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LDF–UDF’s alternate rule is better for Kerala, Poet K Satchidanandan saysPoet K Satchidanandan believes alternating rule by LDF and UDF benefits Kerala. He noted continuous governance can lead to undesirable elem...
Kerala Literature Festival postponed to March 17 amid rising Covid casesThe four-day literary extravaganza, touted as the "second largest festival" of its kind in Asia, aims to map literature through discussions...
Politicians, human rights organizations condemn Gauri Lankesh killingCongress president Sonia Gandhi described Lankesh as fearless and independent person who had extraordinary grit and determination to take o...
Rohit Vemula's suicide an 'institutional murder': SatchidanandanPoet K Satchidanandan said the suicide by Rohit Velmula was not "accidental" and alleged "continued oppression" of Dalit students in variou...
Karnataka, Kerala writers form Save India Forum; members to discuss government's 'anti-people policies'The Forum will hold a series of public meetings across the country to discuss matters ranging from killing of dissent to beef politics and ...
Rajnath Singh's offer to hold talks meets with mixed reactions from writers and scientistsOn Monday, in an interview to ET, Rajnath Singh had extended an open invitation for dialogue with artists and scientists returning their aw...
Authors urge Sahitya Akademi to reinvent itselfWriters wrote to the National Academy of Letters urging it to build on the resolution passed and respond in a 'strong, humane and robust' m...
Sahitya Akademi condemns writer's killing, appeals to take back awardsCondemning the killing of writer MM Kalburgi, Sahitya Akademi passed a unanimous resolution appealing to Union and state governments to pre...
DMK chief Karunanidhi flays Centre over return of Akademi awardsAll those who are neutral understand that the BJP regime is reticent even during situations that warrant expression of opinion.
Led by Nayantara Sahgal, Indian writers renounce awards; script dissent against intoleranceFormer head of the Lalit Kala Akademi Ashok Vajpayi returned his award, in Kashmir poet-writer Ghulam Nabi Khayal also followed suit.
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.
Speak up on 'communal frenzy', Kashmiri writers to AkademiThe president of Adbee Markaz Kamraz (AMK), a body of 25 literary and cultural organizations from north Kashmir, Shujaat Bukhari, said in a...
K Satchidanandan quits Sahitya Akademi posts, says it has failed in its dutyK Satchidanandan resigned from all committees of the Sahitya Akademi saying the literary body had "failed" in its duty.
Tamil, Bangla, Marathi Dogri in focus at IHC languages festIHC Indian Language Festival 'Samanvay' will begin with a unique dialogue of the country's languages with a focus on Tamil, Bangla, Marathi...
Intellectuals' concern over Narendra Modi becoming PMThe intellectuals said the "corporate media campaign" has already "overawed" the BJP to surrender before the 'strongman of Gujarat'.
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.