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......
'Even the stories of Sita or Draupadi, I look at them in a different manner. I wanted to reclaim them as women,' firebrand poet Meena Kandaswamy in conversation with Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier.......
'What happened in Tamil Nadu's Dharmapuri district is not merely anti-Dalit caste hatred, but also the most vicious form of sexual oppression of women. Almost every single home was burnt and......
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......