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hindi literature

Journalist-translator Sukant Deepak receives Karan Singh Foundation Fellowship for Translation

Journalist-translator Sukant Deepak receives Karan Singh Foundation Fellowship for Translation
Published on Apr 10, 2026 02:02 pm IST

When two wrongs make a wry: Poonam Saxena on the satirist Harishankar Parsai

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Parsai wrote about the daily hardships of ordinary people, in tales such as Sadachar Ka Taweez, Matadeen on the Moon, Bholaram Ka Jeev and Desh Ke Is Daur Mein.
Updated on Mar 28, 2026 04:00 pm IST

Review: Memoirs by Mannu Bhandari and Rajendra Yadav

From the family album: Mannu Bhandari and Rajendra Yadav with their daughter Rachna (Courtesy Rachna Yadav)
Published on Mar 21, 2026 03:04 am IST

Review: The Dead Fish by Rajkamal Choudhary

Manhattan in the 1960s. “Born in a village in the Saharsa district of Bihar, Rajkamal Choudhary, who never went to the United States, astonishingly created characters who walked the streets of Manhattan.” (Shutterstock)
Published on Mar 04, 2026 07:29 pm IST

Writer’s retreat: Poonam Saxena takes a trip to Premchand’s village

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A toe pokes out of one of the author’s shoes, in the famous photograph with his wife Shivrani Devi that came to be known as Premchand ke Phate Joote, and came to be seen as a sign of the neglect of our great artists.
Updated on Feb 01, 2026 06:02 pm IST