Literature

Bhubaneswar: Odia litterateur Baishnab Charan Samal will be conferred with Kendriya Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 for his book 'Bhuti Bhakti Bibhuti'. He has won the award under 'Essays' category. 'Bhuti...

Bhubaneswar: Around 20 prominent Odia poets recited their poems at a unique literary fest in Bhubaneswar. The poets presented their creations in first session of the fest, titled 'Uccharan'. Well-known...

With his debut novel ‘The Other Side of the Rainbow’ published recently, Niranjan Nayak, an English professor at Puri’s SCS College, embarks on a transformative journey — from the routine...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has closed proceedings on a petition challenging the Rajiv Gandhi-led Congress government’s decision to ban the import of Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel ‘The Satanic...

Bhubaneswar: Celebrated author, former diplomat and broadcaster from India Amish Tripathi—best known for his books The Shiva Trilogy and Ram Chandra Series—will address an enlightening session at SAI International School...

London: South Korean author Han Kang has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. In a significant recognition for Asian literature, the Swedish Academy recognised and honoured Han’s “intense poetic...

Bhubaneswar: Author and commentator Sanjoy Patnaik’s book Of Reels, Romance and Retakes : Social Narratives of Cinema in Odisha published by Routledge Taylor & Francis Group will be one of...

Bhubaneswar: Well-known feminist writer Sarojini Sahoo of Odisha has been selected for the ‘Sarala Puraskar’ for 2024 for her novel ‘Asthira Pada’. The Sarala award, given annually by the IMFA...

Ram and Ravana, the synonyms for good and evil respectively in the Hindu world, have travelled together for millennia, rendered inseparable by virtue of their linked destiny. But Ram was...

Cuttack: Eminent litterateur Santanu Kumar Acharya has been selected for Utkal Samman award of Utkal Sahitya Samaj. Utkal Samman is the highest award instituted by the Samaj. Besides Acharya, editor...