Over a hundred writers, translators and publishers have written an open letter accusing the 'JCB Prize for Literature' of hypocrisy, saying the British bulldozer manufacturer company that funds it......
Tamil Nadu is the celebrated home of the 'social justice' movement in the country, yet caste differences and violence has only been increasing in numbers and becoming more brutal in recent years,......
Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh refuses to 'retreat in the face of threats'. Jyoti Punwani reports. Will the 9th Anuradha Ghandy memorial lecture be held on Friday, October 13? "Of course,"......
Nishrin Jafri Hussain, the daughter of former Congress Member of Parliament Ehsan Jafri, who was brutally killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots, has vowed to continue her fight for justice. Speaking at......
Six books were nominated for the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize this year. The books in contention for this year’s cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and trophy are: Boats on Land by Janice Pariat,......
Malayalam films Oraalppokkam is open to interpretation and therein lies its appeal, says Paresh C Palicha.The independent cinema movement, currently being revived in Kerala, has found......
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, known for helming experimental films, won the Best Director award for his road movie Oraalppokkam at the recently concluded Kerala State Film Awards. The film......