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Mistry, Meera among Sahitya Akademi winners for 2015

Playwright and novelist Cyrus Mistry's English novel Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer and K R Meera's Aarachar in Malayalam are among the works that have won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi......

Gulzar among Sahitya Akademi Award winners

Noted Urdu lyricist and author Gulzar, Tamil writer S Balasubramanian and Marathi playwright Mahesh Elkunchwar are among the 22 litterateurs selected for this year's Sahitya Akademi awards, which......

Sonal Mansingh not to step down

A day after theatre artiste K N Panicker resigned as vice-chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi protesting against Sonal Mansingh's way of functioning as the chairperson, the noted danseuse on......

Rushdie backs authors, 12 more return Sahitya Akademi awards

Booker Prize winning author Salman Rushdie on Monday joined the growing chorus of protests by writers and poets against spread of "communal poison" and "rising intolerance" in the country even as......

Poet Satchidanandan quits Akademi, says it failed to stand with writers

Eminent poet and writer K Satchidanandan on Saturday resigned from all committees of the Sahitya Akademi, saying the literary body had "failed" in its duty to stand with writers and uphold freedom......

Industrialist T T Vasu dead

T T Vasu, well-known industrialist and son of late Union Finance Minister, T T Krishnamachari, died in a corporate hospital in the wee hours of Wednesday following brief illness, his family said.He......

'Films offer you life lessons'

'If someone were to ask you if you want to die tomorrow, no matter what problems you are grappling with, you would be hesitant, right?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rohini Hattangady/Instagram Rohini......

The curtain falls: Theatre legend Girish Karnad takes a final bow

'With his stature as a playwright and actor, Girish Karnad was one of the voices of modernity for not just Karnataka but the entire country.' IMAGE: Girish Karnad. Photograph: Rajesh......

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Executive Board Of The Akademi

News for Executive Board Of The Akademi

Mistry, Meera among Sahitya Akademi winners for 2015

Gulzar among Sahitya Akademi Award winners

Sonal Mansingh not to step down

Rushdie backs authors, 12 more return Sahitya Akademi awards

Poet Satchidanandan quits Akademi, says it failed to stand with writers

Industrialist T T Vasu dead

'Films offer you life lessons'

The curtain falls: Theatre legend Girish Karnad takes a final bow

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