Shashi Deshpande quits Akademi panel in protest of Kalburgi's murder

Award-winning author Shashi Deshpande on Friday resigned from the Sahitya Akademi General Council expressing "a sense of strong disappointment" over the literary body's silence on the killing of......

'Some of the middle class cling to Hindutva'

'Religion has divided our country like it never had done.''I can't remember a time of such focused hatred.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party lead campaigner Narendra D Modi at an election roadshow in......

'Seven years have passed since the murder and the trial is yet to begin'

'One after the other, they have committed four murders (Dabholkar, Pansare, Kalburgi, Gauri Lankesh)...'They feel they will not have to face the consequences of their actions as it is a favourable......

Sahitya Akademi President: 'Why are writers returning awards?'

'If they oppose the government on different issues, what has the Sahitya Akademi got to do with it?' 'I say you cannot return the Sahitya Akademi Award on this issue. This is no way to protest.'......