India Literature News
Amar Chitra Katha launches collection of all 300 titles
Mumbai, May 17 : Amar Chitra Katha, which has depicted India's rich culture for generations of Indians through its comics, has launched a complete collection of its 300 titles....
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Kolkata, May 11 : To mark Children's Book Week 2013 (May 13-19) in Kolkata, the American Library hosted an interactive session on Saturday on "How to Read to Your Child"....
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Taj lit fest: The spirit lives on (Letter from Agra)
By Brij Khandelwal, Agra, May 11 : There has been an upsurge in creative activities following the Taj Literature Festival in February, with several new groups actively pursuing literary goals....
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New Delhi, May 9 : Union Minister of Culture Chandresh Kumaritoday launched 13 short films based on the poems of RabindranathTagore, as part of celebrations to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary....
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New Delhi, May 9 : A total of 13 short films, based on of litterateur, composer and artist Rabindranath Tagore's poems, were released here Thursday to commemorate his 152nd birth anniversary....
Full StoryFinnish foreign minister releases his book in India
New Delhi, May 7 : Finland's Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, on a visit to India, set aside time Monday evening to launch his own book with an "intriguing Indian connection"....
Full StoryGain access to Tagore's creative genius online
Kolkata, May 6 : One can now have access to the entire oeuvre of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore online, in both Bengali and English....
Full StoryIndian author bags Sharjah Children's Book Award
New Delhi, May 3 : Indian author Saniyasnain Khan has bagged the Sharjah Children's Book Award for his book, 'The Story of Khadija'....
Full StoryIndian American's book on billionaire immigrants out
New York, April 26 : A book titled 'How 12 Immigrants Made Billions: 12 Keys to Success' by Indian American author and entrepreneur Dr. Harsimran Singh detailing stories of immigrants to the US who became billionaires has hit the stands here....
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UTV gets rights to Chanakya's Chant
Mumbai, Apr 25 : Film production house UTV has acquired the movie rights to author Ashwin Sanghi's second bestselling novel, Chanakya's Chant....
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London, Apr 25 : Giant mining, timber, and oil and gas projects provide lessons in how companies can act to address conflict and build trust in communities their activities affect, according to a new book from the International Institute for Environment and Development. This matters because there are many places, particularly in the developing world, where communities cannot rely upon legal channels to address their grievances about companies' social and environmental impacts....
Full StoryMumbai, Apr 22 : Writer, columnist and speaker Chetan Bhagat turned 39 years on Monday....
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'Midnight's Children' - a very collaborative affair: Salman Rushdie
By Arun Kumar, Washington, April 21 : Celebrated writer Salman Rushdie is all over the film version of his acclaimed novel "Midnight's Children". He has himself done the screenplay and also serves as the film's all-knowing narrator....
Full StoryRediscovering the bold and beautiful in Tagore (Book Review)
By Paloma Ganguly, Book: "Novelist Tagore"; Author: Radha Chakravarty; Publisher: Routledge; Price: Rs.595; Pages: 160...
Full StoryI like to scare people from safe distance: David Baldacci
By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, April 19 : He is the king of mass market thrills who likes to needle readers with tales of high intrigues and edgy "masala" potboilers. He has a massive young fan base in India, where all his books are sold as special Indian editions....
Full StoryBook on election surveys launched in Delhi
New Delhi, April 17 : A book that promises to enhance the understanding of how election surveys are conducted in India was launched here Wednesday....
Full StoryGetting rich in rising Asia at a cost (Book Review)
By Madhusree Chatterjee, Book: "How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia"; Author: Mohsin Hamid; Publisher: Penguin Books India; Pages: 228; Price: Rs.499....
Full StoryVocalist Chandrika Tandon releases Gandhi-inspired new album
New York, April 17 : Grammy-nominated world musician Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon has released her third album, 'Soul March', inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's Salt March of 1930....
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By Rahi Bhattacharya, Kolkata, Apr 14 : 'Taking Sides: Reservation Quotas and Minority Rights in India', a book by Indian Social Institute research fellow Rudolf C Heredia was unveiled by Ranabir Samaddar, Director, Calcutta Research Group here on Saturday....
Full StoryFive books from India in race for Commonwealth Writer's Prize
New Delhi, April 12 : Five contemporary English fiction titles from India - Misi Saran's "The Other Side of Light", Jeet Thayil's "Narcopolis", "Em and the Big Hoom" by Jerry Pinto, "The Wildlings" by Nilanjana Roy and "God on Every Wind" by Farhad Sorabjee - have been nominated for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2013....
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Narrative on Modi that will annoy supporters, detractors (Book Review)
By Rohit Bansal, Book: "The NaMo Story, A Political Life"; Author: Kingshuk Nag; Publisher: Roli Books; Pages: 188; Price: Rs 295....
Full StoryNew book chronicles history of SAHMAT
New Delhi, April 11 : Art in India has been an effective tool of social change for the last two decades engaging with issues, problems and politics in the society....
