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 ...
17 Feb, 2024, 07.12 PM IST
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.
19 Jan, 2023, 03.08 PM IST
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.
30 Nov, 2019, 01.58 PM IST
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.
13 Jun, 2019, 09.15 AM IST
Noted playwright-actor Girish Karnad passes away; PM Modi, President Kovind, Kamal Haasan pay tributeThe Jnanpith awardee died at his home in Bengaluru.
10 Jun, 2019, 03.38 PM IST
Mahadevi Varma: The activist, poet Google Doodle is celebrating todayBorn on March 26, 1907, Varma received the Jnanpith Award on this date in 1982.
27 Apr, 2018, 10.15 AM IST
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.
29 Jul, 2016, 05.17 PM IST
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 ...
14 Feb, 2016, 03.21 PM IST
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...
13 Feb, 2016, 06.52 PM IST
'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 ...
30 Dec, 2015, 06.06 PM IST
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...
12 Nov, 2015, 06.49 PM IST
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...
15 Oct, 2015, 11.42 AM IST
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.
31 Aug, 2015, 01.20 AM IST
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.
22 Aug, 2014, 08.01 PM IST
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...
02 May, 2014, 11.52 AM IST
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...
07 Apr, 2014, 04.58 PM IST
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.
06 Apr, 2014, 11.58 AM IST