Dr Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy is a leading contemporary writer of Kannada literature and a tireless public intellectual. The 76-year-old author has been the recipient of the prestigious......
'One big leader said you might get 3 lakh votes and still lose.''I said if I do, I will make sure you are sleepless because it will be me and three lakh people.'Rediff.com's Archana Masih meets......
Telugu writer Dr Ravuri Bharadwaja and Oriya novelist Pratibha Ray were on Wednesday selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2011 and 2012. Bharadwaja, 86, who has to his credit......
Appearing unruffled over the flak his attack on Jnanpith awardee Kannada writer Chandrashekara Kambara has drawn in neighbouring Karnataka, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Wednesday warned of a......
Though the list of superstitious beliefs is long, often dissolving distinctions of class, caste, religion and education, Karnataka's anti-superstition bill is seen as a big step ahead.Nikita Puri......
Noted playwright, actor and Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad, who left his indelible mark in the world of literature, theatre and cinema, passed away at his residence in Bengaluru on Monday morning......