Literature

Bhubaneswar: Utkal University’s Department of English organised a national seminar themed Indian Textual Traditions: Native and Hybrid Engagements on February 28 and March 1. The seminar explored the ancient and...

Bhubaneswar: Many of the over 7000 languages and dialects in the world have disappeared which calls for the urgent need to strive to save one’s own language, noted litterateur Gayatribala...

Cuttack: Renowned writer, storyteller and translator Nabakishore Raj passed away in Cuttack following a prolonged illness. He was 80. Raj, who was suffering from age-related ailments for quite some time,...

Bhubaneswar: Noted Odia writer Kishore Akash passed away in New Delhi on Wednesday following a brief illness. He was 68. Kishore Akash was undergoing treatment in the ICU of a...

Words express ideas. Restrict words, ideas wilt. In his novel 1984, George Orwell presents us with a totalitarian dystopia, Oceania, where the ruling dispensation resorts to an elaborate process of thought...

Bhubaneswar: Eminent poet Vinita Agrawal has been chosen for the second Jayanta Mahapatra National Award for Literature. The award, instituted by Udaygiri Foundation, will be conferred on the occasion of...

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...