The 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...

The eminent poet was admitted to the hospital after he complained of breathing difficulties.

The event will feature a host of distinguished authors and speakers including historian William Dalrymple, renowned poet Jeet Thayil, poet ...

Renowned Malayalam poet Balamani Amma was born on July 19, 1909.

PM Modi tweeted, "Anguished by the demise of Shri Buddhadeb Dasgupta. His diverse works struck a chord with all sections of society. He was...

Akkitham said his wife Sreedevi was the pillar of strength of his poems.

In his address on Thursday, Siddaramaiah recalled watching Dasara celebrations as a child, sitting on his father's shoulders.

The state festival, marked by nine-day events and a massive procession in Mysuru on the 10th day, has traditionally been inaugurated by a p...

Chaudhary has authored more than 80 books, and his work is largely influenced by Kaka Kalelkar and G N Dickey.

A special programme was organised in Kathmandu to pay tribute to noted Indian poet Ghalib on his 218th birth anniversary.

K Satchidanandan resigned from all committees of the Sahitya Akademi saying the literary body had "failed" in its duty.

The book was to have been released by Kalam's co-author Arun Tiwari and eminent Malayalam writer M T Vasudevan Nair.

The honour is instituted in memory of 14th century spiritual poet Madhavan, a native of Malayinkeezhu who wrote Bhasha Bhagavadgeetha.

Programmes on educationist Madan Mohan Malviya, who has also been conferred with the country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna, have b...

Pranab Mukherjee today conferred Jnanpith award on eminent Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh for his outstanding contribution towards Indian liter...

Slumdog Millionaire was not entitled to be a millionaire. Jamal is shown winning Rs 250K in film despite giving wrong answer.

Police scuffled with a group of artists who were protesting the violence in Nandigram at the venue of the 13th Kolkata film festival.