Full StoryTale of magical realism, dark but uplifting too
Book: "The Lost Fragrance"; Author: Amit Dasgupta; Published by: Wisdom Tree; Price: Rs.195....
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A walk through the history of modern Indian art
By Madhusree Chatterjee, Book: "Manifestations IX: 20th Century Indian Art"; Publisher: Delhi Art Gallery; Editors: Kishore Singh & Shruti Parthasarathy; Pages: 219; Price: Rs.4,750...
Full StorySourav Ganguly unveils book by new writer
Kolkata, Apr 6 : Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly Saturday released a book by debut writer Rajnish Gambhir, titled 'A Passion Beyond Extremes-a saga of love, deception and crime.'...
Full StoryLost in New Delhi at 98? Khushwant Singh muses (Book Review)
By Madhusree Chatterjee, Book: "Khushwantnama: The Lessons of My Life", Author: Khushwant Singh, Publisher: Penguin Viking, Pages: 188, Price: Rs 399...
Full StoryIndian Jane Austen's death ends rich era of crossover literature
New Delhi, April 4 : Described by English writer-editor Ian Jack as the Jane Austen of India, award-winning novelist and screenplay writer Ruth Prawar Jhabvala was renowned for her evocative novels of the rainbow societies of 19-20th century India - two of which became successful films....
Full StoryKolkata, Apr 4 : A book on land reforms was released by West Bengal Chief Secretary Sanjay Mitra at Oxford Book Store here on Wednesday. An open interactive session was also organized at the event. Titled as "Land And All That, Land And Land Reforms In West Bengal : Perspective India", the book is written by Parimal Bandyopadhyay, an administrative member of West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal. The book is an enhanced version of Parimal's Bengali work on the same subject, "Bhumi O Bhumi Sanskar - Sekal Ekal", written in 2008. Besides Mitra, Land Reforms Commissioner and state Principle Secretary R.D. Meena was present as the special guest. Mitra said on the occasion, "The basic object of the book is to provide the history of land reforms in West Bengal. The political will seems to be missing to reform land but not in West Bengal." "The author will help us symplify land reforms in the future through his book," said Meena. Parimal answered some queries of the audience at the interactive session....
Full StoryAuthor Ruth Prawar Jhabvala dies in New York
New York, April 3 : Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, the German-born novelist and award winning screen writer for Merchant-Ivory Productions, died Wednesday at her home in New York. She is survived by three daughters....
Full StoryShades of Indian contemporary erotica: A growing genre
By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, April 3 : Erotica as a genre of literature is still the flavour after the success of "50 Shades of Gray", an erotic novel by British author E.L. James published in 2011....
Full StoryShort stories reprise in age of Internet, attention deficit
By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, April 2 : The magic of a story told in 2,000 words in returning to the bookshelf in this age of reality television, Internet and short attention spans....
Full StoryAmish Tripathi finds an admirer in Amitabh Bachchan
Mumbai, April 1 : Amitabh Bachchan along with wife Jaya attended an event to celebrate the success of "The Shiva Trilogy" and the megastar marvelled at author Amish Tripathi's writing skills....
Full StoryNew treats for fans of Satyajit Ray, Pandit Ravi Shankar
Kolkata, March 30 : A collection of about 250 pictures of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray and sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, freezing poignant moments in their professional and personal lives, compiled into two hardcovers, was launched here....
Full StoryRembrandt's 'Night Watch' returns to Rijksmuseum
The Hague, March 29 : The "Night Watch", considered one of the greatest works of Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn, is back on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam after it underwent security and environmental upgrades....
Full StoryA revealing story on Kashmir (Book Review)
By M.R. Narayan Swamy, Title: Our Moon has Blood Clots; Author: Rahul Pandita; Publisher: Random House India; Pages: 258; Price: Rs.499...
Full StoryMake reading, writing attractive: British author
Kolkata, March 27 : Writers should read as much as they can and make reading and writing attractive, British author of Sri Lankan origin Romesh Gunesekara says....
Full StoryTribe of online literary journals grows
New Delhi, March 27 : As literary magazines go out of print due to financial troubles, the numbers of their online cousins are growing....
Full StoryMagic of rhymes, drawings enliven Vikram Seth's tales
By Madhusree Chatterjee, Book: "Beastly Tales from Here and There"; Author: Vikram Seth; Publisher: Puffin Books; Pages: 149; Price: Rs.599...
Full StoryBook on Journey of a cancer book released in Lucknow Literary festival
Lucknow, Mar 24 : Mayan, a book recounting the spiritual journey and family bonds of a cancer patient, was released at the Lucknow Literary Festival here by Padmashree Dr Natyanand with book introduction from Padmashree Ms Roona Banerjee....
Full StoryRwandan diplomat-poet writes about loss, exile, war
By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, March 23 : Loss, exile, fear, war, longing for home, memories and redemption colour the soul of diplomat and poet Williams Nkurunziza's sonnets that are chronicles of the journey of his native Rwanda from its difficult days of ethnic strife to a modern nation in quest of prosperity in the last century....
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