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Ruskin Bond awarded Sahitya Akademi Fellowship

Ruskin Bond, renowned author, awarded Sahitya Akademi Fellowship for his contributions to literature spanning over 50 years.

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Malayalam author C. Radhakrishnan quits Sahitya Akademi citing political interference

Controversy in Sahitya Akademi as Malayalam author resigns over political interference in literary body's autonomy.

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Tiruchi-based Tamil writer Kannaiyan Daksnamurthy wins Sahitya Akademi Translation Award

Retiree Kannaiyan Daksnamurthy wins Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation, recognized for Tamil version of The Black Hill.

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Awards for words: On the Sahitya Akademi awards

At a time when children are losing their reading habits, the Sahitya Akademi with its extensive network should do more to spread the word about India’s rich literary tradition.

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Neervazhi Padooum, a novel on community barbers of Kongu region wins Sahitya Akademi prize

Neervazhi Padoom, a novel on community barbers of Kongu region wins Sahitya Akademi prize

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Bhutanese author Tshering Tashi conferred with Sahitya Akademi’s Premchand Fellowship

Noted Bhutanese author Tshering Tashi was conferred with the Sahitya Akademi's 'Premchand Fellowship' on December 8. He is known for his works in creative non-fiction and is co-director of Bhutan Echoes Literary Festival. He has written numerous books on Bhutan and contributes articles to newspapers and journals. After the conferment,…

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Top news developments in Karnataka on November 14, 2023

Key news stories to watch out for from Karnataka and Bengaluru on November 13, 2023

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Panel calls for uniformity in tenures, selection process of heads of various akademis

The Committee noted that as of now only the Chairman of Sahitya Akademi is elected.

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Without Sanskrit, India will not be India, says Kerala Governor

Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammad Khan has said that Sanskrit was the binding force behind the survival of the Indian culture and civilisation for centuries. He addressed the inaugural session of the three-day ‘Samskrita Samunmesha’, the National Sanskrit Convention organised jointly by the Union Ministry of Culture, Sahitya Akademi and…

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Motorcycle yatra to promote book reading concludes

Noted writer Manchikanti Venkateswara Reddy from Ongole concluded his State-wide motorcycle yatra on June 8 (Thursday). The motorcycle yatra was undertaken to sow the seeds for a library movement in Andhra Pradesh, he said. Taking inspiration from Sahitya Akademi awardee Kalipatnam Ramarao, who carved a niche for himself with his…

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Sahitya Akademi awardee poet Chandra Kanta Murasingh passes away

Noted poet Chandra Kanta Murasingh (66), who was Sahitya Akademi's first Bhasha Samman awardee from the northeast, passed away in Agartala on March 27, 2023, following a cardiac arrest, family and hospital sources said.

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10 Kashmiri writers received Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar so far

A total of 10 young writers from Jammu and Kashmir in the fields of fiction, poetry etc. have received the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for Kashmiri language so far.

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Giving a push to Banjara language

Focus on use of Devanagari script for writing the Banjara language: Minister

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How The Oldest Love Story throws light on the phenomenon of motherhood

The Oldest Love Story – A Motherhood Anthology brings together a roster of 25 highly distinguished writers, including five Sahitya Akademi winners, reflecting on the natural, yet deified, phenomenon of motherhood

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Andhra Pradesh: Pingali showed tricolour’s initial design to Gandhi in Vijayawada, recalls Governor

People urged to host the tricolor at their homes from August 13 to 15

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Top news developments in Karnataka on July 14, 2022

1. Following rains in many parts of Karnataka, water levels in almost all reservoirs are high and ri

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Sahitya Akademi winning Urdu novel ‘Rohzin’ to release in English in May

Contemporary Indian writer Rahman Abbas' Sahitya Akademi-winning Urdu novel 'Rohzin' was published in 2016. The book is now translated into English and it will be published on May 16, 2022. The news was shared by publishing house Penguin Random House India (PRHI) recently.

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