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'Bengaluru is closed for north India' social media post sparks debate

Bengaluru, Jan 25 (PTI) A social media post stating that "Bengaluru is closed for North India" has gone viral, generating debate about the Kannada language row online. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

Legendary Malayalam writer M T Vasudevan Nair passes away

The great literary figure of Malayalam and Jnanpith Award winner M T Vasudevan Nair, who had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital here following heart failure, has died, hospital sources......

Gujarati writer Raghuveer Chaudhary to receive Jnanpith Award

Eminent Gujarati novelist, poet and critic Raghuveer Chaudhary has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2015, the literary organisation has announced. "The Jnanpith selection Board......

Oriya novelist, Telugu writer, chosen for Jnanpith awards

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......

Jnanpith Awards for ONV Kurup, Akhlaq Shahryar

Eminent Malayalam litterateur O N V Kurup and noted Urdu poet Akhlaq Khan Shahryar have been chosen for the Jnanpith Award for the year 2007 and 2008 respectively for their contribution to......

Bengal unclear on people displaced by projects

The West Bengal government has earmarked 30,000 acres for industrial projects (around 7,000 acres has been allocated, the rest is at different stages of acquisition), but even as it faces one of......

The Genius Behind Bollywood's Beautiful Words

As a uniquely multi-hyphenated writer-director-lyricist-author, Gulzar has built a reputation across multiple spheres of film-making and literary creative endeavours.Dinesh Raheja salutes the......

'Stop Pitching Urdu Against Hindi'

'Urdu is the language of Hindustan.' IMAGE: Gulzar launches a series of paintings, Ghalib & Gulzar, by Shahid Rassam in 2015. Photograph: Sahil Salvi Even at 89, the awards aren't stopping any......

Mukesh's Fascination For Raag Darbari

Mukesh was most emotionally bonded to this tune, so all we will do is look at his songs engaging with this raag in films. In his fascinating book, Windows To The Soul: And Other Essays on Music,......

Alvida: Film folk who left us in 2019

Hindi cinema lost some of its most celebrated faces in 2019, leaving a void in the fraternity as well as in the hearts of the audiences. We take a look at those who passed on. Girish Karnad......

Telugu poet C Narayana Reddy passes away

'In his demise, the world of Telugu language and literature has lost a bright star. The void caused by his loss can never be filled.' Legendary Telugu poet and writer C Narayana Reddy, a recipient......

What's cooking between Dravid and the BJP?

IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party working president JP Nadda meets Rahul Dravid on Sunday. Photograph: ANI Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) working president JP Nadda met former cricketer Rahul Dravid at......

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