Jamaican Marlon James wins Man Booker Prize for 'A Brief History of Seven Killings'

Marlon James made literary history by becoming the first Jamaican author to win the prestigious 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his book A Brief History of Seven Killings. James beat......

Amitav Ghosh among 10 finalists for Man Booker prize

Amitav Ghosh on Tuesday emerged as the only Indian author among 10 finalists for this year's Man Booker International Prize for his contribution to the English language writing. Kolkata born,......

Eleanor Catton wins Man Booker Prize for The Luminaries

New Zealand author Eleanor Catton has become the youngest Man Booker winner in the prize's history for her novel The Luminaries. The 28-year-old Catton is just the second New Zealander to win the......

Kannada author in Man Booker Prize shortlist

Kannada author UR Ananthamurthy has been shortlisted among 10 other authors for the international Man Booker Prize for fiction. Ananthamurthy, 80, is the only Indian among to have made it to the......

Rushdie's Booker crown in danger

Noted writer Salman Rushdie is in danger of losing his crown. According to an article inThe Guardian,Man Booker is celebrating it's 40th anniversary by pitting 41 Booker prize winners against each......

Trailer Review: Ritesh Batra steps it up with The Sense Of An Ending

Ritesh Batra's The Sense Of An Ending trailer works, writes Raja Sen.  The Sense Of An Ending is a heartbreaking book. Winner of the Man Booker Prize five years ago, the novel by Julian......

A dash of Bollywood at Jaipur Lit Fest

Bollywood remains a top draw at the Jaipur Literature Fest with a string of film celebrities like Waheeda Rahman, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad among others set to explore the......

The BEST ACTORS of 2021

Men in our movies are slowly but surely realising the power of characterisation over imagery. While the market for slo-mo strutting peacocks isn't shutting down any time soon, it's heartening to......