in Kannada which had a big impact on Indian literature."
- Why competent Indian writers have been ignored by Nobel Prize selectors?Whether it is their ignorance of Indian-languages literature or a simple rebuff, it is by all means scandalous.
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