literature
- World
Anti-nuclear Japanese group wins Nobel Peace Prize 2024
The 2024 Nobel Prize announcements began on Monday, October 7, recognizing groundbreaking contributions to humanity. The prestigious awards, established by Alfred Nobel to honour exceptional work across various fields, with recipients receiving…
- Telangana
Dalit literary icon B Vijaya Bharathi passes away in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Renowned Dalit Telugu author B. Vijaya Bharathi, who was the first woman to translate the life history of Jyotirao Phule into Telugu and a prominent critic known for her analytical commentaries…
- Kerala
Kozhikode officially declared India’s first UNESCO ‘City of Literature’
Kozhikode: Kozhikode in north Kerala, known for its rich cultural heritage, was on Sunday officially declared as India’s first UNESCO ‘City of Literature’. In October 2023, Kozhikode had earned a place in…
- Hyderabad
12-week ‘World literature workshop’ to be held in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: An assistant professor at the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Dr Surendra Singh Negi, is set to organise 12-week long ‘World Literature Workshop’. Breaking away from the previous online sessions…
- Featured News
Iconic Indian writer R K Narayan honed his skills by reading great works of literature
It is difficult to imagine that R.K. Narayan, the author who is hailed as one of the most proficient of India’s writers, once failed an English examination. It happened when he was…
- World
Rushdie could be first Indian-born writer since Tagore to win Nobel prize for literature
London: Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed earlier this year shortly before giving a lecture in the US, is among the favourites to win this year’s Nobel prize for literature, according to bookmakers,…
