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Avoided Indian courts, judges as I intend to practise here: SGI Tushar Mehta on authoring two humour-filled legal accountsSolicitor General Tushar Mehta launched two books, 'The Bench, The Bar and the Bizarre' and 'The Lawful and the Awful'. These books share h...
Kolkata hosts Boiparay Boi Utsab literary fest in city of joy's 'book hub'Kolkata hosts the 'Boiparay Boi Utsab', a literary festival at College Square Ground from April 1-7 with 55 stalls and 70 publishers. The e...
Shillong Literature Festival 2024: CM Conrad K Sangma’s lexicon of change for the state’s artistic ecosystemProviding a platform for the state’s aspiring writers, rekindling the lost culture of reading, and expanding the scope of the festival to i...
Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti 2024: Inspirational quotes, messages to celebrate the birthday of composer of India’s National AnthemCelebrating Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti 2024: Reflect on the profound legacy of India's literary icon with inspirational quotes like "Where...
Twinkle Khanna's hilarious take on Valentine's Day: What most husbands really gift?In her latest column for The Times of India, Twinkle Khanna, renowned for her witty humour, offers a candid take on Valentine's Day gifts. ...
Philip Kotler: Pioneering the Future of MarketingIn this two-day workshop, Philip Kotler will delve into the future of marketing, blending digital tools with traditional methods for maximu...
Booker Prize 2023: Dazzling longlist unveiled with 'original and thrilling' literary gemsThe 2023 Booker Prize, which honors an English long-form fiction published in the UK or Ireland, revealed its longlist of finalists on Tues...
Kolkata gears up for first meeting of Global Partnership for Financial InclusionThe keynote address will be delivered by H.M Queen Máxima of Netherlands, UNSGSA and an opening video on Financial Inclusion will be shown....
'This Life at Play': Girish Karnad's memoir in English to be released on his birth anniversaryThe memoir was to be translated by the playwright himself but he could only finish a part of it before his death.
Indian judges are partial to literary quotationsIt was unfortunate that one of two Delhi University students arraigned for defacing public property with campus election posters, revealed ...
Man Booker 2016 nominations out, Elena Ferrante, Orhan Pamuk in contentionThe Longlist has shortlisted 13 books from 155 contenders, and it consists of authors from 12 countries, written in 9 different language.
Now Kashmiri writer Ghulam Nabi Khayal returns Sahitya Akademi awardGhulam Nabi Khayal also criticized Prime Minster Narendra Modi for his 'delayed reaction' over the Dadri lynching incident.
Date with History: Chamarajpet, Bengaluru's overcrowding led to this first extension in 1892Chamarajpet derives its name from Chamarajendra Wodeyar, who ruled from 1868 to 1894 and was known for progressive thinking.
How the big fat Indian lit fest is wooing global writersWriters are known to have good imaginations. It's no wonder, then, that writer & festival director William Dalrymple thinks up creative way...
Tata Steel takes title sponsorship of Kolkata Literary MeetThe company said its association with the meet is in line with its endeavor to support initiatives that foster intellectual and cultural pu...
British-Indian writer's novel shortlisted for Man Booker Prize 2014British Indian writer and Kolkata born Neel Mukherjee's latest novel The Lives of Others has been shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booke...
Too many dharnas and literary fests can be exhausting for allThere can be too much of a good thing is a truism that bolsters law of diminishing marginal returns. When there is an excess of choice, aud...
Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates literary conferencePresident Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 86th annual conference of Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan.
- Is making fact stranger than fiction a literary hindrance in India?
There is even more variety in the hordes now milling around the site of a purported hidden cache of gold in an equally obscure village in U...
- Indian author Siddhartha Deb wins US literary award for book on India
Indian author Siddhartha Deb has been named among the winners of the 2012 PEN Awards, considered the most comprehensive literary awards pro...