Politician-writer M Veerappa Moily, poet Arundhathi Subramaniam are among 20 writers who will be bestowed with the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020.
Sashi Tharoor won the prestigious award for his book 'An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India'. The book was published in 2016.
"Families of freedom fighters and martyrs of Assam Agitation have been disrespected by excluding them from NRC. This is not only disrespect to the Gorkhas, but also an insult to the freedom fighters and martyrs," Nanda Kirati Dewan said.
Sedition charges have been brought against Sahitya Akademi awardee Assamese litterateur Dr Hiren Gohain, senior journalist Manjit Mahanta and KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi in Assam on Thursday, police said, as protests continue in the state against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
Books & Culture Trends: The Kerala-born author, Anees Salim wins the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award (English) for his novel 'The Blind Lady's Descendants'.
New Delhi/Valsad: Famous Gandhian thinker Narayan Desai passed away in Gujarat's Valsad district early Sunday following prolonged illness. He was 90.Desai, who contributed to the literary world in various languages apart from Gujarati and actively
Chennai, Dec 21: Tamil writer Su. Venkatesan, who has captured the 600-year-old history of Madurai till 1920 in his debut novel ‘Kaval Kottam', won the Sahitya Akademi award for the year 2011.The novel begins with
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