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Poet Vajpeyi opts out of cultural fest over censorship, organisers deny claim

Poet Ashok Vajpeyi on Friday said he won't participate in a cultural festival as he was scheduled to because the organisers asked him not to read poems critical of the government. A spokesperson......

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......

After Nayantara, Ashok Vajpeyi returns Sahitya Akademi Award

After eminent writer Nayantara Sahgal, former Lalit Kala Akademi chairman Ashok Vajpeyi has returned the Sahitya Akademi Award to protest the "assault on right to freedom of both life and......

Assam artist chronicles lockdown events in 100 drawings

The lockdown led to the unlocking of Assam artist Kishor Kumar Das' creative instincts as he launched a personal journey of "a drawing a day" to create 100 artworks, documenting the prevailing......

Legendary artist S H Raza laid to rest in native village

Legendary painter and son of the soil, S H Raza was on Sunday laid to rest at Binjhiya village in Mandla amid the guard of honour by Madhya Pradesh Police. The acclaimed painter, who depicted......

Indian rupee to get unique symbol

The Indian Rupee will this fiscal join the elite league of global currencies like US dollar, British Pound and Euro that have their unique symbols, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday.......

What will be the symbol for the Rupee?

The Indian rupee could soon get a unique symbol, with the finance ministry holding a public competition for a design, just like the US dollar ($), the euro (), the Japanese yen () or the pound......

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Lalit Kala Akademi

News for Lalit Kala Akademi

Poet Vajpeyi opts out of cultural fest over censorship, organisers deny claim

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

After Nayantara, Ashok Vajpeyi returns Sahitya Akademi Award

Assam artist chronicles lockdown events in 100 drawings

Legendary artist S H Raza laid to rest in native village

Indian rupee to get unique symbol

What will be the symbol for the Rupee?

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