Literature

Review By Dr Upama Behera Dipti Ranjan Pattanaik’s In Search of Ms Adela Quested and Other Stories, is a translation of nineteen short stories originally composed in Odia. The book...

Two years after his debut novel ‘The Other Side of the Rainbow’ was published, Niranjan Nayak recently brought out his second novel, ‘The Blue Hill and the Broken Sky’. He...

New Delhi: Padma Viswanathan, a Canadian-American author of Indian origin, has earned a place on the 2026 International Booker Prize shortlist for her English translation of Brazilian writer Ana Paula...

Bhubaneswar: Poetry and inclusivity were celebrated together on Saturday to mark World Poetry Day and World Down Syndrome Day. A special evening at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan here brought together poets,...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Sahitya Akademi, India's premier literary institution, announced its prestigious annual awards for 2025 on Monday, honouring outstanding contributions across 24 Indian languages. Among the recipients is Girijakumar Baliyar...

Bhubaneswar: The Fifth Sukubina Srashta Smruti Award was conferred upon eminent Odia writer Pushpanjali Nayak at a special literary gathering held at the Buddha Mandir auditorium in Bhubaneswar. Instituted in...

By Veena Chhotray In this rare collection, a translated version of a story from the international arena has been paired with an Odia story. The two stories are like entwined...

Before 1894, Odisha had no established tradition of political poetry. While a few poems may have contained implicit political references, it was never a central or dominant source of inspiration...

Bhubaneswar: Renowned poet Robin S Ngangom has been awarded the prestigious Jayanta Mahapatra National Award for Literature 2026 in recognition of his outstanding and lifelong contributions to Indian English poetry....

Bhubaneswar: In her collection of poems, ‘A Better Me’, the first Odia woman Provident Fund Commissioner-turned author, Maushumi Lata Padhi, explores a journey of self-discovery and transformation. Her verses are...