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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...- Sharad Pawar faction of NCP gets 'man blowing turha' as party symbolThe Election Commission of India has allotted the symbol of "man blowing turha" (a traditional trumpet) to the Nationalist Congress Party-S...
- Gulzar, Sanskrit scholar Rambhadracharya selected for Jnanpith AwardRambhadracharya, the founder and head of Tulsi Peeth in Chitrakoot, is a renowned Hindu spiritual leader, educator and writer of more than ...
- Jnanpith awardee Nilmani Phookan passes away at 90 due to age-related illnessThe eminent poet was admitted to the hospital after he complained of breathing difficulties.
- Noted Malayalam poet Akkitham wins 55th Jnanpith award, Padma Shri awardee says he's humbled by the honourAkkitham said his wife Sreedevi was the pillar of strength of his poems.
- Amitav Ghosh feted with 54th Jnanpith Award for 'contribution to literature'Ghosh, the first English writer to be honoured with the award, said he constantly draws from Bangla for his works.
- Noted playwright-actor Girish Karnad passes away; PM Modi, President Kovind, Kamal Haasan pay tributeThe Jnanpith awardee died at his home in Bengaluru.
- Mahadevi Varma: The activist, poet Google Doodle is celebrating todayBorn on March 26, 1907, Varma received the Jnanpith Award on this date in 1982.
- Irrfan Khan wanted to make film on Mahasweta Devi's lifeThe "Piku" star, who is disheartened over the death of the author, hopes that the country achieves the kind of atmosphere she aspired for.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoles ONV Kurup's death"Shri ONV Kurup's demise is a major loss to Malayalam literature. His works were admired widely. May his soul rest in peace," Modi tweeted ...
- Jnanpith awardee O N V Kurup passes awayJnanpith awardee and eminent Malayalam poet, lyricist and environmentalist O N V Kurup today passed away at a private hospital here followi...
- 'Award wapsi' an immature step, says Jnanpith awardeeVeteran Gujarati litterateur Raghuveer Chaudhary, chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2015, has termed as an "immature step" the ...
- Dalit writer Devanur Mahadeva becomes first to return award after Bihar electionsDevanur Mahadeva returned his Sahitya Akademi and Padmashri awards on Saturday, becoming the first public figure to do so after the Bihar e...
- Death threats against Girish Karnad amounts to 'terror': Sitaram YechuryDeath threats against Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad over his remarks about naming Bengaluru international airport after Tipu Sultan amount...
- Return government awards, not Sahitya Akademi’s, says VC and Kalburgi’s friend Chandrashekara KambaraKambara, who is also a Congress MLC, said in Kalburgi killing, CM Siddaramaiah had asked the literary community for time to catch the culpr...
- Eminent researcher and Kannada writer MM Kalburgi shot deadThe murder drew comparisons in the literary circles with the killing of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in Pune in August 2013.
- Jnanpith awardee U R Ananthamurthy no moreAnanthamurthy, rated as one of the best writers in the country who won acclaims from critics and fans alike, breathed his last this evening.
- Karnataka: Row with Governor HR Bhardwaj may cost UR Anantha Murthy Upper House seatCM Siddaramaiah is said to be in favour of nominating the ailing litterateur to the 75-member Legislative Council — the Upper House in Karn...
- Lok sabha Elections 2014: BJP moves EC against UR Ananthamurthy for anti-Modi campaignThe BJP today moved Election Commission seeking action against Jnanpith awardee U R Ananthamurthy for making personal attacks on Narendra M...
- Kannada writers, BJP cross swords on Narendra ModiTouching the raw nerve of BJP, celebrated writers U R Ananthamurthy and Girish Karnad have come out with guns blazing on Modi.
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