Literature

Bhubaneswar: Legendary poet, writer, scriptwriter and thinker Javed Akhtar was conferred the first SOA (Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan) Sahitya Samman award at the third edition of the SOA Literary Festival which...

Bhubaneswar: Legendary poet, writer, lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar will be honoured with the SOA Sahitya Samman for 2025 on Saturday. Javed will attend the inaugural function of the two-day...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Rajakishore Parhi is among 24 authors selected for the Bal Sahitya Puraskar-2025. Parhi will be honoured for his poetry book ‘Kete Phula Phutichi’. Through these awards, the Sahitya Akademi...

Suryasnata Tripathy to Receive SOA Yuva Sahitya Puraskar 2025 Bhubaneswar: Odia poet and writer Suryasnata Tripathy will be conferred with the SOA Yuva Sahitya Puraskar 2025 during the valedictory session...

Rourkela: 'Naubanijyaru Mahatab', tracing the history of Odishan maritime tradition from ancient to modern times, was recently unveiled during a book launching ceremony in Rourkela.  The book is written by...

Bhubaneswar: Legendary poet, lyricist, scriptwriter and social thinker Javed Akhtar will be presented the SOA Sahitya Samman for 2025 for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema and literature. Padma Bhushan...

I met Prof Dharanidhar Sahu (1948-2025), who passed away earlier this month on October 21, in 1989 when I returned from England to rejoin Berhampur University. He had joined as...

Bhubaneswar: Prominent Hindi poet and writer Prof. Savita Singh presented the 46th Sarala Puraskar to noted poet and fiction writer Devdas Chhotray on Sunday. Instituted by Indian Metals Public Charitable...

London: Hungarian author Lszló Krasznahorkai has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his novel ‘Herscht 07769’, acknowledged as a great contemporary German novel which accurately portrays contemporary Germany’s...

Bhubaneswar: Veteran writer Nagendra Nath Mohanty, famous for his ‘Odia Charitkosha’ passed away following a prolonged illness. He was 95. Mohanty, who had been suffering from age-related ailments for quite...