Topic: Literature
Constitution of India Manuscript Replica at Sharjah Book Fair 2024
The 43rd Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) is currently showcasing a remarkable replica of the original handwritten Constitution of India manuscript. This exhibit is part of India’s extensive...
Samantha Harvey Wins 2024 Booker Prize
Samantha Harvey has won the prestigious Booker Prize for her novel “Orbital”. The award ceremony took place on November 12, 2024. Harvey’s book is a unique exploration of...
US: First Coin featuring Black Woman
Maya Angelou becomes the first black woman to appear on US coin. The coin was rolled out by US Mint as a part of the American Women Quarters...
Thiruvalluvar
The state of Tamil Nadu celebrates Thiruvalluvar Day during Pongal celebrations. Every year, the Thiruvalluvar Day is celebrated on the second day of Tamil month “thai”. Thiruvalluvar Thiruvalluvar...
Nobel Prize in Literature, 2020
The Nobel Prize, 2020 was awarded to Louise Gluck for her poetry. She is the first female poet to win the prize since Wislawa Szymborska in 1996. Though...
Asia’s Nobel Prize-Ramon Magsaysay Awards cancelled
A Manila, Philippines based foundation that gives out Ramon Magsaysay Award announced that the awards are being cancelled due to COVID-19. Highlights The Ramon Magsaysay Award has been...
Former Rajya Sabha member and veteran journalist Patil Puttappa passes away
On March 17, 2020, the veteran journalist and Rajya Sabha member Patil Puttappa passed away at the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS). He died due to age...
Sahitya Akademi awards announced
On December 18, 2019, Sahitya Akademi announced its awardees for this year. It announced seven books of poetry, six short stories, four novels, three non-fiction books and three...Uttar Pradesh government to organize India’s first training and performance programme of world famous KHON Ramlila
The Culture Department of Uttar Pradesh government has decided to organise India’s first training and performance programme of world famous KHON (???) Ramlila. The artists will get training...Peter Handke authors book “A Sorrow Beyond Dreams”
Austrian author Peter Handke has been honoured with the 2019 Nobel Prize in literature for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the...Olga Tokarczuk awarded Nobel Prize in Literature for 2018
Polish author Olga Tokarczuk has won the 2018 Nobel Prize in literature for a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form...
