Literature

Man is said to be the master of his own destiny, and a people collectively shapes the destiny of a nation. Yet, at times providence picks up an individual to...

'The author has an equal and important place in the world of cinema just like the cameraman and the editor'

Often considered as a ‘Victorian realist’, Thomas Hardy is one of the most influential writers of the Victorian Age. Hardy had unconventional perspectives about subjects like religion, education, marriage and...

Bhubaneswar: Noted academic, litterateur, lexicographer and translator Subhendu Mund passed away here on Friday morning. He was 70. He is survived by his wife Pranati, two sons and a daughter....

Agreed, that everything was just my dream. I had wanted that all the beautiful girls in the world should understand poetry; That the letters of mothers be auctioned for millions...

The folios of government records, which subsequently become a part of authentic history, do not reserve a space for the struggle of existence. Ashutosh Bhardwaj’s latest book, The Death Script:...

Born on May 13, 1916, prolific writer Sachidananda Rautray, popularly known as Sachi Rautray, came to the limelight mostly after the publication of his long poem ‘Baji Rout’. His poem...

Ever since literary and cultural practices happened to define our lifestyle, attitude, ideas and motives, human social sphere counted on its progressive course of history and proved or tried to...

Actress Gilda Susan Radner calls motherhood “an act of infinite optimism”. On this International Mother’s Day, Radner’s saying conjures up in my mind the figure of an ‘exceptionally brave’ mother...

It’s spring! The weather is balmy and conducive for long walks. As I hike along the walking trails around the countryside, I often listen to a multitude of interesting podcasts...