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Quote of the day by Robert Frost: '“A mother takes 20 years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him in 20 minutes' ; American literary icon once reflected how love makes a fool of us allLove's powerful influence can lead individuals to overlook problematic behavior, a sentiment poet Robert Frost humorously captured. His quo...- Quote of the day by Father of English poetry Geoffrey Chaucer: ‘Women naturally desire the same six things as I; they want their husbands to be brave…’ ; lessons on love from British literary iconCenturies ago, Geoffrey Chaucer proposed that women desire a wise, brave, patient, and generous partner. His theory, found in The Canterbur...
- Quote of the Day by French author Voltaire: ‘Every man is guilty of all the good he…’ Powerful words on regrets in lifeVoltaire, a prominent Enlightenment thinker, left a vast literary legacy. His writings championed reason, tolerance, and justice. He fierce...
- Legendary Urdu poet Munawwar Rana succumbs to throat cancer at 71The literary icon was known for poems that centred on motherhood. His work was known for being lucid and bereft of any Persian and Arabic i...
- 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.
- Banglore Literature Fest in City on Dec 3-4The event will feature a host of distinguished authors and speakers including historian William Dalrymple, renowned poet Jeet Thayil, poet ...
- Balamani Amma's 113th birth anniversary: Google honours Malayalam literary giant with special doodleRenowned Malayalam poet Balamani Amma was born on July 19, 1909.
- Buddhadeb Dasgupta's diverse works struck chord with all sections of society: PM ModiPM Modi tweeted, "Anguished by the demise of Shri Buddhadeb Dasgupta. His diverse works struck a chord with all sections of society. He was...
- 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.
- Siddaramaiah evokes the Ahinda spirit at Dasara festivitiesIn his address on Thursday, Siddaramaiah recalled watching Dasara celebrations as a child, sitting on his father's shoulders.
- Siddaramaiah uses state festival Dasara to put forward secular credentials and win votesThe state festival, marked by nine-day events and a massive procession in Mysuru on the 10th day, has traditionally been inaugurated by a p...
- Gujarati writer Raghuveer Chaudhary to receive Jnanpith AwardChaudhary has authored more than 80 books, and his work is largely influenced by Kaka Kalelkar and G N Dickey.
- Nepal pays special tribute to Indian poet Mirza GhalibA special programme was organised in Kathmandu to pay tribute to noted Indian poet Ghalib on his 218th birth anniversary.
- 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.
- Row derails release of translated version of Kalam's bookThe book was to have been released by Kalam's co-author Arun Tiwari and eminent Malayalam writer M T Vasudevan Nair.
- Sreekumaran Thampi bags Madhavamudra PuraskarThe honour is instituted in memory of 14th century spiritual poet Madhavan, a native of Malayinkeezhu who wrote Bhasha Bhagavadgeetha.
- DD, AIR to telecast special programmes on Vajpayee, MalviyaProgrammes on educationist Madan Mohan Malviya, who has also been conferred with the country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna, have b...
- Jnanpith award conferred on Hindi poet Kedarnath SinghPranab Mukherjee today conferred Jnanpith award on eminent Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh for his outstanding contribution towards Indian liter...
- Slumdog becomes millionaire despite giving wrong answerSlumdog Millionaire was not entitled to be a millionaire. Jamal is shown winning Rs 250K in film despite giving wrong answer.
- Artists held, police break up Mahila Congress rallyPolice scuffled with a group of artists who were protesting the violence in Nandigram at the venue of the 13th Kolkata film festival.
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