We are facing an unprecedented situation: Sahitya Akademi chief

A clueless Sahitya Akademi has now called a meeting of its executive council on October 23 to decide the future course of action. Akshat Kaushal reports. Even as the number of literary......

Sunil Gangopadhyaya new prez of Sahitya Akademi

Noted Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay was on Wednesday elected the new president of the Sahitya Akademi, considered India's most prestigious literary post. Gangopadhyay defeated noted Malayalam......

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......

The Man Who Said No To The Big Bang

Jayant Narlikar wrote alternative what-if histories, explained difficult scientific theories with funny analogies, and leavened his lectures with jokes and humorous asides. Illustration: Dominic......