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JCB announces India's richest literary award of Rs 25 lakh, ropes in award-winning novelist Rana DasguptaThe award will discover and celebrate distinguished works of fiction by Indian writers.
Bengaluru: Public libraries face underpaid staff, outdated books, crumbling infrastructureIf most of the 200 public libraries in the city echo similar stories of underpaid staff, outdated books and despairing infrastructure, othe...
BBMP razes Murphy Town library to make way for Siddaramaiah's pet projectThe heritage stone structure will make way for chief minister Siddaramaiah’s ambitious Indira Canteen project, that is set for an Independe...
Hindi is another Indian language and nothing moreIn South India, especially in non-urban areas, Hindi is virtually absent but people have not had any problem communicating with each other ...
'Modi is a result of our desire', wrote UR Ananthamurthy in 'Hindutya Athaya Hind Swaraj?'Translated by his son-in-law and well known writer Vivek Shanbhag, this was his last penned work in Kannada, trying to keep Gandhian perspe...
Why more than 100 scholars want Indic expert Sheldon Pollock out of Murty LibraryThe septuagenarian scholar has always worked with American universities but his work centered around India, its civilisation, traditions an...
High-five with Vivek Shanbhag: What makes Bengaluru a favourite cityA candid chat about what makes Bengaluru a favourite city
Bengaluru to host the fifth 'Sounds of Silence' literary eventThe gathering intends to attract varied audiences over a three-day period of workshops, book readings, film screening and panel discussions.
B'lore Lit Fest: How language, class and ideology have come in way of liberal expressionHistorian Ramachandra Guha, who came forward to support the BLF, says that in today's day and age, politics and ideologies are inescapable
- Granta comes out with special India issue
UK's popular magazine Granta has come out with a special issue on India featuring writings of the likes of Upamanyu Chatterjee, Amit Chaudh...