Kafka, chaos and the "Master of Apocalypse": The world of Laszlo KrasznahorkaiLaszlo Krasznahorkai, the 71-year-old Hungarian novelist, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his visionary and compelling o...
10 Oct, 2025, 01.43 PM IST
Meet László Krasznahorkai, 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature winner who turns apocalypse into artLászló Krasznahorkai, the Hungarian author, has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for his compelling and visionary oeuvre. Hi...
09 Oct, 2025, 04.48 PM IST
The seductions of AI for the writer's mindThe author, a poet and professor, explores how AI tools like ChatGPT are transforming writing, creativity, and education. While helpful for...
19 Jul, 2025, 02.15 PM IST
Happy New Year 2024: Share these 50+ wishes, images, Whatsapp and Facebook status with loved onesHappy New Year Images: The New Year marks a time for reflecting on past achievements, setting new goals, and fostering hope and optimism fo...
28 Dec, 2024, 10.00 PM IST
Is there a new section of audience which values 'logic' more than 'emotional depth' in today's films?Recent years have seen films either highly successful at the box office or critically acclaimed, often lacking emotional depth. Audiences s...
14 Aug, 2024, 11.43 AM IST
Lit fest zoo: Readers, lounge lizards, and writerly creatureMembers of this sub-species attend lit fests in vast numbers. They spend their own money on transport, book themselves into hotels, pay for...
28 Jan, 2023, 10.04 PM IST
‘Alphaville’, ‘My Life to Live’, 'A Woman Is a Woman': 6 films from cinematic genius Jean Luc-GodardJean Luc-Godard is known for giving the world French New Wave cinema.
14 Sep, 2022, 02.58 PM IST
World Photography Day: History, theme, wishes and quotes to share with your loved onesFrenchmen Louis Daguerre and Joseph Nicephore Niepce developed the first photographic process in the year 1837. Interestingly, it was named...
19 Aug, 2022, 01.09 PM IST
Colson Whitehead wins Pulitzer for 'The Nickel Boys', becomes rare author to be honoured with the prize for consecutive booksThree years ago, he won for his Civil War era novel 'The Underground Railroad.'
05 May, 2020, 10.19 AM IST
Met Gala attendees should’ve realised being camp is easier done than intellectualisedIn fact, intellectualising a ‘look’ quite spoils the unique appeal of the spontaneously camp.
09 May, 2019, 09.00 AM IST
Aatish Taseer & William Dalrymple's literary feud only an example of historic fights between writersA bit of artistic egotism was available last week to the Indian audience via a series of leaked emails between two writers, Aatish Taseer a...
20 Sep, 2015, 04.10 AM IST
How Chetan Bhagat's scattershot takes on current affairs suggest impatience with detailsBlogs & some publications enjoyed either praising or declaiming Bhagat, and a series of articles pilloried the poor man for everything that...
16 Nov, 2014, 04.31 AM IST
Doctors attending workshops to increase their patience with patientsDelhi's University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) recently launched medical journal Rhime, which features articles on the importance of...
27 Jul, 2014, 12.38 PM IST
Pulping of Wendy Doniger’s book: How 'hurt sensibilities' of fringe groups muzzle scholarsIgnorance of the law is no defence against it. However, when one seeks to represent a culture or a nation, one expects better homework.
16 Feb, 2014, 03.50 AM IST
India, China should forget their past & focus on leadership roleWhat is to be determined is the framework against which the two Asian giants will balance their aspirations and anxieties.
18 Oct, 2012, 04.20 AM IST