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

Journalist-translator Sukant Deepak receives Karan Singh Foundation Fellowship for Translation
india news
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.
art culture
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)
books
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)
books
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.
art culture
Updated on Feb 01, 2026 06:02 pm IST

Review: The Master of Unfinished Things by Geet Chaturvedi

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Hindi literature rarely features writing on cats. However, one of the pieces in this collection, Cat Years, is riveting. (Shutterstock)
books
Published on Jan 14, 2026 05:30 pm IST

Harshdeep Kaur’s melody and Delhi's art spirit shine at Shabdotsav 2026

The three-day Delhi Shabdotsav 2026 was held at Dhyan Chand Stadium from January 2 to January 4.
htcity delhi junction
Published on Jan 06, 2026 02:24 pm IST

100 years of Shrilal Shukla: Remembering the bard of 'Raag Darbari'

100 years of Shrilal Shukla: Remembering the bard of 'Raag Darbari'
india news
Published on Dec 31, 2025 12:28 pm IST

100 year of Shrilal Shukla: Remembering the bard of 'Raag Darbari'

100 year of Shrilal Shukla: Remembering the bard of 'Raag Darbari'
india news
Updated on Dec 30, 2025 07:18 pm IST

Magic realist who fused poetry, prose, elevated the dull to the extraordinary

Vinod Kumar Shukla (PTI)
india news
Published on Dec 24, 2025 11:50 am IST

Eminent Hindi writer and Jnanpith Award winner Vinod Kumar Shukla passes away

Eminent Hindi writer and Jnanpith laureate Vinod Kumar Shukla passed away in Raipur on Tuesday. (PTI FILE PHOTO)
india news
Updated on Dec 23, 2025 07:08 pm IST

University of London professor denied entry into India over ‘visa violations’

People familiar with the matter said Francesca Orsini was on a tourist visa but was placed on a blacklist for violating visa conditions. (Ashoka University Centre for Translation)
india news
Updated on Oct 22, 2025 08:59 am IST

National Book Fair: From Dostoevsky to Homer, translations steal the show in Lucknow

Book lovers at the 22nd edition of the National Book Fair at Balrampur Garden in Lucknow on September 5. (Deepak Gupta/HT)
lucknow news
Updated on Sept 05, 2025 09:28 pm IST

National Book Fair to be dedicated to ‘Vision 2047’ theme

The director of the book fair, Aakarsh said that the theme will focus on the vision of Viksit Bharat and Viksit Pradesh (For representation only)
lucknow news
Published on Aug 30, 2025 04:20 am IST

Indian tribal literature: working against the oblivion of ruthless time

Tribal women of Birbhum preparing for a performance as part of the Hul Utsav to commemorate the Santhal battle against the British in 1885. While writers like Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, author, The Adivasi Will Not Dance among other works, are prominent in the Indian English sphere, in general, Indian language literature has not been very inclusive. (Subhendu Ghosh/Hindustan Times)
books
Published on Aug 22, 2025 04:55 pm IST

Back to glory: Literary Park to celebrate Prayagraj’s rich legacy

The design of the proposed literary park in Prayagraj (Sourced)
others
Published on May 31, 2025 07:26 am IST

Book review|Money-minded madness makes Rumaan Alam's Entitlement quite thrilling

Cover of the book, Entitlement by Rumaan Alam
htcity delhi junction
Updated on May 20, 2025 01:27 pm IST

On the emerging generation of Hindi women writers

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Geetanjali Shree’s international Booker win has given Hindi literature a shot in the arm and has also put the spotlight on women writing in the language. (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)
books
Updated on Feb 23, 2026 07:20 pm IST

Step into Raag Darbari, a nostalgic recreation of Shrilal Shukla’s satirical classic

Actor Pankaj Tripathi reciting an excerpt from writer Shrilal Shukla’s novel Raag Darbari at an event in Lucknow. (HT photo)
lucknow news
Published on Mar 21, 2025 06:40 am IST

Sahitya Sankalp: Two-day event begins in Lko with discussion on aspects of Hindi Literature

Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak inaugurates the two-day Sahitya Sankalp in Lucknow on Wednesday. (HT Photo)
lucknow news
Updated on Feb 19, 2025 09:49 pm IST

Suryabala to be awarded Vyas Samman on Jan 28

Born in Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh in 1943, Suryabala has an MA in Hindi literature from Kashi Vishwavidyalaya, and later did her PhD. (HT PHOTO)
india news
Updated on Jan 24, 2025 06:54 am IST

Writer Suryabala’s novel selected for Vyas Samman

Born in Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh in 1943, Suryabala has an MA in Hindi literature from Kashi Vishwavidyalaya, and later did her PhD. (HT PHOTO)
delhi news
Updated on Dec 12, 2024 03:00 am IST

Asghar Wajahat: “We are losing Hindi readership because of a script”

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Hindi writer Asghar Wajahat has been calling for an acceptance of Hindi writing in the Roman script. If Roman Hindi helps popularise Hindi literature among the Hindi speaking but non-Devnagari reading public, what is the harm, he wonders.
books
Updated on Nov 19, 2024 07:08 pm IST

Review: A Bouquet of Dead Flowers by Swadesh Deepak

Swadesh Deepak’s play Court Martial as directed by Arvind Gaur in 2007. (Theatreactor/Wikimedia Commons)
books
Published on Sept 21, 2024 05:32 pm IST

Can I have a katha or kahani, please, says Poonam Saxena

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A still from the outstanding new Malayalam series Manorathangal, based on the writings of MT Vasudevan Nair.
art culture
Updated on Sept 21, 2024 02:00 pm IST

Mango Day: The mango's cultural influence on Indian artists and poets

The influence of mango on art and culture
cinema
Published on Jul 22, 2024 07:11 pm IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on March 14

Catch It Live on March 14
htcity delhi junction
Published on Mar 14, 2024 06:00 am IST

The mastery and mystery of Hindi’s first woman novelist, Mallika

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The world’s first Hindi novelists: Bhartendu Harishchandra and Mallika. (Image courtesy Mallika ka Rachna Sansar by Vasudha Dalmia; published by Rajkamal Prakashan)
art culture
Updated on Mar 09, 2024 07:23 pm IST

Akshaya Mukul – “Your job as a biographer is to dig and document, not to judge”

Author Akshaya Mukul (Courtesy the publisher)
books
Published on Jan 26, 2024 10:26 pm IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on November 26

Catch It Live on November 26
htcity delhi junction
Updated on Nov 25, 2023 08:46 pm IST
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