'Bangalore will collapse soon': Software engineer expresses frustration over Kannada bias after Diljit Dosanjh concertTanisha Sabherwal, a Bengaluru software engineer, reported harassment at a Diljit Dosanjh concert. A woman pushed Sabherwal and demanded sh...
09 Dec, 2024, 11.05 AM IST
Hind Swaraj becomes new weapon in hands of anti-saffron culture activistsTheatre activist Prasanna is taking Hind Swaraj as a street play and social movement to highlight the twin problems to Karnataka’s villager...
07 Jul, 2016, 04.40 PM IST
Bengaluru theatre festival aims to examine intolerances of all kindsThe most recent challenge came from National School of Drama alumnus Anupam Kher, who used to be called a “right liberal” by the theatre fr...
27 Mar, 2016, 05.34 AM IST
Making a rightful case for Sheldon PollockThe petition seeking the ouster of Sheldon Pollock from the Murty Classical Library is entirely without basis, one of India's best-known li...
02 Mar, 2016, 10.44 AM IST
Bengaluru-based theatre group Ranga Nirantara puts off festival due to lack of good playsRanga Nirantara was planning its third annual event in January but deferred it to April.
10 Dec, 2015, 02.57 PM IST
Some Sahitya Yuva Puraskar awardees 'condemn' intoleranceBadiger is among the writers from 23 languages who were conferred the Yuva Puraskar in a ceremony here on November 18.
19 Nov, 2015, 05.05 PM IST
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.
19 Nov, 2015, 11.24 AM IST
Why Chetan Bhagat is wrong about Indian liberalsChetan Bhagat has taken a huge swipe at Indian liberals arguing that they usually have “no clue” and “no solutions” about what India should...
06 Nov, 2015, 11.59 AM IST
Sahitya Akademi breaks its silence, passes resolution condemning killing of writersAkademi stressed the need to protect India’s plural culture but sidestepped demands from protesters for holding a condolence meet for Kalbu...
24 Oct, 2015, 01.56 AM IST
Writers march in protest, submit memorandum to Sahitya AkademiWriters from across the country gathered at Shri Ram Centre near Mandi House and marched towards Sahitya Akademi in the capital, wearing bl...
23 Oct, 2015, 12.05 PM IST
Punjabi author Dalip Kaur Tiwana returns Padma Shri, more writers protestTiwana joined the ongoing protest by growing number of artistes by returning her 2004 Padma Shri award over the Dadri lynching and ‘growing...
14 Oct, 2015, 04.26 AM IST
Under pressure, Sahitya Akademi calls meeting to discuss issue of writers returning awardsAt least 17 authors have till now returned their awards to protest against the killing of writer Kalburgi and Dadri lynching incident.
13 Oct, 2015, 06.31 AM IST
Sahitya Akademi resignations: Fair choice if quitting due to ideology, says Culture Minister Mahesh SharmaSharma felt this was not the right course to take, making the point that there were “other methods” to register a protest.
12 Oct, 2015, 06.08 AM IST
Shashi Deshpande resigns from Sahitya Akademi panel in protestShashi Deshpande resigned from the Sahitya Akademi General Council expressing "a sense of strong disappointment" over the literary body's s...
09 Oct, 2015, 05.46 PM IST
Hindi writer Uday Prakash returns Akademi award over Kalburgi killingIt was received by the personal secretary to the Sahitya Akademi secretary K Sreenivasarao, who was out of town.
12 Sep, 2015, 11.15 AM IST